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December 12, 2007

Evidence Based Tuberculosis Care

This is another Evidence Based Practice Project from Dr. Gray's graduate class. John Johnson created this website to provide information for the treatment and eduction of the tuberculosis patient.

December 11, 2007

Condom Use in Prisons: A Public Health Perspective

This is another Evidence Based Practice Project from Dr. Gray's graduate class. Ginger Vanhoozer created this website to provide information about the use of condoms in detention centers.

Ways to Promote Breastfeeding

This is another Evidence Based Practice Project from Dr. Gray's graduate class. Katie Parrish created this website to provide information about effective interventions to increase initiation and duration of breastfeeding.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after Childbirth Trauma

This is another Evidence Based Practice Project from Dr. Gray's graduate class. Rachel Picone created this website to provide information about posttraumatic stress disorder after childbirth trauma.

December 7, 2007

Evidence-based Project: Examining Type 2 Diabetes and Recommendations for Blood Glucose Monitoring

Contents
Introduction
Clinical Question
Evidence Summary
Conclusions
Recommendations
Assessment of Patient Preferences
Outcomes
Implementation and Outcomes Assessment
Sample Data Form
Summary


Introduction
Hello, my name is Kristen Ryland. I am a graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University in the School of Nursing. One of the courses I am taking this semester is a graduate research course called NURS 512: Advanced Nursing Science. The purpose of this course is to prepare us as future practitioners to be able to critique research studies, glean important information and decide if we should apply this information to our practice. During the course of the semester, we also completed an evidence-based project. This project involved developing a clinical question, reviewing current literature for evidence relating to the question, and making conclusions and recommendations based on this evidence. We also devised decision aids to help patients and healthcare workers determine if the treatment or intervention would be desirable to them. Finally, we developed standards in which to measure outcomes. This will enable us to see if the therapy is making a difference in the lives of our patients.

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