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Topic 1: Evidence-Based Change
Locate an article from a peer-reviewed nursing journal where a practice change was made based on research, preferably a change that could relate to your area of practice or organization. Note: You are seeking to find an evidence-based article that describes some change in practice that was based on research; this is all about applying research, not doing research. Thus, you are not looking for a research article, but you are looking for an article that uses evidence from research to make a change.
- Describe the change made and comment on the strength of the research evidence utilized and the whether the change led to improved patient outcomes.
- Note any barriers to change that were identified and how they were overcome.
- End your discussion with a reflection on how this article is useful to you as you consider your role as an advanced practice nurse leading others to use the best evidence to strengthen nursing practice and improve nursing-sensitive patient outcomes.
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Running head: Evidence-Based Change
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Changes in the Treatment of Acute Muscle Pain and injuries
In the past, ice has been often used in the treatment of acute muscle pains and injuries,
especially where the victims get swellings. However, a number of studies have concluded that
application of ice do not necessarily contribute to the treatment and the recovery process, but
may even prolong the healing. Research shows that reducing temperature at the site of the
injury or to the area where a person is experiencing acute muscle pain lowers the temperature
delaying the immune system response of the body thus hindering the healing process. In a
certain study, some schol...