Introduction
Evidence-based practice in a hospital facility is beneficial and crucial. It helps the nurses and physicians to be able to manage and diagnose the patients appropriately to aid in quick and progressive recovery. Vomiting and nausea in patients in the postoperative rooms are common. The nurses working on the medical-surgical floor are supposed to be keen and give appropriate medication or advice to the postoperative patients (Buabbas et al., 2018). In this case, a nurse who is new to the practice field is assigned to a patient from surgery and is presenting with vomiting and nausea. This assessment is supposed to help the newly trained nurse gain confidence and accurate skills of diagnosing and providing post-surgery service to the patient. It also offers appropriate steps to identify the best and reliable sources of information that can be used to diagnose a patient.
Communication Strategies to Encourage Efficient Diagnosis
As the primary nurse who is highly qualified, it is their responsibility to mentor and help the newly trained nurses to be able to do their work diligently. One of the strategies of the older nurses is to be able to correct the new nurses with kindness. They should not bring them down because of their mistakes, which are common among them because they are naive and still adjusting to the latest medical setup. The main nurses should also encourage the new nurses by having constructive criticism that gives them room to be educated and not humiliated.
They should also help the new nurses in procedures that they are not familiar with. This will increase the efficiency of patient-centered treatment and improve patient recovery (Botchkarev, 2017). They are also supposed to be respectful to the new nurses and be polite to them so that there is teamwork and increased morale among the medical health workers. Appreciating the excellent work done right is also a strategy that should improve the patients’ accuracy and delivery of medical attention.
Best Places to Obtain Data for Completing Research
Nurses and medical doctors need to get relevant and well-reviewed information while researching patients who present with unspecified symptoms. Nurses can obtain information from various sources, including medical journals, periodicals, and medical textbooks (Paperpile, 2021). If these resources are not obtained from the teaching facility library, they can get the information from online websites and e-books. The online sources should be reputable authors, provide accurate and authentic information, and have the article’s primary purpose clearly stated.
Identification and Reasons for Credible Sources
Based on the process and qualification of considering a credible source, the following are reputable sources that help nurses diagnose. Firstly, “An Update on the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting” by X Cao, PubMed website (https:/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/). Secondly, the article “Eliminating Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Outpatient Surgery with Multimodal Strategies” by Susan J Skledar. Thirdly, “Journal on the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting” by J Feinleib. Fourthly, “Antiemetics for Nausea and Vomiting” by MedicineNet on MedicineNet website (https:/www.medicinenet.com).
These sources are credible because they are peer-reviewed, relevant, and authentic. They have been authored by writers who are well-known in their areas of study. Authors that are competent and reputable will acknowledge their sources to verify the accuracy and evidence for what they have published. Furthermore, these materials have undergone the most stringent review procedure and have the most referrals or citations.
Conclusion
Adequate training of nurses and the provision of relevant and credible sources of information help nurses unleash their full potential. Patients can get maximum health care and accurate diagnosis, which helps in their quick and complete recovery. The sources used in the research of unspecified symptoms for diagnosis should be reliable and relevant. In addition, medical professionals should also cooperate for accurate diagnosis.
References
Botchkarev, A. (2017). Informing evidence-based decisions: Usage statistics for online journal databases. Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice, 12(2), 114. Web.
Buabbas, A., Alsaleh, F., Al-Shawaf, H., Abdullah, A., & Almajran, A. (2018). The readiness of hospital pharmacists in Kuwait to practise evidence-based medicine: A cross-sectional study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 18(1). Web.
Paperpile. (2021). How can I find credible sources? Paperpile. Web.