Surabaya

6-8 December 2016

Dr Wendy AbigailPhD, RN BN (Hons), GCEd (Higher Ed), GCH (Diabetes), Cert. FPA

Before I start

Who are you

Outline of presentation

• My background

• Elements of Evidence Based Practice

• Audits versus research

• Examples of audits

• Examples of research

My background

• Hospital trained nurse in a rural hospital in the

late 1990s– Certificate in Family Planning

• University degrees (from 1992 to 2013)– Bachelor of Nursing

– Diabetes Education and Management Course

– Bachelor of Nursing Honours

– Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

– Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Ed)

Disciplines worked in• Medical

• Surgical

• Midwifery assistant

• Aged care

• Palliative care

• Day surgery

• Paediatrics

• Community

• Occupational health

• Family planning

• Diabetes educator

• Academia

• Research

Elements of Evidence Based Practice

EBP

Patient values

Clinical expertise

Best available research

evidence

Source: Nagy, Mills, Waters & Birks

2010

Question

•What is EBP

•Explain EBP

Audit versus research

• http://www.fpm.anzca.edu.au/resources/educational-documents/documents/guidelines-on-

continuous-quality-improvement.html

Audit: a methodical

examination and

review (http://www.merriam-

webster.com/dictionary/audit )

Question – True or False

A clinical audit

never involves

patients

receiving new

treatment

My first clinical projectAudit

Pediculosis

Capitis

Head lice

nits

Image Source: https://www.reference.com/beauty-fashion/long-can-head-lice-live-host-d6be9c22afca4a14

http://wisequacks.org/wp2/?p=2131

Occupational Health & SafetyAudit

24 hr security

for the

emergency

department

Family planning services Audit

Major change in

service

provision

DiabetesAudit

Attendance

rates

Operating and Recovery Unit Audit

Post operative

nausea and

vomiting

Question

What are the

benefits of

doing an audit

Family Planning Trend AnalysisResearch

• Quantitative study

• Reviewed

characteristics in

women attending

a FP clinic

Question – True or False

Research

must always

have ethical

approval

Examined women

over the age of 30

years having an

elective termination of

pregnancy

PhD research

Current research

• Needs analysis of Kenjeran

• Grey Nomad diabetes mellitus health

• Learning analytics – effect of interventions on

second year nursing students academic

outcomes

• Dementia village formats: identifying alternative

care settings

Question

What have

you learnt in

this

presentation

Summary

• My journey of using evidence based practice

has been a varied one

• I started with audits

• Audits lead to research

• Research leads to more research

• Getting started is important

• Research is the key to making improvements in

the clinical setting

wendy.abigail@flinders.edu.au

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