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