Critical Thinking and Evidence-Based Approaches Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of evidence-based approaches in healthcare, emphasizing the critical research skills and methodologies essential for service improvement. It begins with an introduction to evidence-based practice (EBP) and its significance in healthcare, highlighting its role in enhancing patient care, reducing resource demands, and promoting transparency. The main body of the report is divided into three key tasks. Task 1 explains critical research skills, including communication, information searching, attention to detail, note-taking, time management, and problem-solving, and then discusses qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Task 2 recognizes the appropriateness of these methodologies in research and EBP, focusing on their application to service improvements and generating empirical knowledge for patient care. Task 3 demonstrates the use of critical thinking skills on literature within evidence-based approaches, specifically addressing the impact of mental health within healthcare organizations. The report emphasizes the integration of clinical expertise, patient values, and the importance of continuous professional development in mental health practices.

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Table of Contents
Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Explain critical research skills and methodologies within evidence-based approaches.........1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
Recognise the appropriateness of their application in research and evidence-based approaches
in relation to service improvements.......................................................................................3
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
Demonstrate the use of critical thinking skills on a literature within evidenced based
approaches..............................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Evidence-based practice in healthcare is essential within healthcare as it provide clear and
certain aim that is more effective in terms of care that is provided to the patients as per
improvement of their health. It is also being resulted towards an integrated approach of effectual
research within patient value and clinical expertise. As if healthcare professional make a decision
about treatment of patient that is based on clinical expertise and preferences that is made by
patient as per suitable evidence. It is even beneficial for patient as it incorporate with
conscientious use of certain practice that is well designed from studies and this practice reflect
the increment of clinical outcome and patient safety (Craig and Kuykendall, 2020). The EBP also
assist to decrease the demand of resources that is used within healthcare practices as the
expenses get reduced. In support of this clinicians stays with appropriate standards under which
real time data is processed that improvise the rate of accountability, transparency, value and
quality of care through which improvised outcome is pertained with comfort. The health care
practitioner prescribe about to provide better treatment to its patient with this efficient treatment
is offered with course of certain control. The report below is comprise of critical research skills
and methodologies with respect to evidence based approach, the applicable appropriateness
within evidence based practice and research that is as per concern to service improvement.
Moreover, critical thinking skills and its usage as per source of information is induced as per
relevancy of healthcare sector and through evidence based approach.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Explain critical research skills and methodologies within evidence-based approaches.
The critical research skill defines an ability of an individual with this rational thinking
and clear interpretation is perceived about suitable aspects. It is also be resultant of core
academic skills that reflect own set of learning and knowledge which is essential during
completion of assignment and research performance (Alvesson and Deetz, 2020). The research
skill state ability to locate, extracts, evaluate, organise and use suitable information in response
of specific problem or topic. It is essential as it allows collecting and gathering relevant data,
information and statistics that collectively used to establish a significant outcome. It has better
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implementation over open mindedness, critical thinking, adequate patience through which
appropriate result is perceived with perfection.
The critical research skill assist to identify need and want of marketplace with this
working proficiency is enhanced through which excellent outcome is developed in progressive
manner. It comprises of information that is collected and interpreted in prominent mode and
some of these are as explained below as:
Communication skills: It provides basic understanding about information received and
present with adequate suitability.
Searching information: It is related to the involvement of credible information that is
analysed to achieve better solution which added more value within working prospects.
Attention to detail: It is an ability to pay higher attention to more often advance essential
skill in which involvement of policies and procedure both get controlled in clear manner.
Taking notes: It involves with summarised form of writing that help to pertain clear
information as by proceeding adequate future work (Frank, Becker‐Haimes and Kendall, 2020).
Time management: It refers to the ability with this overall task is divided into different
segment so that task oriented plan is perceived with attentiveness.
Problem solving: It is a capability that is used to manage working over difficult situation
as by achieve valuable outcome in advanced manner.
Methodology provides certain pathway through which wholly suitable and adequate
learning is processed to attain higher success over relative period of time. It also concerned with
appropriate guideline that assists to make manageable projects with this smooth and effective
outcome is processed in timely constrained. It is beneficial as specifies overall design of research
with this overall task get explicitly segment into different slots by which risk redundancy get
reduced.
Qualitative research methodology is based on experiments, observation, survey in which
information is collected in terms of graph and numbers. In this adequate focus is maintained
towards obtaining of data from open ended conversation in this certain decision making is
processed in systematic manner (Hall and Roussel, 2020). For instance, in healthcare practice
information is collected by conducting interview in this enough of data is collected about current
scenarios.
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The quantitative research methodology is an effectual representation of concepts,
thoughts and experience that provide deep insight information about certain topic. For instance,
presence of common disease in a certain age group so that detailed outcome is achieved in
balanced manner.
The primary research is a document that consists of information about report and its
recording, research project and experimental trail and also being used to conduct the study of
suitable experiment. In addition, secondary research is used to evaluate, compare and summarise
information that is already published so as to draw certain conclusion (Hasanpoor and et. al.,
2020). It leads to service improvement in term of evidence based practice that used to develop
suitable knowledge towards making decision towards patient care.
TASK 2
Recognise the appropriateness of their application in research and evidence-based approaches in
relation to service improvements
The qualitative research methodology and its evidence is dependence of empiric
knowledge as it is necessary for advancement of working practice. It is also being supportive
with the personal and experimental basis of practice that make easier for nurses and other staff to
take care of patients and their practices. The evidence based practice assures to provide utmost
care to families and patients under which improvised outcome and patient satisfaction is
processed. It is basically consist of determining strong enough evidence through which complex
task is processed with easiness or by segmented into different slots. It processed with meaningful
engagement in between patient and partner so that a valuable approach to improvise diverse
range of solution is developed with clarity (Portney, 2020). The quantitative research evidence is
suitable for generation of empiric knowledge through which experimental knowing is developed.
The nurses use this to evaluable better interventions for patient’s care that is also being
supportive to play favourable service in clear manner. It is an ever growing approach through
which availability to control and process effectual working standards is implemented in favoured
mode as with this sustained functions is implemented to advance nursing practice.
Both the qualitative and quantitative evidence based approach assist to generate valuable
and knowledgeable practice with this specified change in corresponding situation is processed
with perfection. It collectively provides empiric knowledge that support working practice as per
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concern of knowing respective practice. The qualitative present suitable findings with this easy
nursing care are developed as they have attracted towards this as they more often emulate to care
practice. In addition, nurses utilises both research methodology to reach and respond respective
evaluation of effectual interventions for patients and their wellbeing. In collective both
respective information is collected so that patient care is proceeding to its height. It acts as an
origin to measure and control the occurrence of phenomenon in which effectual understanding of
illness and health is controlled to resolve rate of complications (Morton, Colenso-Semple and
Phillips, 2019). It is also being essential as with this useful information is put together to govern
clear perspective about proper actions that is required to taken for patient health and care. It
consist of different factors such as service preference, attitude towards healthcare practitioners,
cultural sensitivity, decision making and influencer and motivation behind treatment as it is a
basic element of evidence based approach. Furthermore, it is used to induce continuous
discovering of innovation that is prepared for integrating suitable nursing practice in terms of
qualitative research.
The evidence based approaches is useful within processing of health care practices as in
this number of solution is availed as per conditioning such as heart failure, asthma, diabetes etc.
These practices not always get implement during care delivery but also being used to maintain
clear focus about data analyses so that patient care and its safety issue both need to demonstrate
to lead improvised care and qualitative safety. Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the reliable and
well-judged usage of current working practice with this clinical expertise and patient value both
get processed in terms of health care decisions. In this research critical skills are essential as with
this clear profile is created in terms of documented interventions. The nurses must have certain
skills as effectual delivery care that is completely dependent over availability evidence of best
practice, adequate assurance about certain product and offering that is suggested by healthcare
practitioners, adequate usage of knowledge and skill with this effective and safe practice is
planned with support of direct supervision, adequate supervision and recognition of work as by
pushing supervising needs and requirement.
In addition, working efficiency is recognised working limits with this rate of competence is
enhanced in clear manner (Gillson and et. al., 2019). Moreover, it is used to measure and
knowledge about various working skills such as communication through which effectual
interaction is developed so that it is easy for patient to get connect with their healthcare
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treatment. The evidence based approach is comprise of systematic implication of literature
searching so that working proficiency and it is also be in respect of knowledge research so that
critique learning is examined in beneficial mode. The critical appraisal skills are also being
effectual as with this sustained learning is applied to develop searching capability so that both
strength and weakness of certain practice is developed successfully.
TASK 3
Demonstrate the use of critical thinking skills on a literature within evidenced based approaches
TOPIC: “To acknowledge the impact of mental health over evidence base approach within
a health care organization”.
As per according to the viewpoint of John Geddes, 2021, the evidence based approach is
basically designed to make appropriate and available evidence that is required to publish in term
of mental health clinicians. There is a number of resources that is used to induced developed and
advance strategy that harness the biostatistics, epidemiology and information science under
which comprehensive and coherent approach is followed that allowed best practitioner in respect
of suitable evidence. It is also be related to the esoteric activity and task that is used to pursue
about clinical need and requirement so that information estimation is controlled to make
recognised formulation (Finley, Messinger and Mazur, 2020). The critical thinking skills are
used to maintain lead in between fulfils of gap that is developed in between clinical and research
practices that manifest base practice. It also comprise of inevitable result as per concern of
suitable variation in which patient received best care. It also include suitable variations in this
clear approach is processed in the field of mental health in which diverse and recognised form of
treatment is provided within healthcare settings.
The EBPs is required to be successful interpretation and replications and it is processed in terms
of National alliance or mental illness. The evidence based practice is basically an approach that
is used to integrate the care prospect towards clinical expertise and patient value. It comprise of
valuable involvement towards translation of evidence into working practice with this certain
level of assured is developed to make productive change within stakeholders such as patient,
family, career and health practitioners. It is importance during mental illness as well with this
clinical knowledge, intervention and suitable therapies are introduced with this functional ways
is decline in creative manner. The methodology of reviewing and summarising the dramatic
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evidence is produce with proportion to clinical practice and its guidelines. It induces adequate
growth with this continuous professional development also being required and it is much of
effective as well. The EBP is intrdoce0 with respect of effectual strategies in which self directed,
adult learner, and problem based situation get recognised in formulated manner (Das and
Ganesh, 2019). For this feasible solution is deprived with concern of rapid access with this
quality work and evidence is developed so that better care is provided to the patient of mental
health.
The aim behind evidence based mental health is assist the clinicians to make relevant
amount of changes as with this successful interpretation is involve on regular manner. The best
way to provide care is to avoid the unbiased replications and it is a fundamental basis behind
mental care and its practitioner. In concern of its treatment randomised and quality trails is
adjusted through which Meta analysis and its comparable trail is produced with effectiveness. It
will also be functioned as development of EBP within mental health practice with this suitable
reliable research design is considered in abstract of development.
For instance, the mental health more often implements certain range of implication with this
prevalence and its likelihood is processed within the condition of certain setting. It is also be
processed with support of clinician consideration in which patient more often advance the value
chain which emphasis the assistance of patient and its experience (Implementing Evidence-Based
Practices in Routine Mental Health Service Settings, 2021). The rational for implement EBP
within daily routine of mental health care setting as in this different practitioner and intervention
is implemented with support of constant improvement in terms of scientific evidence. The
implementation of evidence based is in respect of suitable framework in which National Alliance
for mental ill is administered with different research centres, local mental health program, state
mental health so that people who get suffered with suitable issue get adequate solution in timely
constrained. Psychiatric Services is also being a decision that is taken in series to find better
solution for this effective and efficient mental health intervention is taken in respect of evidence
based practice (Boltz and et. al., 2020). The core set is attaining specific parameters; integrated
treatment and co-occurring of substance in this ill disorder get controlled. In this significant
measure are taken to generate sufficient and better evidence for this clinical observation and
quality based treatment are offered in respective mode.
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CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above report that Evidence-Based approach that is used to
process adequate practitioner that is in result of combined interventions with this well researched
ending is resulted in terms of improvisation of clinical experience and ethics. It is also be in
result of client preferences in which appropriate guide is supported in relation to effectual
delivery of services and delivery. The evidence based is usually being an integrated form of three
components that is processed in support of medical decision making such as individual
practitioners clinical expertise, external evidences and patient’s preferences that is collectively in
resulted of extensive research. It is also be in form of documentation that proven of particular
treatment and its implications in successful mode. It is an approach that is widely used within
different healthcare prospects as there are different techniques that is used to measure data
appraisal, meta analysis and systematic review with this clinical and prevention as per concern of
clinical guideline. Moreover, there are certain skills as well that is used to examine fundamental
examination of different factors such as literature conduction, adequate reflection, critical
appraisal skills, communication and research interpretation with this possibility to make better
and sustained outcome from overall working is processed with perfection. In last, the qualitative
and quantitative research methodology is being used to maintain adequate lead towards service
improvement within evidence based practice and approach within this critical skills also play
active role in advancement and improvisation of healthcare practitioner.
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