Proffesional Studies

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KERRY BROWNE

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ACADEMIC TUTOR Moria Sugden

INTAKE YEAR 2006

EBL GROUP PFX106

MODULE CODE NCPG1005

WORD COUNT 2410

SUMITTED 25/05/07

This essay will be looking at the three strands of Professional Studies, Evidence Based Practice (EBP), Philosophy of Care and Management of Care. It will discuss the factors which will help develop the promotion of EBP, showing why using these methods are better for the client to ensure it is appropriate to their individual needs. Roach's 5 C's will be discussed as to how relevant they are to nursing care is provided, looking mainly at spirituality and holism. In the closing part of this essay it will look at the different levels of care, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care, while identifying systematic processes and legal frameworks which will control the management of care.

Evidence based practice can have a range of meanings. Some authors highlight the role of research evidence in clinical decisions, making others have a much wider viewpoint that encompasses the view of both patients and clinicians in informing clinical decisions.

Sackett et al (1996) describes it as: "The conscientious, explicit and judicious use