The selected topic for EBP is acceptable, and I agreed with your view.

Indeed, fall in
pediatric setting is not common at all, I can attest to that. For the past 4years I have
been caring for hospitalized children, and I can say I had heard of only two
patients fall house-wide. A part from exploring the importance of hourly patient
rounding, it is of equal importance to explore parental education. In reality, nurses
are taking diligent effort to prevent fall. According to Banagnaso, Sobrero,
Sperlinga, Tibaldi, and Sasso (2010), most falls that occur are due to either parents
stress or failure to properly secure the child. Also, childrens fall happens more at
home that in hospitalized children. In view of this, parental education is needed.
The use of humpty dumpty is common in pediatric setting and I will say a thorough
assessment is needed to determine if patients are at risk is essential. The impact of
falls is children can be severe and life threating, so every effort should be made to
prevent falls.

Banagnaso, A., Sobrero, M., Sperlinga, L., Tibaldi, L., & Sasso, L. (2010). Accidental
falls in hospitalized children: an analysis of the vulnerabilities linked to the presence
of caregivers. JPrev Med, 51, 92-96.Retrieved from
http://www.researchgate.net/publication /
49680870_Accidental_falls_in_hospitalized_children_an_analysis_of_the_vulnerabiliti
es_linked_to_the_presence_of_caregivers/links/0c960522841500b048000000.

Hi Caitlin,
I concurred with your EBP topic. Really, obesity has become ubiquitous, and the rate
of affect patients continues to increase at an alarming rate. In order to curb the
devastating effect of obesity, practicable guidelines need to be established and
enforced. Moreover, children are more expose to obesity, and school can play a part
in implementing guidelines for their students. According to Wechsler, McKenna,
Lee, and Dietz (2004), the guidelines the schools can implement include strengthen
the schools nutrition and physical activity policies, implementing a high-quality
course of study in physical education, implementing a quality school meal program,
etc. The application of the guidelines resulted in improvement on the health of the
students and its reduces obesity. Thus, there is evidence to improve on guidelines
for schools that reduces obesity. The topic is good for EBP.

Wechsler, H., McKenna, M. L., Lee, S. M., & Dietz, W. H. (2004). The role of schools
in preventing childhood obesity. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/physicalactivity/pdf /roleofschools_obesity.pdf.

Hi Mahvash,
Pain management has been a major issue in nursing practice for many years.
Undoubtedly, the topic is good for evidence based project in nursing practice.
According to Schneider (2005), healthcare professional are saddled with the
responsibility to pursue accurate, evidence-based knowledge that is related to pain
management and the technology. Also, guidelines that will influence life positively
and enhance quality of life, through the aid of technology, need to be established in
nursing practice. Thus, the topic is worthy of expounding on in order to develop
improved guideline on pain management.

Schneider, P. (Ed.). (2005). Proceedings from the sixth conference center for safety
and clinical excellence 05: Pain Management and Patient-Controlled Analgesia:
Improving Safety and Quality of Care. San Diego, CA: CareFusion. Retrieved from
http://www.carefusion.com/pdf/Center_for_Safety
/InvitedConferences/Pain_Management_and_PCA_Proceedings.pdf.