NR 451 ASSIGNMENT WEEK 6 EBP CHANGE PROCESS FORM

Star Point 1: Discovery (Identify topic and practice issue) Identify the topic and the nursing practice issue related to this topic. (This MUST involve a nursing practice issue.) Surgical infections are one of the critical issues in healthcare facilities. The infection has various adverse effects that include the infection of new illnesses, the deterioration of the existing illness and even death. The topic of evaluation is the rising incidences of surgical infections in healthcare facilities to establish the possible intervention measures. Briefly describe your rationale for your topic selection. Include the scope of the issue/problem. Surgical infections have led to the reduction in patient safety thereby making hospitals inefficient in discharging their role of providing efficient and effective patient care. The problem, which is unavoidable on the patient’s side, has led to the development of various complications after surgery as well as death of millions of patients across the world. It is therefore imperative to define the problem and its causes, which would help develop possible intervention measures to reduce or eliminate incidences of surgical infections.