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Reflective Journal
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Reflective Journal
New Practice Approaches
Pain management is one of the vast patient issues that health care has been attempting to
address. Patient experiences with chronic pain have been unbearable, with most having to
moderate the pain using opioids. A new approach to research has been introduced, which
compares patient outcomes at pain clinics that have developed opioid risk reduction programs to
those that are yet to launch such initiatives (Governing.com, 2018). Patient engagement plays a
critical role in this study. Thus, patients who have experienced long-term opioid use form the
patient advisory committee to help scholars redefine study questions and research design. I
perceive this method as a sea change from the traditional approach of care. Patient involvement
is not fully part of the continuum, but the new approach, referred to as patient-centered outcomes
research (PCOR), will eventually change that (Governing.com, 2018). Due to the increased focus
on quality care, PCOR is a research approach that may expand the evidence-based nursing
practice. Based on our interest in evidence-based care as practitioners, this could benefit us in
incorporating evidence into policy practice that will promote quality care and promote positive
pain management outcomes.
Modern technology provides another critical area of a new practice approach in
healthcare. One notable change is the communication innovation of Return to Care, in which
whiteboards are installed in each patient’s room. Electronic communication whiteboards have the
daily goals and plans of care for each patient. As a practitioner focusing on pain management, I
can use the whiteboard to assess the patient’s pain levels, allergies, and other symptoms. Patients
can also write notes on the board if finding it hard to confide in a physician. Through this new
Reflective Journal
Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course
Professor
Date
, 2
Reflective Journal
New Practice Approaches
Pain management is one of the vast patient issues that health care has been attempting to
address. Patient experiences with chronic pain have been unbearable, with most having to
moderate the pain using opioids. A new approach to research has been introduced, which
compares patient outcomes at pain clinics that have developed opioid risk reduction programs to
those that are yet to launch such initiatives (Governing.com, 2018). Patient engagement plays a
critical role in this study. Thus, patients who have experienced long-term opioid use form the
patient advisory committee to help scholars redefine study questions and research design. I
perceive this method as a sea change from the traditional approach of care. Patient involvement
is not fully part of the continuum, but the new approach, referred to as patient-centered outcomes
research (PCOR), will eventually change that (Governing.com, 2018). Due to the increased focus
on quality care, PCOR is a research approach that may expand the evidence-based nursing
practice. Based on our interest in evidence-based care as practitioners, this could benefit us in
incorporating evidence into policy practice that will promote quality care and promote positive
pain management outcomes.
Modern technology provides another critical area of a new practice approach in
healthcare. One notable change is the communication innovation of Return to Care, in which
whiteboards are installed in each patient’s room. Electronic communication whiteboards have the
daily goals and plans of care for each patient. As a practitioner focusing on pain management, I
can use the whiteboard to assess the patient’s pain levels, allergies, and other symptoms. Patients
can also write notes on the board if finding it hard to confide in a physician. Through this new
