Pain assessment and management in patients with dementia in Taiwan: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: The lack of a consistent and effective assessment tool for older adults with dementia in home care in Taiwan, and the inability of home care nurses to provide pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management, may affect the quality of life of patients with dementia.

Objectives: The aim of this project was to promote evidence-based practices for pain assessment and management of patients with dementia living in the community.

Methods: The project followed the JBI Evidence-based Healthcare Model and the seven-phase JBI Evidence Implementation Framework.

Pain prediction model based on machine learning and SHAP values for elders with dementia in Taiwan.

Introduction: Pain conditions are common in elderly individuals, including those with dementia. However, symptoms associated with dementia may lead to poor recognition, assessment and management of pain. In this study, we incorporated the variables based on questionnaires into a machine learning algorithm to build a prediction model for the pain index of elderly individuals with dementia.

Prevention and management of hospital-acquired pressure injury among patients with lung disease in a hospital: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: The aim of this project was to promote evidence-based practice in the prevention and management of pressure injury in lung disease patients.

Introduction: Pressure injury is a crucial quality indicator for hospital care of patients. The pressure injury incidence threshold in the chest wards has been exceeding that of the general ward (0.

Implementing the evidence translation-based resilience care model on family caregivers of stroke patients: a best-practice implementation project.

Objectives: The aim of this project was to promote for the family caregivers of stroke patients the resilience evidence translation care model in the community.

Introduction: Stroke is the main cause of disability among many patients with chronic diseases. Resilience helps family caregivers facing the consequences of adversity and stress to have a positive outcome.

Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Relieving Chemotherapy-induced Leukopenia in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review With A Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis.

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers and a major cause of death in women worldwide. Chemotherapy is mainly used to treat and control the progression of breast cancer. Leukopenia is the most common side effect of chemotherapy which may decrease immune function and further lead to serious fatal infections.

Prevention of needle-stick injury among nurses in an acute ward of a hospital: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: This evidence implementation project aimed to identify barriers leading to needle-stick injuries (NSIs) and to develop implementation strategies to prevent NSIs in the acute ward of a hospital in central Taiwan.

Introduction: The incidence rate of NSIs was 5.6% in the acute ward of a hospital in Taiwan.

[The Readiness and Mental Construction of Nurses Caring for Patients With COVID-19: An Example From a Medical Center in Northern Taiwan].

The COVID-19 epidemic continues to spread, and frontline health professionals have unfortunately contracted this virus because of exposure while providing clinical care. Based on the painful experience of the previous SARS epidemic in Taiwan, nurses have adopted a standard of care for infection protection that incorporates early prevention and detection. However, international public health experts remain unable to control the infectivity and variability of the COVID19 virus, which increases the mental stress on frontline nurses when performing care.

Implementing the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale in a respiratory critical care unit: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: Adequate sedation can lead to patient-ventilator synchrony, facilitation of treatment, and decreased physical and psychological discomfort for patients with respiratory failure in the intensive care unit (ICU). The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) is considered to be the most appropriate tool in sedation assessment.

Objectives: This aim of this project was to implement evidence-based recommendations for sedation assessment using the RASS in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU.

Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in neurological post-operation patients: a best practice implementation project.

Objective: The objective of this evidence based implementation project was to promote evidence based practice in the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the neurology and neurosurgery units of a Taipei hospital.

Introduction: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection has been associated with increased morbidity, mortality, hospital costs and length of stay. Urinary drainage systems are often reservoirs of infection in patients, thus effective prevention of CAUTI requires an evidence-based approach.

Effectiveness of coffee for postoperative ileus in patients following abdominal surgery: a systematic review protocol.

The purpose of this systematic review is to critically appraise, synthesize and present the best available evidence concerning the effects of coffee on postoperative ileus following abdominal surgery. The review will consider the effect of coffee and decaffeinated coffee on recovering gastrointestinal function, time to first bowel movement, time to first flatus, time to tolerance of solid food, postoperative complications and length of hospital stay.