Collaboration
Comfort Level with Collaboration and the Peer Review Process
My personal experience in the peer review process is positive, and I have received a useful skill in working with other people. An opportunity to consider different opinions opens wide prospects and allows looking at the same topic in different ways. Therefore, such activities are valuable and useful in terms of the variability of views. I have no examples of poor peer review collaboration since all my experience has been associated with successful projects on the joint study of research tasks.
Teamwork, Collaboration, and Peer Review Collaboration
In order not to confuse such concepts as teamwork, collaboration, and peer review collaboration, it is essential to understand the difference in approaches to work in accordance with these principles. Teamwork involves making joint efforts to achieve a common goal. Standard collaboration implies the individual contribution of members to a particular project. Peer review collaboration, according to Zhao, Sullivan, and Mellenius (2014), is aimed at the detailed review of the opinions of each individual participant in order to come to a single final decision.
Goals for Peer Review Collaboration
To develop peer review collaboration skills successfully, I intend to participate in various research projects and cooperate with other people. My desire is conditioned not only by professional interest but also by personal motives to establish contacts with those who are regularly involved in this activity. It can help me sharpen my skills and abilities to look for relevant information and use all available resources to achieve the purposes set. Therefore, my goals for peer review collaboration are related to establishing contacts with those who successfully practice this method of research.
Topic Proposal and Problem Statement
Topic Description
The risk of developing pressure ulcers in patients in the emergency department is an urgent issue in nursing practice since the lack of mobility often causes this problem. According to Swafford, Culpepper, and Dunn (2016), “hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) are a costly and largely preventable complication occurring in a variety of acute care settings” (p. 152). An intervention to eliminate such a problem may help to relieve patients of discomfort and increase the speed of recovery. Therefore, finding a solution to the issue under consideration is an actual and important task.
Purpose Identified
Due to the fact that work in the emergency departments of clinics implies care for severely ill patients with limited mobility, the topic of finding solutions to eliminate pressure ulcers in these healthcare settings is particularly relevant. According to the research conducted, “in 2008, the total cost of HAPUs to the US economy was $3.8 billion” (Swafford et al., 2016, p. 152). This figure is significant, and much money could be saved if an appropriate effective solution to the problem were found. Today, not only nurses but also doctors have to feel uncomfortable when working with patients with pressure ulcers since additional efforts are required. The time of treatment increases, which complicates the process of recovery. Moreover, patients themselves suffer from this problem; therefore, a suitable practice should be found and developed.
To study this issue in detail, the existing methods of assistance need to be analyzed to draw up the picture comprehensive of the intervention. As Ham, Schoonhoven, Schuurmans, and Leenen (2017) argue, it is significant to consider the cases of the development of pressure ulcers in people with different illness patterns. For instance, trauma patients, those who have undergone surgical interventions, and other possible categories may be studied. Based on the information received, it is possible to compile the approximate scheme of work ahead and draw conclusions regarding those cases that deserve particular attention. The primary goal of the study is to present the new way of helping those patients who cannot move independently and are forced to experience severe discomfort caused by pressure ulcers. For this purpose, it is required to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the technique proposed and to list the measures that are required to be taken to implement it in medical practice. This goal is realistic since few methods have been introduced so far, and the analysis of a potentially effective intervention may be performed based on the detailed study of current developments.
Problem Statement
The main problem is to find a solution to eliminate pressure ulcers in the patients of the emergency departments. As a potential intervention technique, an appropriate protocol can be developed, which is aimed at eliminating this problem and simplifying the work of the clinic staff. Concomitant problems and complications caused by pressure ulcers are inconveniences for both physicians and patients; therefore, the technique of timely assistance should be designed, while taking into account an opportunity to prevent the problem in question. The target population includes trauma patients and people who have undergone surgery and are temporarily unable to move. Also, medical staff, including both nurses and doctors, will benefit from the solution of this issue since the treatment period will accelerate, and there will be no attendant health complications that may cause severe consequences.
References
Ham, H. W., Schoonhoven, L. L., Schuurmans, M. M. J., & Leenen, L. L. P. (2017). Pressure ulcer development in trauma patients with suspected spinal injury; The influence of risk factors present in the Emergency Department. International Emergency Nursing, 30, 13-19. Web.
Swafford, K., Culpepper, R., & Dunn, C. (2016). Use of a comprehensive program to reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in an intensive care unit. American Journal of Critical Care, 25(2), 152-155. Web.
Zhao, H., Sullivan, K. P., & Mellenius, I. (2014). Participation, interaction and social presence: An exploratory study of collaboration in online peer review groups. British Journal of Educational Technology, 45(5), 807-819. Web.