evidenced base nursing practices

HEALTH AND MEDICINE: EVIDENCED BASE NURSING PRACTICE. Name: Grade Course: Tutor’s Name: (23 August, 2010) Introduction Otitis Media is a disease that is also known as the "Inflammation of the Middle Ear", it’s an infection that affects the area that is between the Tympanic Membrane and the inner ear, once one contracts this disease the patient experiences severe pain that lasts between a period of 2-4 weeks and heels on its own. If the disease is left unattended to the patient will develop complications later on, (Block, 1997) this is because the tympanic membrane is inflamed and has blisters, it eventually raptures allowing pus to flow from the middle ear and drain to the other ear canal. The Otitis Media disease is caused by the infection of the inner parts of the ear were pathogens such as fungus, bacteria or virus get into the ear infecting the inner parts of the ear, and causing the disease. However, the most common pathogen that is believed to cause this disease is the bacteria, known as the Streptococcus pneumoniae,  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitis_media" \l "cite_note-2" Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis and the one that mostly affects the adults is the  HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilus_influenzae" \o "Haemophilus influenzae" Haemophilus influenzae (Block, 1997). Physicians explain that the disease is self treatable, as the patient is able to heal and feel better in a period of time ranging from 1-2 weeks, but in cases were the patient is subjected to antibiotics, The patient develop complications, from a survey that has been previously conducted on the children that were subjected on antibiotic treatment of this disease they developed side effects, complications and cases of reoccurrence of the disease on the patients. Physicians also indicates that there are various methods of dealing with the chronic cases of this disease, this includes surgery that is performed on the patient, this were a tube known as a tympanostomy tube is inserted into the eardrum, Allowing air to pass through the pipe to release the air pressure that is in the middle ear and clear any excess fluid within the middle ear (Kelley, 2007). There are some alternatives of treating Otitis media disease, though these methods haven’t been technically proven. They include application of iodine, Chiropractic manipulation and Osteopathic, Herbal Supplements, Dietary Exclusions, Homeopathy, Traditional China medicine; these alternatives are still being monitored as some trails are still being conducted on them. 724.8.3-01: Sources of Evidence for Nursing Practice. Previous studies that have been conducted indicates that the Otitis media disease, is a type of disease that is commonly caused by the individual uses poorly ear gears or drugs therefore according to this nursing practice it would be better if the nurses conducted a survey that would help them reduce causes of the disease amongst there patients who in most cases are children. This will reduce the cost of treating this disease, and help the country recover / save lots of time being wasted on the frequent visits to the health facilities as the children will regularly miss classes and parents will w...