Assessing the Effectiveness of Early Dysphagia Screening

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A qualitative approach was employed to accomplish this project. A qualitative approach was the most appropriate because it allowed the researcher to gain a deeper insight into the effectiveness of early dysphagia screening in reducing aspiration pneumonia in stroke patients. According to Grove and Gray (2019), qualitative research allows the researcher to find meaning in the words of participants to understand the participants' experiences better. The study is a source of the best evidence on dysphagia management among stroke patients. As Grove and Gray (2019) indicate, the findings from qualitative research contribute significantly to evidence-based practice because they provide rich information on how nurses can provide effective interventions to patients and their families.
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The setting of this study was a healthcare organization environment. Specifically, it included emergency rooms, stroke units, and rehabilitation facilities. These types of healthcare environments encounter stroke patients often. Emergency rooms are usually the first point of care within a hospital setting for patients who visit the hospital without a prior appointment. As such, it can be where stroke patients receive emergency care before transferring to a stroke unit or an intensive care unit for admission. Stroke units, as the name suggests, are a place where stroke patients receive care and are therefore a suitable place to explore the effectiveness of early dysphagia screening in reducing aspiration pneumonia. Rehabilitation facilities are also a point of care for stroke patients where they go to receive rehabilitative therapy after their condition becomes stable.
Participants
The participants in the study were nurses providing care to stroke patients in the emergency rooms, stroke units, and rehabilitation facilities. Purposive sampling was used to select the participants of the study. Purposive sampling was deemed appropriate for the study because the researcher wanted to select participants that would provide the most useful information. According to Gray and Grove (2021), purposive sampling is suitable in cases where the researcher wants to obtain rich information about the phenomenon because it allows the researcher to select the participants for the study consciously. The criteria for inclusion were: to be registered nurses, have experience working directly with stroke patients, and be available for the duration of the study. In total, there were 20 participants. Ten participants were interviewed, while the other ten were surveyed. The participants were contacted by phone to inform them of the purpose of the study and what their participation would mean to them and the researcher. P...