4/22/2019 0 Comments Reflective Journal #7I think being a good consumer of the literature involves understanding when to put what was learned into clinical practice and when not to. Sometimes the study might show phenomenal results, but it can’t be applicable to your patients. Trying to use that literature in your clinical practice would then be a waste of time. Additionally, it is important to understand when the article you read was actually a good article. In research and design, we have learned a lot about internal validity. That examines how well the study shows a causal relationships within itself. If the threats to internal validity are too great, one can not form an accurate causal relationship. It is also important to note when the literature is being biased. It is necessary to examine where the literature is being produced from. If it is an article about the benefits of Gatorade that was produced by the Gatorade company, then it is fair to say that the information in that article is biased and should be taken with a grain of salt. On the other hand, if a study is conducted by a third party and has sufficient internal validity and external validity (generalizability), then it may be worth taking the time to try to implement into clinical practice.
I feel like clinicians should use and engage in research because it helps to continue one’s education. Continuing education requirements are just not enough in the minimum to stay up to date on current research and changes in protocol. If I had not been in classes, I would have never known about the change in the normal blood pressure reading from 120/80 to 115/75. I also think it’s important to stay involved in the literature because we will inevitably run into patients that are not responding to traditional treatments and rehabs. It is important that we continue to grow in the number of tricks we have up our sleeves to be able to accommodate all the different types of patients that we will come in contact with. Lastly, I feel that a good clinician will not have to spend much time in the literature, but a great clinician will always continue to learn and grow. I never want to just be mediocre at what I do, but I want to be the best I can be at whatever I am doing. Staying up to date on the news and current literature will help me to accomplish that.
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