tenets of nursing’s metaparadigm

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 Personal Philosophy of Nursing 

Discuss the tenets of nursing’s metaparadigm. Identify your personal philosophy of nursing. My personal philosophy is “treat your patients as if they were your family”

– Discuss personal philosophy of nursing.
– Articulate changes in personal philosophy over time.
– Discuss factors that impacted change in your personal philosophy of nursing.

“Your philosophy of nursing captures your intrinsic beliefs and goals within the nursing profession. Defining your philosophy provides you with a deeper connection to those beliefs. It can help shape you as a nurse and provide direction for which skills and specialties you want to focus on strengthening. Your philosophy will play a role in every nursing job you have,” author Lydia Kim said in “What is a philosophy of nursing.”

http://scholar.ulethbridge.ca/sites/default/files/em_pijl/files/em_pijl_nursing_philosophy_2016.pdf?m=1478560784

https://competetocreate.net/create-personal-philosophy/

https://onlinenursing.duq.edu/blog/helping-students-develop-personal-nursing-philosophies/

 

  • The paper should be formatted per current APA and 3-5 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page. Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within last five years)

Vision Of Nursing

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What is your vision for the future of nursing? How does your vision fit with the recommendations in the IOM report? What two action steps do you plan to take to promote this vision?

500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

References:

The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health.pdf download
Institute of Medicine. (2011). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. The National Academies Press [Report brief]. https://doi.org/10.17226/12956.

Hart, C. (2015). The elephant in the room: Nursing and nursing power on an interprofessional team. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 46 (8) 349-355.

Lindell, J. M., & Fowler, D. (2016). Innovating traditional nursing administration challenges. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 46(3), 120-121.

Beard, E. L. & Sharkey, K. (2013). Innovation amidst radical cost containment in health care. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 37(2), 116-121.

Institute of Medicine (2015). IOM releases progress report on the Future of Nursing 2020 goals. https://www.nurse.com/blog/2015/12/10/iom-releases-progress-report-on-future-of-nursing-2020-goals/ (Links to an external site.)

Assessing And Treating Patients With ADHD

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Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With ADHD

Not only do children and adults have different presentations for ADHD, but males and females may also have vastly different clinical presentations. Different people may also respond to medication therapies differently. For example, some ADHD medications may cause children to experience stomach pain, while others can be highly addictive for adults. In your role, as a psychiatric nurse practitioner, you must perform careful assessments and weigh the risks and benefits of medication therapies for patients across the life span. For this Assignment, you consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with ADHD.

To prepare for this Assignment:

· Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources indicated for this week.

· Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of patients with ADHD.

The Assignment: 5 pages

Examine Case Study: A Young Caucasian Girl with ADHD. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature.

 

Introduction to the case (1 page)

· Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient.

Decision #1 (1 page)

· Which decision did you select?

· Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

· Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

· What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

· Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

 

Decision #2 (1 page)

· Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

· Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

· What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

· Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

 

Decision #3 (1 page)

· Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

· Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

· What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

· Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

 

Conclusion (1 page)

· Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

Note:  Support your rationale with a minimum of five academic resources. While you may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement. You should be utilizing the primary and secondary literature.

 

Reminder : The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632). All papers submitted must use this formatting.

 

By Day 7

Submit your Assignment.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

· Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK9Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.

· Click the Week 9 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.

· Click the Week 9 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.

· Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK9Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.

· If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.

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 //  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder A Young Girl With ADHD

A Young Girl With ADHD

 

BACKGROUND

Katie is an 8 year old Caucasian female who is brought to your office today by her mother & father. They report that they were referred to you by their primary care provider after seeking her advice because Katie’s teacher suggested that she may have ADHD. Katie’s parents reported that their PCP felt that she should be evaluated by psychiatry to determine whether or not she has this condition.

The parents give you a copy of a form titled “Conner’s Teacher Rating Scale-Revised”. This scale was filled out by Katie’s teacher and sent home to the parents so that they could share it with their family primary care provider. According to the scoring provided by her teacher, Katie is inattentive, easily distracted, forgets things she already learned, is poor in spelling, reading, and arithmetic. Her attention span is short, and she is noted to only pay attention to things she is interested in. The teacher opined that she lacks interest in school work and is easily distracted. Katie is also noted to start things but never finish them, and seldom follows through on instructions and fails to finish her school work.

Katie’s parents actively deny that Katie has ADHD. “She would be running around like a wild person if she had ADHD” reports her mother. “She is never defiant or has temper outburst” adds her father.

 

SUBJECTIVE

Katie reports that she doesn’t know what the “big deal” is. She states that school is “OK”- her favorite subjects are “art” and “recess.” She states that she finds her other subjects boring, and sometimes hard because she feels “lost”. She admits that her mind does wander during class to things that she thinks of as more fun. “Sometimes” Katie reports “I will just be thinking about nothing and the teacher will call my name and I don’t know what they were talking about.”

Katie reports that her home life is just fine. She reports that she loves her parents and that they are very good and kind to her. Denies any abuse, denies bullying at school. Offers no other concerns at this time.

 

MENTAL STATUS EXAM

The client is an 8 year old Caucasian female who appears appropriately developed for her age. Her speech is clear, coherent, and logical. She is appropriately oriented to person, place, time, and event. She is dressed appropriately for the weather and time of year. She demonstrates no noteworthy mannerisms, gestures, or tics. Self-reported mood is euthymic. Affect is bright. Katie denies visual or auditory hallucinations, no delusional or paranoid thought processes readily appreciated. Attention and concentration are grossly intact based on Katie’s attending to the clinical interview and her ability to count backwards from 100 by serial 2’s and 5’s. Insight and judgment appear age appropriate. Katie denies any suicidal or homicidal ideation.

Diagnosis: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly inattentive presentation

 

RESOURCES

§ Conners, C. K., Sitarenios, G., Parker, J. D. A., & Epstein, J. N. (1998). Revision and restandardization of the Conners’ Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS-R): Factors, structure, reliability, and criterion validity. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26, 279-291.

 

Decision Point One

Select what you should do:

 

Begin Wellbutrin (bupropion) XL 150 mg orally daily

 

Begin Intuniv extended release 1 mg orally at BEDTIME

 

Begin Ritalin (methylphenidate) chewable tablets 10 mg orally in the MORNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 9 announcement

Posted on: Sunday, July 25, 2021 11:59:00 PM EDT

Welcome to Week 9

 

You are exactly 2-weeks away from sitting for your final exam. Your national licensing examination will have a considerable amount of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy (yes, there is a difference) that you will be responsible to know. I would take what you have learned from this course (mainly where you have struggled) and spend some time sifting through this material again. Your studies do not stop because this course is over soon. This is your foundation. Use it to discover your weaknesses and dedicate some time to make them strengths.

On tap for this week:

Quiz on ALL OF module 2 (content from Weeks 4-9)

 

Decision Tree on a pediatric patient with ADHD

 

 

To prepare for this decision tree Assignment:

 

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This case study will serve as the foundation for this week’s Assignment.

 

 

The Assignment

 

Examine Case Study: A Young Caucasian Girl With ADHD You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this client. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the client’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

 

I want you to answer the questions given to you (decision points one, two, and three) before you click on the option. The answers will be based on your decisions made and patient outcomes during the decision tree. I am looking for an essay that is long enough to cover the topic BUT short enough to keep my interest.  The course page suggests writing 1 page per decision – my opinion is that it will be very difficult to justify your treatment decisions and provide scientific evidence in 1 page (especially for decision #1). I do not need you to tell me about the patient or the treatment options available to you – I am very familiar with the cases.  Your introductory page should be an overview of the disease state you are treating along with a purpose statement for the assignment.  Remember this is a Pharmacology class that incorporates Pharmacotherapy and not a class on diagnosing disease. I want you to tell me why you selected an option (why is it the best option- using clinically relevant and patient specific data) AND why you did not choose the other options (with clinically relevant and patient specific data).

 

Introduction to the case (1 page)

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Briefly explain and summarize the disease state you are treating this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient.

 

 

Decision #1 (1.5+ pages)

·

Which decision did you select?

 

·

Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Again, provide STRONG scientific evidence.  Clinical studies or treatment guidelines are a good place to start!

 

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Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. You should provide me with a clear understanding of the stimulant vs. non-stimulant clinical decision you’ve made.  Be sure to cite specific guidelines for pediatric ADHD.

 

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What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

 

·

Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

 

 

Decision #2 (1 page)

·

Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Again, provide STRONG scientific evidence.  Clinical studies or treatment guidelines are a good place to start!

 

·

Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

 

·

What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

 

·

Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

 

 

Decision #3 (1 page)

·

Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

 

·

Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Again, provide STRONG scientific evidence.  Clinical studies or treatment guidelines are a good place to start!

 

·

What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature).

 

·

Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.

 

 

Conclusion (1 page)

·

Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendations and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

 

 

 

After writing up your rationale at each decision point, I would ask yourself the following questions:

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Have I provided clinical data from a meta-analysis, case report or clinical trial to support the drug I picked being safe, efficacious and the best choice for this patient?

 

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Have I provided clinical data, etc. to support a clear rationale as to why the other treatment options are NOT optimal?

 

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Is the focus of my discussion on mechanism of action and receptors/neurotransmitters that the drug acts on? If the answer is YES, you should consider doing additional research to address the above two questions

 

 

 

 

Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and communication with clients.

 

The rubric, as I interpret it, suggests 5 references cited with every assignment for full credit on this portion (20 points).   References used for your introductory paragraph, ethical considerations or conclusion do not count towards the 5 references required.   As a general rule of thumb, I would encourage you to reference AT LEAST two sources (not including the textbook) for each decision point – this will result in 6 references total for your clinical decision making.

Capstone For Professional Nursing Practice

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1) Minimum 6 full pages (No word count per page)- Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per part.

            Part 1: Minimum 1 page

            2: minimum 1 page

             3: minimum 4 pages

    Submit 1 document per part

2)¨******APA norms

All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraph

          Bulleted responses are not accepted

          Don’t write in the first person 

Don’t copy and paste the questions.

Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

Submit 1 document per part

3)****************************** It will be verified by Turnitin (Identify the percentage of exact match of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)

********************************It will be verified by SafeAssign (Identify the percentage of similarity of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)

4) Minimum 3 references per part not older than 5 years

Part 3: minimum 5 references. Only allowed scholarly nursing articles from CINAHL as a resource

All references must be consistent with the topic-purpose-focus of the parts. Different references are not allowed.

5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question. Start your answer on the same line, not the next

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering: 

Example:

Part 1, 2.doc 

 

__________________________________________________________________________________

Part 1: Capstone for Professional Nursing Practice

Population: Elderly

1. Describe caring attributes of the culture where you currently practice (Elder population)

2. Which attributes stand out as having significant influence on patients, nurses, and other healthcare professionals?

3. How do you see effective communication relating to patient outcomes in this setting?

a. What is the evidence for this?

Part 2: Capstone for Professional Nursing Practice

Population: Elderly

Topic: Change is part of our daily healthcare environment. Clinical nursing judgments based on quality and safety, as well as protocols and standards, reflect our patient-centered care values.

1. What steps could you take to develop more resilience in your practice setting?

2. How might you communicate a change in practice to patients and nursing peers?

Part 3: Capstone for Professional Nursing Practice

Topic: Elderly and resilence

 

Purpose

The purpose of the iCARE Paper assignment is to explore the concept of interprofessional teams and patient outcomes. Nursing supportive actions of compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice will serve as a way to apply care concepts.

Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short paper.

iCARE components are:

C ompassion

A dvocacy

R esilience

E vidence-Based Practice (EBP)

How could you contribute to an interprofessional team and patient outcomes through nursing actions of

a.  compassion

b. advocacy

c.  resilience

d.  evidence-based practice

Only allowed scholarly nursing articles from CINAHL as a resource

Only use the template attached: iCare Assignment Template download (File 1)

Elements of iCARE paper

Introduction

a. Explain the type of work setting you are discussing and whether interprofessional teams are currently present. If interprofessional teams are present, indicate a team function that could be improved. If interprofessional teams are NOT present, indicate what type of team you think might be possible in the setting.

2. Describe a nursing action item for each component below that could contribute to:

a. Interprofessional team support

b. How this might impact the culture of your unit or organization

c. Possible impact on patient outcomes.

i. Compassion

ii. Advocacy

iii. Resilience

iv. Evidence-Based Practice

3. Summary

a. Include a summary statement of how iCARE components can support interprofessional teams and patient outcomes.

b. Address how you may be able to influence this process of support for interprofessional teams overall in your unit or organization.

independent t-test

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independent t-test

What do you consider to be the difference between independent t-test and dependent t-test?

What non-parametric statistical analysis can you use if the data do not meet the assumptions of parametric analysis.

When do you use ANOVA?

If you cannot identify where the differences occur in groups,  What statistical procedure  can you apply?

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

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2 REFERENCES

Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with abnormal deposits of alpha-synuclein in the brain. (Wakabayashi, Tanji, Odagiri, Miki, Mori, & Takahashi, 2013).  It is characterized by progressive cognitive impairment. (With early changes in complex attention and executive function rather than learning and memory), recurrent complex visual hallucinations.Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, depression, and / or delusions (Iranzo, 2021). DLB is one of the most common causes of dementia (Wakabayashi et al., 2013).

Lewy body dementias (LBD) is an umbrella term that refers either a diagnosis or DLB or Parkinson’s disease dementia. The terms are used interchangeably. And can be confusing at times. Both diseases are under this term LBD because both diagnoses involve the same pathophysiological changes in the brain. And over time, individuals develop similar symptoms (Wakabayashi et al., 2013).

Lewy bodies are clumps of alpha-synuclein proteins found in nerve cells areas of the brain that control memory and motor skills (Harmon, 2020). Lewy bodies are the cause of DLB and Parkinson’s disease. Researchers do not know much about Lewy bodies. They do not know why they appear in the brain or how they cause abnormalities. However, they have linked the formation of Lewy bodies to low levels of acetylcholine. And dopamine in the brain as well as a connection loss between nerve cells (Harmon, 2020). The presence of Lewy bodies in the brain causes nerve cells to die and a person to lose brain tissue.

postmortem autopsy

The only definitive way to diagnose DLB is with a postmortem autopsy. Because symptoms mimic those of other forms of dementia. Sometimes doctors mistakenly diagnose people with DLB as having Alzheimer’s disease. After conducting a physical examination and blood tests. A doctor will talk to the patient (and sometimes a close family member) about the individual’s medical history and known symptoms. Doctors are mostly able to diagnose DLB based on several predominant symptoms, these include movement problems. Fluctuating attention or alertness, and hallucinations (Harmon, 2020).

Once the presence of these symptoms has been established. Doctors should perform additional examinations on the patient to test mental abilities. And neurological functions. In addition, they should perform brain scans such as computed tomography (CT). Or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to rule out any other conditions that could be causing symptoms (Harmon, 2020). These scans are also helpful in diagnosing other forms of dementia such as vascular dementia. No cure exists for DLB. The disease can be managed through care. And medication; however, the use of drugs will not stop or slow the progression of the disease. Medication may temporarily improve symptoms for an individual (Harmon, 2020).

References

Harmon, A. (2020). Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health.

Iranzo, A. (2021). REM sleep behavior disorder predicts Parkinson disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 46, 52–53. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.03.011

Wakabayashi, K., Tanji, K., Odagiri, S., Miki, Y., Mori, F., & Takahashi, H. (2013). The Lewy Body in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders. MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY, 47(2), 495–508. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1007/s12035-012-8280-y

potential application for future practice

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With new information continually emerging, professional nurses must be equipped to critique scholarly literature and discern its value for practice.

Select one current, qualitative or mixed methods scholarly nursing article related to your PICOT question and determine its strengths, limitations, and potential application.Complete the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence Based Practice Appendix E Evidence Appraisal Tool. Once you’ve completed the tool, use your own words to summarize your appraisal of the article. Include the following:

  • Description of the purpose
  • Explanation of research design
  • Discussion of sample
  • Description of data collection methods
  • Summary of findings
  • Strengths of the study (minimum of 1)
  • Limitations of the study (minimum of 1)
  • Recommendations regarding potential application for future practice that are insightful and appropriate.

Attach the article to your post, in addition to including the full reference for the article in your post.

During the week, read a minimum of two articles posted by peers and add your thoughts about whether you feel their article would support an EBP change.

Reflection On Learning

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Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course.
Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

CO1: Integrate evidence-based and research to support advancement of holistic nursing care in diverse healthcare settings. (PO 1,4)

CO2: Integrate knowledge related to evidence-based practice and person-centered care to improve health outcome. (PO 1, 2)

CO3: Demonstrate professional and personal growth through a spirit of inquiry, scholarship, and service in diverse healthcare settings. (PO 3, 4)

CO4: Develop knowledge related to research and evidence-based practice as a basis for designing and critiquing research studies. (PO 1, 5)

CO5: Analyze research findings and evidence-based practice to advance holistic care initiatives that promote positive healthcare outcomes. (PO 1, 2, 5)
Requirements:

  • Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.

You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students’ posts. 

  • How hard was it to find a qualitative article related to your area of interest?
  • Did you have any difficult determining whether the articles you reviewed were qualitative?
  • Is the qualitative approach appropriate for your area of interest? Would you be able to replicate the study you found?
  • Overall, which research design (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) do you feel is best suited to your area of interest?

required reading  Dang, D., & Dearholt, S. (2018). Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Model & Guidelines (Links to an external site.). Sigma Theta Tau International.

  • Review Ch. 6: Evidence appraisal: Research summary
  • Review Ch. 11: Lessons from practice: Using the JHNEBP tools Figure 11.4

Gray, J. R., Grove, S. K., & Sutherland, S. (2017). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (8th ed.). Elsevier.

  • Chapter;
  • 4: Introduction to qualitative research
  •  12: Qualitative research methodologies
  •  18: Critical appraisal of nursing studies pp 443-449

Recommended Readings

Greenhalgh, T. (2019). How to read a paper: The basics of evidence-based medicine and healthcare (Links to an external site.) (6th ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.

  • Chapter 12 Papers that go beyond numbers (qualitative research)

Characteristics of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs.

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REPLY 1

 

When evaluating quantitative data keep in mind that the data are numerical. This type of research evaluates the participant’s opinions and attitudes by testing a theory or hypothesis. The attributes that should be appraised when using quantitative method, when numerical data is collected it can be incorporated into the research in order to evaluate the hypothesis.  Whereas, qualitative data is non-numerical and uses data gathered through interviews, observations and surveys.

One characteristics of qualitative method, is the researchers who analyzed the collected data identifying themes, patterns and relationship Schmidt & Brown (2018). De Clark (2017) illustrated that qualitative understanding of dimensions as reflecting the nature of physical quantities, and the new, quantitative conception based on unit conversion and measurement. Quantitative research method is done to provide information on what is happening, while qualitative is done to show why what is being researched happened (Schmidt & Brown, 208).                                                         Reference De Clark, S. G. (2017). Qualitative vs quantitative conceptions of homogeneity in nineteenth century dimensional analysis. Annals of Science, 74(4), 299–325. https://doi-org.westcoastuniversity.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/00033790.2017.1372519 Schmidt, N. A., & Brown, J. M. (2018). Evidence-based practice for nurses: appraisal and application of research. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

 

REPLY 2

 

Qualitative Research

Qualitative research is carried out on items that cannot be accurately measured. It involves the usage of non-statistical approaches in data entry. Investigations or analyses are done using sensory techniques, such as observations, in gathering information and data organization into patterns (Roulston, 2019).

Quantitative Research

Quantitative research is a study carried out on items precisely measured to give out an output. It involves using statistical values, such as percentages, means, standard deviations and numbers (Knapp, 2017). For instance, a researcher may decide to conduct a study and determine that fifty percent of patients in a hospital die during childbirth. In this case, the quantitative research will be defined by fifty percent. Therefore, this type of research is used to describe life situations, giving them a precise meaning.

Characteristics of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs.

Qualitative Research Design

This type of research design uses words in its description, unlike the quantitative method, which uses numbers. Therefore, qualitative research design lacks both the independent and dependent variables in its analysis. Consequently, this makes the research design non-experimental. Furthermore, qualitative research design provides several data collection points at a given time, which brings about the difficulty in developing its hypothesis and making group comparisons.

Quantitative Research Design

The data in quantitative research design is collected using instruments, such as questionnaires, surveys, and data flow diagrams. The finding in this design is focused on particular population sample sizes. In addition, the method uses numbers in the analysis of specific behaviours of the study population. The study is also reliable, and this makes it flexible to be repeated. Since data is collected in the form of numbers, it can be arranged and analyzed in figures, tables and charts. Furthermore, quantitative research design can be used to describe a wider population.

An Example of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs.

In analyzing the experience of hope in women facing challenges during childbirth, semi-structured interviews can be used in the data collection. The data can also be recorded in groups, thus making it a qualitative research design. On the other hand, when analyzing the effect of body exercise on blood pressure levels, numbers can be used to measure the blood pressure levels and data entry in charts, figures, or tables, thus making it a quantitative data analysis.

 

References

Knapp, T. R. (2017). Quantitative nursing research. Sage Publications.

Roulston, K. (Ed.). (2019). Interactional studies of qualitative research interviews. John Benjamins Publishing Company.

technology in the nursing field

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In the nursing field, technology is a significant factor whereby when used. They allow practitioners to improve efficiency and communicate more effectively. Although some nurses are often negative about technology citing that it takes personal interactions away from the bedside. A lot of them believe that technology positively impacts patient care when used effectively during the care process. In my practice setting, technology is primarily used in different facets of care, and it co-exists with caring. The four Watson’s Caritas Processes that I will draw from in this assignment include the following #3: Cultivating One’s Own Spiritual Practices; Deepening Self-Awareness; Going Beyond Ego-Self. #4: Developing and Sustaining a Helping/Trusting Authentic Caring Relationship. #6: Creatively Problem-Solving, ‘Solution Seeking’ Through the Caring Process. #8: Creating a Healing Environment at All Levels (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2018).

In my practice setting, technology has been critical in (3) nurturing Individual Beliefs, Personal Growth, and Practices. In this sense, technology has been immense and influential for different providers in facilitating learning. That influenced their personal growth as well as in their practice. Such learning helps practitioners improve their caring abilities to evidence-based status. Secondly, (4) technology has been vital in nurturing helping, trusting, and caring Relationships in the practice setting. Technology has revolutionized caring, but in many settings, it is seen as a challenge when it comes to applying it to the caring context/culture.

interpreting data

Nurses see technology as a tool that is critical to improving patient outcomes by interpreting data and applying their experiential knowledge in the caring processes. It is done in a way that does not distance nurses from patients, which is a challenge but helps in bridging the gap and supporting effective caring. Thirdly, (6) technology helps deepen the scientific problem-solving methods for caring decision-making. It enables access to materials that facilitate the identification and application of scientific problem-solving methods positively impacting the care process. Lastly, (8) technology helps in the creation of a healing environment for the physical self which respects human dignity. For example, at the facility,

On the other hand, it is still a challenge for a lot of providers/nursing staff to balance technology and caring despite the technology being integral to the delivery of care. I will train them on how to develop a balance. The focus will be on how they can embrace technology without completely relying on it, but still maintain the human element when providing care and in staff engagement (Garcia-Dia & Joy, 2020). Besides, the training should focus on how providing effective and efficient care by incorporating technology will facilitate freeing more time for them to focus on personalized care.