ASSIGNMENT | Week 2 Discussion: Research, Practice Problems, and Questions (graded)

Week 2 Discussion: Research, Practice Problems, and Questions (graded)

Purpose

This week’s graded topics relate to the following Course Outcome (CO).

• CO 1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7)
• CO 2:Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies.  (PO 4 & 8)
• CO 5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (PO 7 & 8)

Directions

• Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:
  • Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
  • Integrate scholarly resources
  • Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates
  • Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
• Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.

Discussion Questions

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Professional nurses rely on research findings to inform practice decisions; they use critical thinking to apply research directly to specific patient care situations.

Think about an independent nursing practice problem you care passionately about and would be interested in searching for evidence. The below problems should not be used:

*medical/doctor/physician problems such as medications, or medications administration or effects, diagnostics such as EKGs, labs, cardiac catherizations.

*staffing, nurse-to-patient ratios, workforce issues are organizational/system /political/administrative/multi-stakeholder problems which nursing cannot solve independently.

• Describe a significant nursing clinical issue, topic of interest, or practice problem that is important to you. Describe why you chose the problem/topic.
• Write your clinical question in the PICO(T) format for your nursing practice problem. *To write your clinical question in the PICO(T) format, use the NR439_Guide for writing PICOT Questions and Examples found in your required reading or access the following link:

NR439_Guide for writing PICOT Questions and Examples (Links to an external site.)

• List each of your PICOT elements.

Share why you care about this nursing practice problem and why you believe the problem would benefit from finding the best evidence.

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Grading

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SAMPLE SOLUTION

Independent nursing intervention is one that a nurse has optimal control. Such decisions require evidence-based practices that enable critical thinking that enable such nurses to apply research directly to a patient care scenario. One such nursing clinical issue will be discussed in this task.

The Nursing Clinical Issue

The clinical nursing issue that I am passionate about is educating a patient on the importance of the prescribed medication to improve their adherence to the treatment ORDER YOUR PAPER AT WRITTASK.COM because most patients fail to stick to the prescribed medication plan, compromising the quality of care they receive. Some patients fail to finish their dosages as they find no value in them once they start feeling better. However, it would be prudent for the patients to be informed on the importance of the medication they are being given and why fulfilling the prescribed dosage is the only sure way to guarantee them optimal ORDER YOUR PAPER AT WRITTASK.COM is the ethical and moral responsibility of nurses to ensure proper follow-up to guarantee the patient’s full recovery…