Entries by Merit Writer

professional and personal growth through a spirit of inquiry

Purpose Evidence-based practice is initiated by nurses and other healthcare professionals who identify questions about specific health-related interventions and the outcomes of those interventions on individuals and populations. The creation of a PICOT question helps guide evidence-based initiatives. The purpose of this worksheet is to provide an opportunity to explore the development of a PICOT question as a foundation for evidence-based practice.   […]

types of studies

types of studies- quantitative and qualitative research. 1. Critique the quality of the literature reviews conducted for two different types of studies– quantitative and qualitative research. 2. Identify and discuss the “research questions”, “sampling and sampling sizes“, “research designs” (qualitative vs. quantitative), “hypothesis”, data collection “methods”, and research “findings”. 3. Discuss the credibility of the […]

Technological Or Human Induced Disaster

Technological Or Human Induced Disaster We have already discussed weather related natural disasters. And bioterrorism, and now we will focus on other types of disasters. For this week’s discussion, you are asked to research a technological or human induced disaster. (This not the same as in Weeks 3 and 4 where you might have discussed […]

Pediatric Nursing

These are all scenario based, I’m looking for responses from you, not stuff you found in the book.  Please use your book for reference but I want to know how you’d respond as the nurse.  I’m giving more points  (50 points) because we are approaching a halfway point and will give you an opportunity to […]

Assessing And Treating Patients With Sleep/Wake Disorders

The Assignment: 5 pages Examine Case Study: Pharmacologic Approaches to the Treatment of Insomnia in a Younger Adult (https://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6630/DT/week_11/index.html). 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 […]

Abortion

Abortion is one of the most difficult and controversial moral issues we will consider. Listen to both sides, even if it is difficult to do. Both sides have important moral insights, even if ultimately these insights are outweighed by the insights of the other side. The goal of this discussion is not to convince you […]

Ethical dilemmas in healthcare

200-250 words APA 6 format, in-text citation, Please provide a copy of all references used. **The links to the mentioned video are provided below. ** Assignment Details: For this Discussion Board, please complete the following: Ethical dilemmas in healthcare are not always about life and death, but these are faced by healthcare professionals every day in […]

Improving Population Health

Policy And Advocacy For Improving Population Health In this Discussion, you will identify a recently proposed health policy. And share your analysis of the evidence in support of this policy. To Prepare: Review the Congress website provided in the Resources. And identify one recent (within the past 5 years) proposed health policy. Review the health […]

Cultural Competency And Pharmecology

Cultural Competency And Pharmecology Week 3: Discussion Question – Healthy People 2020 Previous  Next  Discussion Prompt How does Healthy People 2020 address culture and spirituality considerations? Select at least one topic or objective from Healthy People 2020 that is of interest to you.  Summarize key points of the topic or objective and discuss how this topic […]