INSTRUCTIONS: -Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, and evidence AND -Share an insight synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives. Creating a Culture of Evidence-Based Practice Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the careful and thoughtful use of the best current evidence in combination with clinical know-how and patient beliefs to guide health care decisions (Titler, 2008). The use ...

Label Uses of Medication “Off-label prescribing is defined as prescribing a medication for an indication not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)” (Mayhem, 2008). Off-labeling is most frequent with the special population of pediatrics. Off- label medications should be prescribed to children responsibly when there is sufficient evidence to support, when additional research is necessary, and when patients ...

Part One: Please begin by responding to the following questions. 1. What factors must a researcher consider in selecting an existing instrument for use in a study? 2. How does a researcher locate an existing instrument? Part Two: Search and locate an existing instrument that will be used to address your research question. Post the title of the instrument selected ...

Welcome to Week 11! This week we will be exploring the concept of health literacy (related to patients) and the nurse’s role in improving the health literacy of patients. In your discussion this week you will be discussing this nursing role and determining strategies designed to improve health literacy. This week you will be completing your final assignment for this ...

Endocrine and musculoskeletal conditions, especially when left untreated, can have a significant impact on women’s health. Many of these conditions present unique challenges for women, making risk assessments and routine screenings an important part of primary care. As an advanced practice nurse, you must identify signs and symptoms of these conditions and educate at-risk patients so they can also monitor ...

Using the assigned readings and information from the literature, compose a response to the following: The question ‘Does sexuality have a time limit?’ is addressed in the following article. Katz, A. (2012). Sex, health and aging. Nursing for Women’s Health, 15(6), 519-521. After reading the article by Katz, initiate a discussion that addresses reproductive health across the life span. Describe ...

1) As health care looks at continuous improvement (as done in manufacturing), one of the most prominent questions that has arisen is Can the principles that worked in manufacturing really transfer over to health care? Taking care of a patient is not like building a car on an assembly line. Can standardized processes really work in a setting that focuses ...

Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, and evidence. One of the articles that were used in the second half of the the Portfolio Project was, Perceptions of discriminatory treatment by staff as predictors of drug treatment completion: Utility of a mixed methods approach. In this article a mixed method approach was used to acquire the needed data ...

Read the following case study and submit a 1- to 2-page essay in a Microsoft Word document using APA 6th edition in response to the questions. Case Study: Ann is a seventy-seven-year-old grandmother. She has one daughter and three grandchildren. Two years ago, she was diagnosed with moderately advanced Alzheimer’s disease, which causes her to have periods of confusion, frustration, ...

no.1 Menopause is the point in time when a woman’s menstrual periods stop. Menopause happens because the ovaries stop producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Menopause affects every woman differently. Some women have no symptoms, but some women have changes in several areas of their lives. It’s not always possible to tell if these changes are related to aging, menopause, ...