As a DNP-educated nurse, part of your role will be to identify the differences, or gaps, between current knowledge and practice and opportunities for improvement leading to an ideal state of practice. Being able to recognize and evaluate sources of error in population...
Nearly every day, population health studies appear in the media. The studies often include epidemiological research. The type of study design used can have a profound impact on how the study results are analyzed, interpreted, and reported. Common study designs include...
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Systematic reviews are an umbrella term for a number of different review designs, all with specific goals (e.g., identify scope of available research or gaps, reduce bias, statistically combine and analyze results from multiple...
Meta-Analyses In epidemiology, meta-analyses are becoming a common research design. They are also “the most frequently cited form of clinical research,” and as such are an important type of study for the advanced practice nurse to be familiar with (Haidich, 2010). For...
Randomized Trials in Epidemiology Imagine that researchers are conducting a randomized controlled trial of a high-fiber supplement as a preventive measure in persons at increased risk of type 2 diabetes. People enrolled in the study are disease free at the time they...
Psychological Disorders In this exercise, you will complete a Mind Map to gauge your understanding of this week’s content. Select one of the possible topics provided to complete your MindMap assignment. Generalized anxiety disorder Depression Bipolar disorders...
Some of the most notable epidemics include the bubonic plague in the 14th century, smallpox in the 18th century, influenza in the 20th century, and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the 21st century. It is estimated that the bubonic plague caused 25 million deaths in Europe in...
Roughly 28.5 million Americans were still uninsured as of 2017, and 133 million Americans […] suffer from at least one chronic condition. —Nash et al. (2021, p. 5) As you know, promoting positive social change is a part of the Walden mission. To be an effective agent...
Case Study Analysis An understanding of the factors surrounding women’s and men’s health can be critically important to disease diagnosis and treatment in these areas. This importance is magnified by the fact that some diseases and disorders manifest differently based...
The earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010 was one of the worst natural disasters in history. According to Peranteau et al. (2010): Immediately after the earthquake the need so vastly outstripped the resources that patients generally lacked basic identifiers and medical...
Guided Reflection Study without reflection is a waste of time, Reflection without study is dangerous. —Confucius (Clark, 2011). Reflection of an experience, lesson learned, and/or importance of a role, demonstrates a clear understanding of process, comprehension, and...
Elected Office What is the potential impact of nurses holding elected office? How might healthcare policy advocacy change if nurses are seated at the table? For this Discussion, you will consider what it takes to run for an elected office, as well as explore what is...
