W 2 Assignment 1 Discussion

The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.

For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Wednesday, October 19, 2016.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and articles from the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

To learn more about qualitative designs, please go to the following website:
http://health.prenhall.com/nieswiadomy/pdf/NIESWIADOMY10.pdf

For quantitative designs, please go to the websites:
https://explorable.com/research-designs 
http://www.researchproposalsforhealthprofessionals.com

Workforce Issues on Patient Safety

In this assignment, you will consider how workforce issues impact patient safety.

Based on your research, respond to one of the following discussion questions.

Discussion Question 1

Identify the methodology, design, and rationale of the following titles.

1. Exploring the rate of seasonal pattern depression in an Inuit community
2. Democracy in America
3. The relationship between compassion fatigue and burnout among critical care nurses
4. Two drugs for Alzheimer’s show promise
5. Evaluating technology with student success
6. Factors that influence weight control among women
7. The meaning of living with brain injury and stroke 10 years after the injury
8. Exploring the beliefs of healing among Aborigines

Discussion Question 2

Using the South University Online Library, research workforce issues and patient safety.

Based on your research, complete the following tasks:

• Identify and describe the research problems, purpose, objectives, and hypothesis of the research.
• Evaluate the credibility and validity of the study.

Suggested References:

Shisana, O., Rice, K., Zungu, N., & Zuma, K. (2010). Gender and poverty in South
           Africa in the era of HIV/AIDS: A quantitative study. Journal of Women’s
           Health (15409996), 19(1), 39–46.

Ko, E., Nelson-Becker, H., Park, Y., & Shin, M. (2013). End-of-Life decision making
           in older Korean adults: Concerns, preferences, and expectations.Educational
           Gerontology, 39(2), 71–81.

Witzke, J., Rhone, R., Backhaus, D., & Shaver, N. (2008). How sweet the sound:
           Research evidence for the use of music in Alzheimer’s dementia. Journal of
           Gerontological Nursing, 34(10), 45–52.

Sandvik, A., Melender, H., Jonsén, E., Jönsson, G., Salmu, M., & Hilli, Y. (2012).
           Nursing students’ experiences of the first clinical education: A nordic
           quantitative study. Nordic Journal of Nursing Research & Clinical Studies /
           Vård I Norden, 32(3), 20–25.

Cooper, C., Taft, L., & Thelen, M. (2004). Examining the role of technology in
           learning: An evaluation of online clinical conferencing. Journal of
           Professional Nursing, 20(3), 160–166.

Roulston, A., Bickerstaff, D., Haynes, T., Rutherford, L., & Jones, L. (2012). A pilot
           study to evaluate an outpatient service for people with advanced lung cancer.
           International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 18(5), 225–233.