For this assignment, you will be completing a 2-3 page research paper on a “Fad Diet” (A fad diet is a diet that is popular for a time, similar to fads in fashion, without being a standard dietary recommendation, and often promising unreasonably fast weight loss or nonsensical health improvements).  

Please cover the following content:

• Briefly describe the diet, including the reason for it being a fad diet
• Discuss the results 
• Discuss whether or not the diet is sustainable 
• Discuss the science (or lack of science) behind the diet
• Discuss, with reasons, whether or not you would recommend the diet to anyone, or whether you would try it yourself

In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, research the topic of learning disabilities of American children and address the following:

1. When is a child’s communication considered delayed? Please include stages of development regarding communication with examples.
2. What are speech disorders and how are they characterized?
3. What are language disorders? How does they affect language development and education?
4. How does a speech language pathologist help children with communication disorders? Explain with specific techniques and examples.

Be sure to include APA citations for any resources you used as references.

 
Topic 1 DQ 1

Compliance suggests that the patient is just following recommendations from authority, rather than following a treatment plan based on a collaboration and communication (Osterberg & Blaschke, 2005). In this scenario the patient could be labeled as “uncooperative” or “difficult.”. Open communication allows for the health care professional to realize that the patient is putting up barriers to hide how she really feels. To break the barriers the health care professional can ask several questions. Does the patient have control of their medical condition? Does the patient accept that the illness will require lifestyle change? Has the patient been educated about their illness? These questions will reveal problems the patient is experiencing with their medical condition. Help the patient feel comfortable and demonstrating a genuine interest in positive outcomes.

The approach I would use to help Alma Faulkenberger would begin with apologizing for mispronouncing her name and treat her with respect. Utilizing good communication and listening skills to develop a relationship with the patient. Once a rapport is established the health care professional is able to assess the patient and realizing that she may be nervous about her procedure and nervousness can cause someone to not act as themselves. Good communication and a relationship will aid in recommendation adherence. The term compliance denotes a power differential between patient and health professional (Falvo, 2011). Instead of compliance the health care professional should aim for adherence to recommendations that are patient-centered. A relationship built on communication, respect, and active participation will help promote healthy outcomes for Alma Faulkenberger.

Osterberg, L., & Blaschke, T. (2005). Adherence to medication. New England journal of medicine, 353(5), 487-497.

Falvo, D. (2011). Effective Patient Education: A Guide to Increased Adherence. (4 ed.). Retrieved from: https://viewer.gcu.edu/RQBKXW

How To Facilitate Better Patient Compliance? (2

Realtors rely on detailed property appraisals—conducted using appraisal tools—to assign market values to houses and other properties. These values are then presented to buyers and sellers to set prices and initiate offers.

Research appraisal is not that different. The critical appraisal process utilizes formal appraisal tools to assess the results of research to determine value to the context at hand. Evidence-based practitioners often present these findings to make the case for specific courses of action.

In this Assignment, you will use an appraisal tool to conduct a critical appraisal of published research. You will then present the results of your efforts.

To Prepare:

• Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and the four systematic reviews (or other filtered high- level evidence) you selected in Module 3.
• Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and analyzed in Module 3.
• Review and download the Critical Appraisal Tool      Worksheet Template provided in the Resources.

(Evidence-Based Project)

Critical Appraisal of Research

Conduct a critical appraisal of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected by completing the Evaluation Table within the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template. Choose a total of four peer-reviewed articles that you selected related to your clinical topic of interest in Module 2 and Module 3.

Note: You can choose any combination of articles from Modules 2 and 3 for your Critical Appraisal. For example, you may choose two unfiltered research articles from Module 2 and two filtered research articles (systematic reviews) from Module 3 or one article from Module 2 and three articles from Module 3. You can choose any combination of articles from the prior Module Assignments as long as both modules and types of studies are represented.

Part 3B: Critical Appraisal of Research

Based on your appraisal, in a 2-3 page critical appraisal, suggest a best practice that emerges from the research you reviewed. Briefly explain the best practice, justifying your proposal with APA citations of the research.

Types of Study Designs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzEyl-VrhKU

Levels of Evidence video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqQ94s-3dCc

Reliability and Validity video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ltvDNAsO-I

Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2018). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

· Chapter 5, “Critically Appraising Quantitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making” (pp. 124–188)

· Chapter 6, “Critically Appraising Qualitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making” (pp. 189–218)

Fineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., Stillwell, S. B., & Williamson, K. M. (2010a). Evidence-based practice step by step: Critical appraisal of the evidence: Part I. American Journal of Nursing, 110(7), 47–52. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000383935.22721.9c

Fineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., Stillwell, S. B., & Williamson, K. M. (2010b). Evidence-based practice, step by step: Critical appraisal of the evidence: Part II: Digging deeper—examining the “keeper” studies. American Journal of Nursing, 110(9), 41–48. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000388264.49427.f9

Fineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., Stillwell, S. B., & Williamson, K. M. (2010c). Evidence-based practice, step by step: Critical appraisal of the evidence: Part III: The process of synthesis: Seeing similarities and differences across the body of evidence. American Journal of Nursing, 110(11), 43–51. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000390523.99066.b5

Williamson, K. M. (2009). Evidence-based practice: Critical appraisal of qualitative evidence. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 15(3), 202–207. doi:10.1177/1078390309338733

  

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Transition into the Professional Nursing Role: Identify actions to be considered in the transition from student to BSN graduate nurse including: Identify the state in which the student is seeking employment (Texas State). 

• Criteria for Licensing: Detail a minimum of three (3) criteria set forth by the Board of Nursing for obtaining an RN license in that state. 

•Positions/ Employers to work for: Research and identify three (3) positions (Graduate nurse residency program)/employers (Texas health presbyterian hospital; Medical City hospital; UT southwestern Hospital) the student could work for as a new graduate BSN in the geographic area the student is seeking employment. Identify motivators and possible detractors for working in those positions/with the selected employers.

• Details for applying: Provide the details of what is required to submit an application for the positions/ employers identified above.

• Holistic Life Balance: Provide a description of the ways in which the student intends to maintain holistic balance in their personal life as well as in the role of professional nurse within the first year and at five years. 

• Stressors and Challenges: Identify known stressors and anticipated challenges as well as plans for managing each of them within the first year and at five years. Career Services can provide assistance with this assignment element (i.e., How do I get to where I want to go in nursing? What are my goals? What challenges must be addressed to reach my goals? etc.).

• Lifelong Learning: Determine a plan for lifelong learning and educational development anticipated within the first year and at five years.

o This plan can include, but is not limited to, specialty certification, advanced nursing education, and the pursuit of formal education outside of the nursing discipline.

• Professional Contributions: Summarize plans for (a) contributing to at least one professional nursing community as well as the student’s general community in the healthcare professional role within the first year and at five years, and (b) examining the need for the student’s own professional nursing development related to monitoring outcomes data for patient quality & safety (i.e., how do I need to develop to better assess data that helps me deliver safe patient care and improve the quality of that care?). 

● List of resources that will be helpful in completing the assignment: 

American Nurses Credentialing Centerat http://www.nursecredentialing.org/certification.aspx 

Board of Nursing Contact at https://www.ncsbn.org/contact-bon.htm 

Holistic Nursing at http://www.ahna.org/About-Us/What-is-Holistic-Nursing 

National Council of State Boards of Nursing a thttps://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm 

Nursing Community at http://www.thenursingcommunity.org/ 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at http://www.rwjf.org/ 

Sigma Theta Tau International at http://www.nursingsociety.org

• Writing Requirements:

● Minimum of 5 full pages excluding the title and reference pages.

●A minimum of three (3) peer-reviewed scholarly sources are required in support of this assignment. 

● A minimum of one (1) professional nursing organization website or Board of Nursing website is required in support of this assignment. 

● Adheres to all APA formatting guidelines for title page, margins, and in-text citations.