MSN6026 Unit 2 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest 2019 January

MSN6026 - Biopsychosocial Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice II

Unit 2 Discussion

DQ1 Analyzing Health Issues Within a Population

This discussion will be based on the Vila Health: Health Challenges in Different Populations presentation. It will focus on conducting a deeper analysis of one of the vignettes presented in the media piece.

For your initial discussion post, choose one of the vignettes and address the following. Be sure to follow the requirements for initial postings found in the Faculty Expectations Message (FEM).

Summarize your chosen vignette by describing the population and the health issue that is affecting the population.

Analyze the health issue's effect on the population. Consider the following in your analysis:

How does the health issue impact the daily lives of members of the population?

How does the care environment presented impact both the population and the level of care related to the health issue?

What are the biggest challenges that you would need to overcome to improve the outcomes for the population related to the health issue?

Response Guidelines

Respond to others who selected the same vignette as you did and address the following. Be sure to follow the requirements for response posts found in the FEM.

Compare and contrast your analysis to that of your peer.

What are the main similarities and differences in your analyses?

What parts of your peer's analysis would you want to incorporate into your own analysis?

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Analyze the effect of a specific health issue on a vulnerable population.

Identify a vulnerable target population.

Use evidence to support claims.

Communicate at a level that is appropriate for the audience.

DQ2 Annotated Bibliography of a Specific Health Concern

An annotated bibliography can be a useful tool to organize and catalog relevant sources of evidence to support a specific topic or position. For guidance on how to create an annotated bibliography, see the Resources for information that you may find helpful.

For this discussion, you will compile an annotated bibliography, which will contain a minimum of two resources that are focused on improving the outcomes for a population of your choice regarding a specific health concern. The concern you choose to address could be taken from one of the readings in this unit or from the Vila Health: Health Challenges in Different Populations presentation, or you can use an appropriate relevant health concern that is of interest to you. You may wish to think ahead to the health concern and target population you plan to address in your Unit 3 assignment and use that as the basis for this discussion post.

In your initial post, address the following. Be sure to follow the requirements for initial postings found in the Faculty Expectations Message (FEM).

Briefly describe the key aspects of your chosen health concern and the population on which you are focusing.

For each of the two resources you find, provide the APA citation and write two paragraphs that address the following:

Paragraph 1:

Brief summary of the author's credentials (why they are qualified to be a valid source) and the main points of the article or resource.

Paragraph 2:

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the information presented in the article or resource.

Evaluate the methods used and the way in which the information was presented.

Present a brief syntheses of the two articles in which you:

Explain the relevance of the resources to your chosen health concern and population.

Explain how the resources would help you to improve outcomes within the population for your chosen health concern.

Reflect on any other relevance or usefulness to practice.

Response Guidelines

In your response post, address one or more of the following. Be sure to follow the requirements for response posts found in the FEM.

Find an additional resource that is credible and relevant to the topic and objectives that your peer presented in their initial post.

Offer a 1–2 sentence summary of the content in the resource you are presenting.

Offer a 1–2 sentence explanation about how the resource you are presenting would add to those of your peer.