Month September 2018

Previously in my Nursing Inquiry and Practice class I focused my studies on postpartum depression (PPD). This year I plan to continue expanding my knowledge on PPD and the gaps in research associated with it. My end-goal is to create a research proposal that I hope will aid me in achieving the expansion of my … Continue reading LA #3 Topic- Samantha Senecal

For my final project int his course I hope to be doing a research proposal that builds off the critical literature review that I did in year three. The question in that I asked in this paper was: “Are non-pharmacological interventions for treatment of hypertension effective?”. The overall sentiment that I received when looking at … Continue reading First Blog Post/LA 3 →

Last year in the nursing research course I looked at barriers to cardiac rehab (CR), more specifically, gender differences in referral. I plan to continue to look into this for my project this year, and present it in a research proposal poster. It is a well known fact that Cardiovascular disease (CVD), is a leading cause… Continue Reading →

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Previously in Nursing Research classes, I explored the concepts of pain and pain assessment in dementia patients. For my final Nursing Inquiry and Practice project I plan on composing a research proposal that further addresses these topics. Previous research has shown that it is significantly difficult to identify pain in the dementia population due to… Continue Reading →

The crisp, Fall air whistles through the branches of the maple tree sitting out in the parking lot of a pediatric hospital. The leaves pluck off one by one, with a now inconsistent array of color patterns that blooms vividly. Within the windows painting this picture, pediatric nurses are on the floor wondering what they … Continue reading The Morning Read: Volume 1 →

To begin, I have chosen a research proposal for my project in this course. In my previous research course, I explored the topic of education in the management of diabetes. Through each article, I was able to learn that education does have an effect on an individual’s managment of diabetes. I now want to know if … Continue reading LA #3 Background – Brittney Schutt →