Evaluation Of A Cross Sectional Correlational Study On Chronic Hepatitis C Patients And The Growth Through Uncertainty Scale

Acknowledging how the patient perceives illness and health, helps in understanding the beliefs and how they relate with preventing

The results from this study formed three themes which included anticipatory fear for suffering of others, feeling unconnected or connected, and learning from others. (Schellenkens & Jansen, 2015, pg. 1815-1818). What was discovered was that the participants went through a stage where they feared facing other clients dealing with the same disease before the study began. Throughout the study, the participants felt more connected with and supported by other which resulted in learning from each other

In my vulnerable population paper I referenced the HIV population and the struggles they go through. It is my experience that has shown me that al lot of times it is difficult to get the patient to open up and convers about what they are feeling about this horrible diagnosis. Some of them like my aunt have dealt with it for so long that it becomes easy for them to mask how they feel. I would like to suggest out of sense of resilience they have learned to suppress their

Planning a nursing study is a daunting task to undertake. Several factors that need consideration when designing a study. According to Polit & Beck researchers want their findings to be valid, reliable and trustworthy (2012). When researching a topic one must critique the research to be sure the study is appropriate.

* Select a literature search topic relevant to your practice. The topic must be sufficiently delineated in scope without being trivial. You will revisit this article in the Week Five presentation. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

Over the course of the semester, we have discussed the complex relationship between biological, psychological, and social factors in relation to psychological disorders. For this paper, I will be discussing how psychological and social (psychosocial) interventions can positively affect AIDS and cancer. Typically, psychological and social factors influence your health in two ways, which include: “affecting the basic biological processes that lead to illness and disease” and “long-standing behavior patterns may put people at risk to develop certain physical disorders (Durand 277).” The first disease that I will be discussing is AIDS, which is the final stage of HIV. In our book, the authors discuss the overall effects of psychosocial interventions

I will methodically analyze all parts of the study to assess the validity of the article, by contrasting and comparing the information provided, with previous literature. I will try to make sure that recommendations provided by the authors are congruous with nursing practice and beneficial to the advancement of it. I will as much as possible provide in depth detail of previous studies on the same topic that either support or contradict the analysis provided by this study and its authors.

Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice shares with us that “ Physiological measures are measurement methods used to quantify the level of functioning of living beings. The precision, accuracy and error of physiological and biochemical measures tend not to be reported or are minimally covered in published studies” (Grove, Gray, & Burns, 2015, p. 292). Also our text shares with us that, “ Accuracy is comparable to validity in what it addresses the extent to which the instrument measures what it is supposed to measure in a study” (Grove, Gray, & Burns, 2015, p. 292). Precision “ is the degree of consistency or reproducibility of measurements made with physiological instruments” (Grove, Gray, & Burns, 2015, p. 292). Finally Error, “ in physiological measures can be grouped into the following five categories: environment, user, subject, equipment and interpretation” (Grove, Gray, & Burns, 2015, p. 293). They go on to share with us that “ researchers need to report the protocols followed or steps taken to prevent errors in their physiological and biochemical measures in their published studies” (Grove, Gray, & Burns, 2015, p.

The application of theories into nursing practice has profound advantages for nurses as well as the profession as a whole. Many of today’s evidence-based practice and nursing concepts and fundamentals are stemmed from nursing theories that were developed by many nurse scholars and researchers. A wide range of nursing theories have been used throughout the history of the profession as the basis of professional nursing practice and it helps nurses perform superior care for their patients and better serve the community by incorporating evidence-based practice which has been tested and validated in studies. By acknowledging the importance of these frameworks and their use in clinical practice, nurses are given the opportunity to fine-tune their nursing judgment and decision-making skills. Furthermore, nurses are empowered to apply these theories into their daily practice as it helps them build new knowledge and ensures that their nursing interventions are supported by research. To demonstrate how nursing theories impact evidence-based practice, this paper will discuss two research articles in which Mishel’s uncertainty in illness theory has been used as the basis for the study. It will then be followed by a brief analysis of the utility of this framework within daily nursing practice as well as my personal thoughts regarding Mishel’s uncertainty theory. One research article by Almgren, Lennerling, Lundmark, and Forsberg (2017) utilized Mishel’s theory in a study to

Public health is composed of a variety of networks seeking to achieve the overarching goal of promoting health and preventing disease in communities. This task may seem easy to attain, but unfortunately there are a host of social, psychological, environmental, and economic factors that affect healthcare. Overall support and networks are important elements when assessing access to healthcare. Humans are communal creatures and psychosocial factors like social status, social affiliations and stress need to be addressed when determining health problems in society. In the Health Problem and Organizational Study, I described how taking antiretroviral medication relies heavily on simple factors like social support from family members and friends.

There are three authors for this quantitative research study. Martin Knoll is the HTW of Saarland, Clinical Nursing Research and Evaluation, Saarbruecken, Germany. Christine Lautenschlaeger, Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Medical Informatics, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany is the second author. And last, Marianne

As a nursing student, my understanding of different illnesses is often challenged in both clinical practice and class. Very rarely, is my ability to interpret the illness experience from the patient’s point of view questioned. I tend to overlook the uneasiness and the stress the patient may be experiencing, as I as more fixated on providing the appropriate care for the patient. Uncertainty is a prevailing theme amongst not only the patient but their families as well, when dealing with an illness. Mishel’s Uncertainty in Illness Theory can help explore the uncertainties of the illness experience. Relating one of my own clinical experiences to the theory, provides the element of self-reflection which can ultimately help me analyze my actions.

The study conducted by Peter A. Vanable et al. [192] examined the impact of stigma-related experiences with a broad spectrum of health seeking behavior among HIV positive men and women. The study findings confirmed that stigma is correlated with psychological adjustment and medication adherence difficulties. These experiences are more frequently among people who disclose their HIV positive status to a broad range of social networks. In some cases there were incidents of increased number of receiving psychiatric care due to the stigma associated with the illness. Some of the PLHIV who missed the regular appointments to ART centers more likely reported stigma related

Nursing theory is the backbone of nursing. It is very important in the application of evidence-based practice (EBP). The functions of a theory are to narrow and provide specific information for the analysis of initially confusing behaviors, situations, and events (Fawcett & Madeya 2013). Moreover, nursing theory helps to improve not only the quality of care that we are providing to our patients but, they also help us make better clinical decisions. As a matter of fact, nursing theory gives the nurse a framework for organizing and analyzing information as well as a base for identifying with their patients throughout the nurse-patient relationship (Schick, 2015). I am very much interested in all the theories. The one that I relate to the most is Hildegard Peplau’s theory. It is a middle range theory that focuses on interpersonal relations. This theory teaches us about how to interact with our patients so that they feel more in control of their treatment. In this paper, I will be talking about the importance of nursing, the summary of Peplau's theory, and how as future nurse practitioners, we can apply it.

Many individuals are afraid to get tested for HIV and are afraid of the stigma associated with HIV when disclosing their status to partners. They are often subject to their own psychological and other social stress which often hinders appropriate management of the infection. This is not always without reason as disclosure of an HIV status can lead to exclusion from ones family, friend-circle or dismissal from the workplace. However disclose to a family member, partner or friend can provide psychological and later physical support. Also the fear of individuals they love finding out that they are HIV positive may lead to anxiety or isolation. Non-disclosure can often affect healthcare and management of the persons’ disease as the fear of dependents finding out will require the individual to hide taking the medication and use personal funds to pay for treatment to avoid the medical insurance company from informing co-dependants (Alonzo & Renolds 1995).