As change agents, Doctors of Nursing Practice identify clinical problems within
As change agents, Doctors of Nursing Practice identify clinical problems within the context of a population of interest. Your clinical problem of interest and identified population may lead to your establishing a program of research over the course of your career.
Your clinical problem could be a disorder or condition (e.g., HIV/AIDS, hypertension, depression, chronic illness, adolescent pregnancy) or a psychosocial or physiological characteristic (e.g., social support, health related quality of life, resilience, family communication patterns, mother-infant attachment, self-esteem).
Your target population could be a cultural group (e.g., Hispanic elders, African American women), a diverse group (e.g., urban/rural Cuban Americans, low income women), or a vulnerable group (e.g., incarcerated adolescents, sex workers, IV drug abusers, severely mentally ill adults).
Identify a nursing scholar within your specialty area and identify their clinical topic/problem of interest and population of interest. (Use references). they have identified relative to the problem.
Identify the conceptual framework or theory that has guided the nursing scholar’s research of this clinical problem and evaluate the relevance of the theory in their work.
Identify your own clinical problem and population of interest with discussion of the significance of this problem. (Use references).
Identify a conceptual framework or theory that you believe would guide your research of this clinical problem and evaluate the relevance of this theory for your work. (Use references).
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