Assignment

Refer to chapters 10 and 16 in Kovner & Knickman (answer each question with a minimum of 100 words) Citation is needed for each question.

The current U.S. medical care field has an acute care focus. Could current structures of the field sustain a focus on chronic and preventive care? If so, how? If not, what aspects of the field would need to change in order to accommodate this changed focus?

What determines the supply of doctors and nurses? How do we know when we have too many or too few? With the global shortage of doctors, especially in less developed countries, is relying on international medical graduates an ethical solution to U.S. primary care shortages?

Refer to chapter 11in Milstead (answer each question with a minimum of 100 words)

Discuss strategies and indicators for comparing countries with different healthcare systems.  Address differences in economics, political systems, and healthcare professions. 

Discuss three reasons for conducting a comparative study of health problems. What indicators are useful in comparing two different healthcare systems?

Textbooks used:

Kovner, A. R., & Knickman, J. R. (Eds.). (2015). Health Care Delivery in the United States (11th ed.). New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Milstead, J. A. (2016). Health Policy and Politics. A Nurse’s Guide (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.

Discussion: Theory, Research, and Evidence-Based Practice

As they explore the world around them, young children often want to know the “why” and “how” of the things they observe. This is similar to what researchers do when they approach a new problem. Researchers develop new theories or build on old ones to explain the “why” of the world around them. They use models and conceptual frameworks to help explain “how” the processes and events they observe occur. Together, theories and models provide an understanding of the world and allow researchers to explore it in meaningful ways.

Virtually all research questions can benefit from the use of an existing theory or model. Researchers should consider their research questions and select the most suitable theory or model, which then serves as a foundation for the research design. The selection of a theory or model is an important part of the research process.

In this Discussion, you focus on the role of theory and models in research and evidence-based practice.

To prepare:

• Review the information in Chapter 6 of the course text. Focus on the various conceptual theories and models that are currently used in nursing research.
• Select one of the theories or models described that is of interest to you.
• Using the Walden Library, search for and identify a research article that uses the theory or model you selected.
• Reflect on how the theory or model provides structure to the research study described in the article.
• Now, think about an issue in your practice area that you would be interested in exploring through research.
• Review this week’s media presentation and consider strategies for locating and identifying a relevant theory or model for a research study.

By Day 3

Post a summary of the article that you located and explain how the theory or model that you selected was used in the research study. Assess the value of basing research on an established theory or model.

APA format 3 pages in lenght 5 references 3 from Walden U Library

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.

By Day 6

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days using one or more of the following approaches:

• Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, and evidence.
• Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.
• Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom or from your own review of the literature in the Walden Library.