South University Week 1 Elderly Population & Fall Prevention Discussion You must write a clearly measurable research question. Discussion Question Formul
South University Week 1 Elderly Population & Fall Prevention Discussion You must write a clearly measurable research question.
Discussion Question
Formulating the Research Question, Problem Statement, Research Purpose
In the Week 1 discussion forum you had an opportunity to present a potential problem and an innovative solution specific to your role specialization. In addition, you have reviewed the literature to identify qualitative and quantitative research articles and submitted annotated bibliographies to provide evidence supporting the problem.
Considering the feedback provided to you by the faculty member it is now time to prepare your problem statement, research purpose, and research question.
First share your refined problem and proposed solution (given your review of literature this may have changed depending on the evidence you were able to provide). Next, follow the steps to help define your research question.
Craft the problem statement and research purpose.
Design your research question aimed at solving (a part of) the problem and include the following components which will focus the literature review.
PICOT Question:
Patient, Population or Problem
What are the characteristics of the patient or population?
What is the condition or disease you are interested in?
Intervention or exposure
What do you want to do with this patient (e.g. treat, diagnose, observe)?
Comparison
What is the alternative to the intervention (e.g. placebo, different drug, surgery)?
Outcome
What are the relevant outcomes (e.g. morbidity, death, complications)?
Ensure that the research question is answerable, feasible and clinically relevant
The next step in Submissions Area will be to develop a research hypothesis from the research question.
Discussion Question
Begin your discussion by sharing your problem statement and research question. Next, discuss your sampling plan. In addition, discuss your research design. Consider the following as you craft your response.
Sampling
How will the sample be selected?
What type of sampling method is used? Is it appropriate to the design?
Does the sample reflect the population as identified in the problem or purpose statement?
Is the sample size appropriate? Why or why not?
To what population may the findings be generalized? What are the limitations in generalizability?
Research design
What type of design will be used?
Does the design seem to flow from the proposed research problem, theoretical framework, literature review, and hypothesis? Fall Prevention among Older Adults
As an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP), my focus is to treat people from
adolescent ages, through their adulthood and also into their advanced ages and geriatrics. Falls
among adults are among the leading causes of visits to emergency departments; they are a
common and serious health issue that leads to devastating consequences. The most at-risk
patients are the elderly population, given that they are the most vulnerable, preventive measures
should be applied so as to have a significant effect on public health (King et al, 2016). This is of
specific interest to me since I am passionate about the wellbeing of the elderly and their proper
advancement into old age, also, as an AGNP, I have a crucial role in the screening process of
older adults patients for falls risks, and the application of a plan of action for these patients.
As people age, the probability of them acquiring medical issues increases; this also leads
to an increase fall risk. Among the adult client, falls are associated with disability and morbidity,
given that they are a common event for elder adults hospitalized in ICUs. They lead to negative
outcomes for both the medical facility and patients (King et al, 2016). AGNPs are involve in
direct care of adult patients and also for meeting hospital goals concerning the prevention of
falls. Falls should not only be viewed as risk factors for fractures, but also factors that may lead
to irreversible social, psychological, and health consequences that also have significant economic
effects.
With aging, there occur several changes in gait; these include a reduction in step length,
strength of lower limbs, and gait speed, and a steady base. Such changes become more noticeable
when older adults ambulating on irregular surface areas. Interactions among short-term or longterm pre-existing conditions and precipitation factors in the environment usually lead to falls
(Cangany et al, 2015). It is important that falls are prevented through evidence-based
interventions; these can either be single or multicomponent. My library search strategies
involved intense research on falls and their prevention strategies.
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