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Refinement and Final Post

Refinement and Final Post

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Shannon Olsen Professor Griffin Evidence Based Practice 5 December 2023 Refinement and Final Post Disseminating the findings on our topic was a success. My group and I worked hard to create a fake news article about a new policy regarding our topic of the importance of education regarding birthing positions. We printed out the news article and posted it at the front of the classroom as we discussed our findings with our peers. Our audience responded well to our presentation…

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Post-Community Partnership

Post-Community Partnership

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Post-Community Partnership          Working with the Portland Recovery Community Center (PRCC) was an amazing opportunity and an immensely challenging but rewarding community partnership to explore. My knowledge of substance use disorder and individuals in recovery has changed since working with the PRCC. When working with the PRCC, I sat in on support groups, substance use disorder meetings, yoga, and meditation activities, as well as helping the PRCC decorate for Halloween. While sitting through these meetings, I realized that every person…

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Child Trafficking/Final Project

Child Trafficking/Final Project

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Link to presentation: https://une1my.sharepoint.com/:p:/r/personal/lmount1_une_edu/Documents/Integrating%20Final%20Project.pptx?d=wa9b374ede44f48a5997ff8d3f55901c2&csf=1&web=1&e=f4RIIh  Excerpt: A prevalent issue in today’s society is the issue of human trafficking. This project explores the issue of trafficking, but more specifically child trafficking. Child trafficking is defined as fraud, coercion, and force used upon individuals for sexual acts and/or labor for profit. This presentation goes into detail about child trafficking statistics, vulnerable characteristics about the population, and the role of a nurse regarding this issue.

Needle Exchange

Needle Exchange

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Shannon Olsen Professor Goran  Integrating Experience III 12 October 2023 Needle Exchange  I had prior knowledge of the Needle Exchange Program (NEP) before experiencing the class discussion and presentation on the program in class this week in Integrating Experience III. I knew the program helped with removing used syringes from communities in the U.S. I also knew that the NEP helped groups of people with harm reduction in several ways. The presentation has changed my pre-existing beliefs on how big…

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Final Eportfolio Reflection

Final Eportfolio Reflection

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I have learned an immense amount of knowledge throughout completing this semester long research project and can apply this new knowledge to my future nursing career. I have learned about the history of nursing and its evolution. Learning about Florence Nightingale’s impact on nursing and how just a few changes in patient care can create a ripple effect in the future of quality nursing made me realize how important evidence-based research really is. I explored several theoretical frameworks that have…

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Final Paper

Final Paper

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For the final paper in evidence-based practice, my group decided to research the question of whether or not the use of epidurals reduces the rates of postpartum depression in pregnant women. Through researching reliable databases and scholarly articles, we gathered conducted research to reach our conclusions about epidural use and postpartum depression. From all the conducted research analyzed, it is found that pain relief is associated with a reduced risk of postpartum depression, but specifically using an epidural analgesic does…

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Appraisal and Synthesis

Appraisal and Synthesis

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            Through evidence appraisal and synthesis, I discovered many things about my topic of epidural use being associated with postpartum depression rates in pregnant women. Through my group’s research we were exploring multiple credible journal articles to try and answer the question of whether or not the use of epidural analgesic reduces or increases postpartum depression rates in pregnant women. While going through each journal article, almost all the findings of each article shows that there is not a strong/definite…

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From Inquiry Through Discovery

From Inquiry Through Discovery

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Since choosing the topic of post-partem depression regarding epidural use and obtaining peer-reviewed scholarly articles, my group has needed to revise our PICOT question. Our original question about whether or not epidural use increases or decreases post-partem depression rates in women, had no time frame in the question. My group decided to add a time frame of 1-year post-partem, what the rates would be. My group came across a few challenges while getting this far into our research assignment. Some…

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