NSG 5003 Week 6 Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
NSG 5003 Week 6 Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
A 30-year-old female presents with amenorrhea for 6 months. Prior to this she had periods of dysmenorrhea and irregular cycles. Discuss the pathophysiology of amenorrhea and possible causes. What might the prior irregular cycles and dysmenorrhea mean in terms of the pathophysiology of the disorder?
The ability to critique and evaluate various types of research articles is fundamental to evidence-based practice and generating new research.
Select two of the attached articles – one quantitative study and one qualitative study. You will use these same articles for assignments in Weeks 3-5.
For each article, answer questions 1-5 from Box 3.3 Additional Questions for a Preliminary Review of a Study on p. 63 of Nursing Research (click the Exercise tab) NSG 5003 Week 6 Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
- Type your answers in a Microsoft® Word document using the template provided in the Class Messages.
- Include the article’s title before your answers.
Provide APA-formatted in-text citations and references for all sources. Include an APA-formatted title page.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
NSG 512 Week 1 Study Analysis Preliminary Study Review
The ability to critique and evaluate various types of research articles is fundamental to evidence-based practice and generating new research. NSG 5003 Week 6 Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
Select two of the attached articles – one quantitative study and one qualitative study. You will use these same articles for assignments in Weeks 3-5.
For each article, answer questions 1-5 from Box 3.3 Additional Questions for a Preliminary Review of a Study on p. 63 of Nursing Research (click the Exercise tab)
- Type your answers in a Microsoft® Word document using the template provided in the Class Messages.
- Include the article’s title before your answers. NSG 5003 Week 6 Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
Provide APA-formatted in-text citations and references for all sources. Include an APA-formatted title page.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
Description
Abstracts Due: Quantitative and Qualitative
An abstract is a short description or synopsis of a journal article, research, or other written material. Abstracts should be accurate, brief, clear, and include only the most essential information.
The purpose of this assignment is to become familiar with published research, research designs, and methodologies. For the assignment, you will select one quantitative research study and one qualitative research study related to the field of nursing and write an abstract of the investigation for each study. Each abstract should be between 150–250 words. You must attach the research studies to the respective abstracts. NSG 5003 Week 6 Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
Ensure the following questions are addressed in each abstract:
1. What type of research is it (quantitative, qualitative, and design)?
2. What was the research question(s) or hypothesis?
3. What is the sample, the sample size, and sample attributes?
4. What was the setting of the study?
5. What were the researcher’s findings? (Identify one.)
Description
you have been provided with three well-written articles. You will select one of the articles to read and analyze, and provide an article of your choice to include in your analysis.
To begin this discussion, read the following articles:
- Marijuana May Alleviate America’s Opioid Crisis, New Study Suggests (Links to an external site.), by Chris D’Angelo in The Huffington Post
- From victim to impassioned voice: Woman exploited as a teen fights sexual trafficking of children (Links to an external site.), by Jenifer B. McKim in The Boston Globe
- How to Protect Workers From Job-Stealing Robots (Links to an external site.), by Jason Furman in The Atlantic
Select one of the above articles and one of your own to analyze. In your initial response to the discussion, first identify the two articles you’ve chosen to analyze/discuss, and then answer the following questions.
- Who is the intended (or target) audience?
- What is the main point or argument (the thesis statement) the author makes in the article? What conclusions does the author make?
- What evidence or information from other sources is included in order to support the author’s thesis statement? Is the evidence a fact about something or a measurement of something that has actually occurred? Are specific data or measurements presented? If so, what are they?
- How convincing is the information from other sources included in the article? Why?
- What is at least one counterargument a person could make in response to the article’s thesis statement?
- Does the evidence or information used have an identified source (a specific person, organization, publication, website, journal, or book)? If authorities are cited, what credentials do they have? Do you think the sources are credible? Why or why not?