M3.L11 – Discussion Research Nursing, health and medicine homework help
M3.L11 – Discussion Research Nursing, health and medicine homework help
Systematic Review
A cohort study assembles a group of patients and follows them over time. An example is the, in which over 20,000 nurses were identified and followed-up annually with tests and surveys for over 25 year (this study is still ongoing). These studies provide very valuable information, but are obviously very expensive and time-consuming.
Instructions:
- Review the following article – Risk Factors for Mortality in the Nurses’ Health Study: A Competing Risks Analysis.
- Answer the following questions to Determine Relevance:
- Will this information, if true, have a direct bearing on the health of my patients and is it something they will care about?
- Is this problem common to my practice?
- Will this information, if true, require me to change my current practice?
- Respond to one of your peers with a minimum of 100 words.
- Back up your arguments with reliable evidence