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Aspects of Pharmacotherapy

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Population diversity, cultural diversity, evidence based practice and health care disparitiesThe discussion board topics assignment will explore how population and cultural diversity affects health care. Focusing on different aspects of pharmacotherapy, you will choose an article to share and compose a brief paragraph about why this article is related to your referenced topic and advanced nursing practice.Choose an article that addresses any one of the following topics:• Describes differences in effectiveness of pharmacologic therapies in different populations (women vs. men,African American populations versus Caucasian populations for example)• Differences in how healthcare providers follow evidence based guidelines for pharmacotherapy? Does adherence to guidelines vary by the population of the patient and/or the gender/ethnicity of the provider? What does the evidence tell us?• Comparison of health outcomes and healthcare spending in the United States versus other countries (can be western or developing countries)• Prices of prescription drugs in the U.S. compared to other countries and how does it impacts healthcare?• Possible cultural/ethnic/socioeconomic barriers to medication adherence.Instructions for choosing an article to share on Blackboard1. Article can be from a scholarly journal or a reputable medical news source, such as Medscape. Do not use articles in regular press geared to laypersons. Sometimes you will see a piece about a published article in the lay press and it will reference the article or study where it obtained the information- go to the actual article!2. The article must be related to one of the listed topics of discussion.3. Post a link or pdf of the article or the abstract on your group’s discussion board- (not the main discussion board used for questions).4. Post a brief paragraph about why this article is related to your referenced topic and advanced nursing practice. (Approx. 150-300 words)5. You must post your article by the due date stated on the course schedule.6. You must cite the article referenced in APA format at the bottom of the entry (after your article posting and brief discussion paragraph).Instructions replying to an article on Blackboard1. You must reply to one article posted by a peer in your group.2. You must post by the due date stated on the course schedule.3. Your reply must be thoughtful, well presented, in complete sentences and applicable to the topic at hand (not just “I agree or disagree”). Reply should be approximately 100-250 words. Ideas include but are not limited to the following:• An alternative opinion (please provide a reference for your opinion if needed). For example, if you discuss something you read in another article that differs from thearticle on which you are commenting, cite the article for reference.• You can discuss applicable clinical interactions (positive or negative) regarding the topic that you may have seen in practice (remember HIPPA- no patient identifiers).• You may discuss how this article may apply to clinical practice of APNs.• You may discuss what you learned from the article that may inform your future practice.Blackboard Discussion Topic Rubric2 pts 1.5-1.75 pts 1 pt 0.5 ptArticle choice Article is applicable to listed discussion topic and advanced nursing practice Article is applicable to the listed discussion topic, but not relevant to advanced nursing practice Article is somewhat applicable to the listed discussion topic, , but not relevant to advanced nursing practice Article not applicable to a listed discussion topicAPA format Referenced article listed in APA formatReferenced article listed in APA format with <2 errorsReferenced article listed in APA format with multiple errorsNo APA format in reference listingParagraph statementApprox. 150-300 words Paragraph statement as to why the article is relevant to practice is well presented. Spelling and grammatically are correct.Approx. 150-300 words Paragraph statement as to why the article is relevant to practice is somewhat well presented. Spelling and grammatical errors <2.Approx. 150-300 words Paragraph statement as to relevance is unclear. Spelling and grammatical errors <3Approx.< 130 or > 400 words Paragraph statement as to why the article is relevant to practice is unclear. Multiple spelling and grammatical errors >4.Approx. <100 wordsPeer ReplyApprox. 100-250 wordsReply to an article is thoughtful, grammatically correct, related to advanced practice and includes a reference if indicated.Approx. 100-250 wordsReply to an article is thoughtful, with 1-2 grammatical errors. Reply relates to advanced practice, and includes a reference if indicated.Approx. 100-250 wordsReply to an article is not substantial, with >2 grammatical errors. Reply relates to advanced practice, but did not include a necessary reference.Approx. 100-250 wordsReply to an article not substantial with multiple grammatical errors and not related to advanced practice and/or did not include a necessary reference or<90 words
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