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[h=2]Guidelines[/h]This paper will be the foundation for the first part of your final paper. [h=3]Choose a Practice Problem[/h] Choose a practice problem that is within the scope of advanced practice nursing and fits with the specialization of the program in which you are currently enrolled. Some examples include adherence to prescribed therapies, self-management of chronic disease, pain management, providing palliative care, health literacy, promoting health behavior, impediments in staff knowledge or organizational processes/health care delivery systems that affect patient care) and narrowing the topic further for a specific population of interest (e.g., chronic disease self-management in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes). [h=3]Components of the Paper[/h][h=4]Abstract[/h]Appears first in the paper, but should be written last. Should be an overview of the content of the paper with the same subheadings as the body of the paper (Background, Problem Statement, Significance, Summary). Often 1-2 sentences for each section of the paper will suffice. [h=4]Background[/h]Describe a nursing practice problem. Provide details about the nature of the problem and why it is a problem. Review the literature on your topic and use the literature and citations to support your statements. [h=4]Problem Statement[/h]State the problem in one or two succinct sentences (e.g., Adolescent mothers are slow to bond with their newborn infants. Lack of adherence to prescribed health regimens leads to preventable readmissions for heart failure patients; Advanced practice nurses working in pediatric primary care settings lack the skills to counsel families about childhood obesity). The problem statement should follow logically and consistently from the material in the Background Section. [h=4]Significance[/h]Provide information (and cite the sources of the information) that justifies the importance of the problem. How many people have this problem? Who is affected by this problem? What are the health and quality of life consequences of this problem? What is the cost of this problem? What would be the impact of resolving or lessening the problem? (For example, improving heart failure patients' adherence would save health care dollars, improve patients' quality of life, and increase patient morale.) [h=4] Summary and Conclusions[/h][COLOR=#2d3b45]A brief recapping of the main points of the paper. [/COLOR] It's choosing the problem that's I'm having difficulty with.

I'm having trouble choosing a topic for my research class. Below are the instructions : "Choose a practice problem that is within the scope of advanced practice nursing and fits with the specialization of the program in which you are currently enrolled. Some examples include adherence to prescribed therapies, self-management of chronic disease, pain management, providing palliative care, health literacy, promoting health behavior, impediments in staff knowledge or organizational processes/health care delivery systems that affect patient care) and narrowing the topic further for a specific population of interest (e.g., chronic disease self-management in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes). My track is leadership and management. I wanted to do something like Nurse manager's role in communication and how it affects the performance of staff. How can I narrow this down? When I asked my instructor, I was told I needed to narrow down the topic to a specific nurse knowledge deficit and a specific patient care and to focus on a specific population.