Stephens J. D, Yager, A. M, & Allen J. (2017). Smartphone technology and text messaging for weight loss in young adults (Links to an external site.): A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 32(1), 39-46.

1. Was the design experimental, quasi-experimental, or nonexperimental? What specific design was used? Was this a cause-probing study? Given the type of question (Therapy, Prognosis, etc.), was the most rigorous possible design used?
2. What type of comparison was called for in the research design? Was the comparison strategy effective in illuminating key relationships?
3. If the study involved an intervention, were the intervention and control conditions adequately described? Was blinding used, and if so, who was blinded? If not, is there a good rationale for failure to use blinding?
4. If the study was nonexperimental, why did the researcher opt not to intervene? If the study was cause-probing, which criteria for inferring causality were potentially compromised? Was a retrospective or prospective design used, and was such a design appropriate?
5. Was the study longitudinal or cross-sectional? Was the number and timing of data collection points appropriate?
6. What did the researcher do to control confounding participant characteristics, and were the procedures effective? What are the threats to the study’s internal validity? Did the design enable the researcher to draw causal inferences about the relationship between the independent variable and the outcome?
7. What are the major limitations of the design used? Were these limitations acknowledged by the researcher and taken into account in interpreting results? What can be said about the study’s external validity?

In the assigned article, you read about ovarian teratomas diagnosis. This diagnosis, although rare, can cause patients to present with psychiatric symptoms. However, if not discovered, the patient can end up in respiratory arrest and/or cardiac arrest on the psychiatric unit. Think back over your experience to a time when a misdiagnosis may have had serious consequences to a patient. Research the disease and discuss it. What are the clinical manifestations?

What are common differential diagnoses? How common is the disease? What are the potential consequences of misdiagnosis? How can misdiagnosis be prevented?

The link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Pain Management/comments/ukjm5o/dad_broke_several_ribs/ Determine if the information being shared is evidence-informed, or best practice? What are the complexions of information being shared (is the information for psycho-social support, or clinical advice)? What might a nurse’s role be moving into the future regarding providing health information online? How would you interpret this thread from the perspective of the College of Nurses of Ontario or an employer?

Paragraph one: Describe a global health concern that has impacted your community or those you care for. Paragraph two: Discuss what surveillance data could be pulled from an electronic health record (EHR) you have used or currently use in your nursing practice.

• Paragraph three: Share information from a Tweet and how it is likely to impact future collaborative trends in community health.
• Paragraph four: Compose a 280-character Tweet that describes what you would like to see as a Tweet in the next decade related to public health achievements.
• Resources: Where did you find your data?

1. Example: New HIV infection rates at all-time low worldwide #primaryprevention #collaborationiskey #WeGotThis #RNsunite www.HIV.gov

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