NURS 6003 Module 3 (Weeks 4–5): Scholarship and Nursing Practice Discussion: Using the Walden Library

Note: Unless otherwise noted, initial postings to Discussions are due on or before Day 3, and response postings are due on or before Day 6. You are required to participate in the Discussion on at least three different days (a different day for main post and each response). It is important to adhere to the weekly time frame to allow others ample time to respond to your posting. In addition, you are expected to respond to questions directed toward your own initial posting in a timely manner.

To Prepare:

• Review the information presented in the Learning Resources for using the Walden Library, searching the databases, and evaluating online resources.
• Begin searching for a peer-reviewed article that pertains to your practice area and interests you.

By Day 3 of Week 4

Post the following:

Using proper APA formatting, cite the peer-reviewed article you selected that pertains to your practice area and is of particular interest to you and identify the database that you used to search for the article. Explain any difficulties you experienced while searching for this article. Would this database be useful to your colleagues? Explain why or why not. Would you recommend this database? Explain why or why not.

By Day 6 of Week 4

Respond to at least two of your colleagues’ posts by offering suggestions/strategies for working with this database from your own experience, or offering ideas for using alternative resources.

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Using the Walden Library Example 1 

Matyas, N., Keser Aschenberger, F., Wagner, G., Teufer, B., Auer, S., Gisinger, C., Kil, M., Klerings, I., & Gartlehner, G. (2019). Continuing education for the prevention of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s-type dementia: a systematic review and overview of systematic reviews. BMJ Open, 9(7), e027719. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027719

Dementia and other cognitive impairment disorders are an area of interest to me as a nursing practitioner. I have been deeply moved by this condition’s significant impact on patients and their families while caring for older people. Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating and degenerative neurological condition that threatens patients’ cognitive and physical well-being and causes major emotional and physical distress to caregivers.

Nurses play a critical role in delivering compassionate, specialized care to Alzheimer’s patients, promoting their dignity, comfort, and quality of life while providing much-needed support and education to family members through the difficult caregiving journey. This article from PubMed has provided me with much-needed knowledge about preventing cognitive impairment, which I will apply in practice to improve results for this vulnerable demographic.

PubMed is a database with many papers from various fields of medicine, which gives it an advantage in terms of the amount of material available but can also make searching difficult for users. The key challenge is creating relevant search queries and filters to locate the relevant article. Multiple variations of the same article appear with each search, so necessary skills are required to obtain a quality article. Seeking advice from librarians and watching tutorials on utilizing search databases simplifies the search. One must also be familiar with the ever-changing features of PubMed.

My nursing colleagues and anyone interested in peer-reviewed healthcare papers would benefit greatly from the PubMed database. Because of its extensive collection of peer-reviewed publications in healthcare, this database is an excellent resource for nurses. PubMed gives healthcare practitioners quick access to up-to-date information, evidence-based practice, and the most recent breakthroughs in healthcare, allowing them to keep up with quickly changing medical knowledge. Nurses can also use PubMed to conduct literature reviews in research to improve patient care through well-informed clinical decisions.

I would strongly suggest PubMed to healthcare practitioners. The database contains a large and diversified collection of peer-reviewed publications spanning many medical specialties, particularly nursing, making it an excellent resource for staying up to date on the newest developments in healthcare. PubMed’s user-friendly design and advanced search features allow users to personalize their searches to specific research interests, ensuring they find relevant, high-qu