Chamberlain College of Nursing NR439: Evidence-Based Practice Reading Research Literature – Week 5 Type your answers to the following questions using complete sentences and correct grammar, spelling, and syntax. Click Save as and save the file with your last name and assignment, e.g., NR439_Reading_Research_Literature_Smith. Submit by 11:59 pm MT Sunday at the end of Week 5. The guidelines and grading rubric for this assignment may be found on the assignment page. Title: RRL Name: The following questions pertain to: Velayutham, S. G., Chandra, S. R., Bharath, S., & Shankar, R. G. (2017). Quantitative balance and gait measurement in patients with frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer diseases: A pilot study. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 39(2), 176-182. doi:10.4103/0253- 7176.203132 http://proxy.chamberlain.edu:8080/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=a9h&AN=122248443&site=eds-live&scope=site 1) What is the purpose of this research? The purpose of this research is to determine whether or not subcortical signs can act as biomarkers in early specific diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemproal dementia and also to initiate appropriate treatment to delay progression to disability from the diseases. 2) What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit. The research question for this study is: Can abnormal adverse effects to gait and balance serve as additional biomarkers in early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia? 3) Give a complete description of the research design of this study. This was a pilot study. The research design used is a cross sectional study. Eight patients in age and gender matched patients in each group were compared with normal controls. Standardizes methods of gait and balance assessment were done in all. 4) What is the population (sample) for this study?

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NR439 Clarifying Research Chamberlain College of Nursing Worksheet Clarifying Research Worksheet Name: Manpreet Kaur Date: 10/03/2020 Criteria Since the beginning of Nightingales time, research h... as been crucial to help lower the morbidity of patients. We are taught from the very beginning as nursing students the importance of providing the best and safest care for our patients. It is significant for BSN nurses to understand the basic principles of research because our patient care is backed up by research done by evidence-based practices. We need to understand why we do certain procedures a certain way and how doing these nursing practices are benefitting our patient. This course is importance because evidence-based practice is something that is constantly being evaluated as a nurse. Without the support and evidence of patient care we won’t be able to evaluate the effectiveness of our .interventions Significance of Research Use your own words to summarize: a) the need for nursing research. b) the significance for all professional nurses (BSN) to understand the basic principles of research. c) why this course is important to complete. Quantitative Resea [Show More]

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