Present your analysis using the critical appraisal tool and the individual evidence tool in Appendix E1 and Appendix E2. Blank forms are provided in a template for the submission.

The National Library of Medicine is the world’s largest biomedical library and a leader in research in computational health informatics. It plays a pivotal role in translating biomedical research into practice National Library of Medicine (NLM) | National Institutes of Health (NIH)).

Analyze the types of research data NLM contains. How could the data in NLM be used for research and for clinical decision-making? At what step of the clinical decision-making process it is applicable? Why not at the other ones? Is it an effective and efficient way for a specific organization? Why? Assess the obstacles in NLM data utilization for research and clinical decision-making and offer ways to overcome them. In which ways NLM database differs from MEDLINE and MedPAR databases with respect to research and clinical decision-making? Finally evaluate the reliability of NLM databases for clinical decision-making as a provider.

Discuss the most pressing health care problems you see in your community (include ethical and social justice issues), and how DNP-prepared nurses through political engagement can impact health care reform.

Participation Requirements

The student must answer the graded discussion with a substantive reply to the graded discussion question(s)/topic(s) posted by the course instructor by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Two scholarly sources references are required unless stated otherwise by your professor. 

Remember that a new discussion rubric was approved by the professors, committee members, and a majority of the students. Please review the rubric before posting to ensure a maximum of points. 

Here are the categories of the new discussion rubric:

Initial Post relevance to the topic of discussion, applicability, and insight. (20%)

Quality of Written Communication Appropriateness of audience and words choice is specific, purposeful, dynamic, and varied. Grammar, spelling, punctuation. (20%)

Inclusion of DNP essentials explored in the discussion as well as the role-specific competencies as applicable.(10%)

Rigor, currency,  and relevance of the scholarly references. (Use articles that are below 5 years). (20%)

Peer & Professor Responses. The number of responses, quality of response posts. (20%)

Timeliness of the initial post and the answers to the peers. (10%)

  theories for advanced nursing practice  

Discuss the interrelationship among theory, practice, and research.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources

Describe three barriers that have slowed down the progress of advanced practice nursing and strategies to help overcome these barriers. (Saunders, 2014)

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources