PICOT Question 1: Females 18-35 years of age discharged from the hospital after child birth (p) who participate in a nurse practitioner home visit educational and assessment program (i) as opposed to non-participation in the nurse practitioner home visit educational and assessment program (c) have a decreased incidence of postpartum depression (o) within 90 days of hospital discharge.
Variables
In the PICOT question under analysis, the instances of potassium depression should be viewed as the key dependent variable that will have to be monitored in the course of the analysis. The primary independent variable, in turn, will be represented by the education and assessment program involving the active communication between a nurse and the target population. It is expected that a direct correlation between the identified variables will be located.
Outcome Changes
As the question provided above suggests, a drop in the number of instances involving the development of the potassium depression can be regarded as the primary expected outcome of the described therapy. In other words, an increase in the levels of potassium among pregnant women will be viewed as the expected effect of the specified strategy. Furthermore, a rise in awareness levels among the target population concerning the subject matter is an important outcome to be expected (Singh et al., 2017).
Impact
When considering a more general impact of the proposed approach on the quality of healthcare and the process of managing patients’ needs, one must view the active promotion of a multicultural communication strategy and the enhancement of a nurse-patient dialogue, in general, as the key effects. Indeed, the emphasis on patient education suggests that nurses develop an elaborate approach toward communicating with patients from different backgrounds (Kraschnewski et al., 2014).
Feedback
As stressed above, communication is a crucial element of the proposed intervention. Therefore, it is crucial to collect the feedback from the target population on a regular basis. Online surveys will be used as the most efficient tool for data management in terms of time and the amount of information provided. The participants will have to fill out survey forms sent to them via e-mail.
References
Kraschnewski, J. L., Chuang, C. H., Poole, E. S., Peyton, T., Blubaugh, I., Pauli, J.,… & Reddy, M. (2014). Paging “Dr. Google”: Does technology fill the gap created by the prenatal care visit structure? Qualitative focus group study with pregnant women. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 16(6), e147. Web.
Singh, A., Trumpff, C., Genkinger, J., Davis, A., Spann, M., Werner, E., & Monk, C. (2017). Micronutrient dietary intake in Latina pregnant adolescents and its association with level of depression, stress, and social support. Nutrients, 9(11), 1212. Web.