Discussion: Annotated Bibliography of a Specific Health Concern MSN 6026
Discussion: Annotated Bibliography of a Specific Health Concern MSN 6026
DQ2 Annotated Bibliography of a Specific Health Concern
An annotated bibliography can be a useful tool to organize and catalog relevant sources of evidence to support a specific topic or position. For guidance on how to create an annotated bibliography, see the Resources for information that you may find helpful.
For this discussion, you will compile an annotated bibliography, which will contain a minimum of two resources that are focused on improving the outcomes for a population of your choice regarding a specific health concern.
Discussion: Annotated Bibliography of a Specific Health Concern MSN 6026The concern you choose to address could be taken from one of the readings in this unit or from the Vila Health: Health Challenges in Different Populations presentation, or you can use an appropriate relevant health concern that is of interest to you. You may wish to think ahead to the health concern and target population you plan to address in your Unit 3 assignment and use that as the basis for this discussion post.
In your initial post, address the following. Be sure to follow the requirements for initial postings found in the Faculty Expectations Message (FEM).
Briefly describe the key aspects of your chosen health concern and the population on which you are focusing.
For each of the two resources you find, provide the APA citation and write two paragraphs that address the following:
Paragraph 1:
Brief summary of the author’s credentials (why they are qualified to be a valid source) and the main points of the article or resource.
Paragraph 2:
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the information presented in the article or resource.
Discussion: Annotated Bibliography of a Specific Health Concern MSN 6026Evaluate the methods used and the way in which the information was presented.
Present a brief syntheses of the two articles in which you:
Explain the relevance of the resources to your chosen health concern and population.
Explain how the resources would help you to improve outcomes within the population for your chosen health concern.
Reflect on any other relevance or usefulness to practice.
Discussion: Annotated Bibliography of a Specific Health Concern MSN 6026Response Guidelines
In your response post, address one or more of the following. Be sure to follow the requirements for response posts found in the FEM.
Find an additional resource that is credible and relevant to the topic and objectives that your peer presented in their initial post.
Offer a 1–2 sentence summary of the content in the resource you are presenting.
Offer a 1–2 sentence explanation about how the resource you are presenting would add to those of your peer.