You are the registered nurse performing a health assessment on a newborn infant. From the functional health pattern portion of the assessment, you learn the mother is reluctant to breastfeed her baby. How do you respond? Explain the approach you will take to ensure adequate nutrition for the newborn, with or without breastfeeding. Provide rationale for your answer.

Resource: Ch. 3 and Ch. 4 of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Post a 260- to 350-word response to the following questions
Do public funded health care programs overrule cultural differences for the sake of the providing a standard level of care? Defend your answer.
How do cultural differences and language barriers like the ones demonstrated with the Lee family have an impact on health care compliance?
Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.

One important application of epidemiology is to identify factors that could increase the likelihood of a certain health problem occurring within a specific population. Epidemiologists use measures of effect to examine the association or linkage in the relationship between risk factors and emergence of disease or ill health. For instance, they may use measures of effect to better understand the relationships between poverty and lead poisoning in children, smoking and heart disease, or low birth weight and future motor skills.
What is the significance of measures of effect for nursing practice? In this Discussion, you will consider this pivotal question.
To prepare:
With the Learning Resources in mind, consider how measures of effect strengthen and support nursing practice.
What would be the risk of not using measures of effect in nursing practice?
Conduct additional research in the Walden Library and other credible resources and locate two examples in the scholarly literature that support your insights.
By tomorrow 04/11/2018 3pm, write a minimum of 550 words in APA format with at least 3 scholarly references from the list of required readings below. Include the level one headings as numbered below”
Post a cohesive scholarly response that addresses the following:
Analyze how measures of effect strengthen and support nursing practice. PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO SPECIFICS EXAMPLES from the literature to substantiate your insights.
Assess dangers of not using measures of effect in nursing practice.
Required Readings
Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2014). Epidemiology for public health practice (5th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones &smp; Bartlett.
Review Chapter 3, “Measures of Morbidity and Mortality Used in Epidemiology”
Chapter 9, “Measures of Effect”
Chapter 9 extends the discussion that began with Chapter 6 (which looked at ecologic, cross-sectional, and case-control study designs) by introducing additional measures that are useful in evaluating the potential implications of an exposure-disease association.
Tripepi, G. Jager, K. J., Dekker, F. W. & Zoccali, C. (2010). Measures of effect in epidemiological research. Nephron Clinical Practice, 115(2), c91–c93.
As noted by the authors of this article (2010), “Measuring the strength of observed associations between a given risk factor (e.g., blood pressure) and a given outcome (e.g., stroke) is an important goal in epidemiological and clinical research” (p. c91). This article provides an accessible overview of the terminology and various methods used to measure associations in research.
Optional Resources
Krethong, P., Jirapaet, V., Jitpanya, C., & Sloan, R. (2008). A causal model of health-related quality of life in Thai patients with heart-failure. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 40(3), 254–260.

Write 3–5 pages in which you discuss how a current information system used in the delivery of patient care contributes to improved patient outcomes.
In using information system technology, nurses are able to track and measure data to improve patient outcomes.
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By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Describe the importance of effective scholarship and evidence-based information to advance the profession of nursing.
Describe how an information system used in nursing contributes to evidence-based nursing practices.
Competency 2: Identify strategies and best practices for using informatics in nursing and health care.
Describe how a nurse researcher uses information technology to define patient safety within the context of outcomes.
Competency 3: Explain the use of information management tools and technologies to monitor and improve health care delivery and patient outcomes.
Describe how nurse leaders and nurse informaticists use technology and evidence-based practice to contribute to improved patient outcomes.
Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with the expectations of a nursing professional.
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.