NSG 456 Week 1 Research Assessment

The natural condition known as menopause affects all women as they get older. When there is no longer a monthly egg release from the ovaries, you are in menopause. It usually occurs after the age of 40, but surgery (hysterectomy) or damage to the ovaries (chemotherapy or radiation therapy) can cause it earlier. Menopause is not a pathological condition or a disease. (Matter, 2019) It is a natural stage in a woman’s life.

NSG 456 Week 1 Research Assessment

I would like to focus on the research topic of menopause because it affects more than half of the patients we treat in the hospital and, despite its broad scope, I believe it is rarely addressed. This is also of interest to me because it is a problem I’m dealing with right now (Grove et al., 2014).

Research Issue: There are numerous issues one could investigate that are connected with menopause. The lack of information regarding whether hormone replacement therapy is safe for women is the research issue on which I would like to concentrate. While this, as well, is exceptionally wide, ladies don’t have a reasonable comprehension of chemical substitution treatment and can’t find clear solutions from their medical care suppliers.

NSG 456 Week 1 Research Assessment

How is it that our healthcare providers continue to convey contradictory information regarding hormone replacement therapy in the year 2021? In order to assist and empower women to make good choices when deciding whether to begin hormone replacement therapy, which type, whether synthetic or bio-identical and for how long they should be on this therapy, healthcare providers need to educate themselves on hormone replacement and women’s health (Aschwanden, 2020).

Research Question: Is it safe for peri-menopausal women to begin taking hormone replacement therapy to alleviate menopausal symptoms? The patient is a perimenopausal woman, according to this research question. The treatment involves taking hormone replacement therapy to alleviate menopausal symptoms. The comparison is made between taking hormone replacement therapy and doing nothing at all. The result is happy menopausal women with fewer or no symptoms of menopause. (Grove et al.,) This is an illustration of an experimental study design. 2014).

Reference:

Aschwanden, C. (2020, March 1). Hormone therapy now seen as safe – and helpful – as a short-term treatment for most women in the throes of menopause. Washington Post.

https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A615853090/GIC?u=uphoenix&sid=GIC&xid=a469436f

Grove, S. K., Gray, J. R., & Burns, N. (2014). Understanding nursing research (6th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences.

Mattern, S. (2019, September 14). What if We Didn’t Dread Menopause? International New York Times.

https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A599354271/GIC?u=uphoenix&sid=GIC&xid=62f55add