Peer Response

Peer Post 1

Hello colleague,

As a nurse leader, I acknowledge your emphasis on the purpose, which is to reduce anxiety through meditation rather than medication. Your plan is well-defined and involves mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), including relaxation techniques to minimize rumination, lessen neuropsychological symptoms, overcome depression, and rebalance emotions and cognitive processes. According to Guilietti et al. (2023), meditation or mindfulness activities can reduce stress and increase attitude, eminence of life, and overall socio-emotional and mental stability. Further, mindfulness-based therapies for the outset of Alzheimer's disease are advised. As a nurse leader, the first phase in the nursing process is planning, which involves identifying the problem and setting goals. Therefore, planning must be focused on clinical contexts.

Your study on Alzheimer's patients who did not receive mindfulness-based therapies provides valuable insights. I also like how you expanded on the study to show how patients who received mindfulness-based interventions saw overall improvements in their mood and quality of life, demonstrating the value of medication, relaxation techniques, and alternative therapies in lowering anxiety and depression in affected roles with Alzheimer's disease at an early stage. In fact, after receiving Mindfulness-based intervention training, the patient's quality of life, spiritual well-being, and everyday cognition all increased while their symptoms of depression and neuropsychiatry decreased (Giulietti et al., 2023). From a leadership standpoint, it is essential to guarantee that the procedures for gathering data are sound and that the outcomes are methodically examined to get reliable conclusions.

Given the nature of inpatient, what do you anticipate are hurdles to adopting MBI, and how would they be overcome?

Peer post 2

Hello colleague,

As a nurse leader, I appreciate your careful selection of Acupuncture as your chosen non-conventional modality for managing chronic back pain. Your plan phase in the PDSA model is well-defined and involves identifying the problem, setting goals, and devising a strategy for implementation. Indeed, Acupuncture is effective in treating chronic musculoskeletal, migraines, and osteoarthritis pain (Vickers et al., 2018). I also acknowledge your well-evaluated treatment, which included weekly acupuncture sessions over a month. However, as a nurse leader, I recommend a multidisciplinary approach such that, instead of working it alone, you can include specialists to comprehend your care plan. What influenced the decision to use Acupuncture for three months? Was there any specific research or standards that influenced this decision?

Your careful evaluation of the outcomes of acupuncture treatment is crucial. Indeed, Acupuncture can effectively relieve pain and improve function in people suffering from persistent lower back pain, outperforming other treatments. In a study, acupuncture-like therapies greatly improved function in those with chronic lower back pain (Cherkin et al., 2009). However, as a nurse leader, it will be more convenient to mention the method you used to monitor and evaluate the outcomes of the acupuncture treatment. I also appreciate you for sharing your experience with treatment, which, as you pointed out, aligned with the findings in that after several weeks of consistent treatment, you experienced gradual pain relief.

References

Cherkin, D. C., Sherman, K. J., Avins, A. L., Erro, J. H., Ichikawa, L., Barlow, W. E., Delaney, K., Hawkes, R., Hamilton, L., Pressman, A., Khalsa, P. S., & Deyo, R. A. (2009). A Randomized Trial Comparing Acupuncture, Simulated Acupuncture, and Usual Care for Chronic Low Back Pain. Archives of Internal Medicine, 169(9), 858. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.65