Phase 1-Planning (Due by WEEK 4):Phase 1 is the planning stage of a research project; students are to prepare a 4-5 page paper identifying a specific topic that you would like to investigates and rela

Running Head: RESEARCH TOPIC 1

Lilisbet Alonso

Florida National University

Nursing Research

Prof: Claudia Davis PhD, RN-BC

May 12, 2020

RESEARCH TOPIC

Family nurse practitioners are much more interested in improving the general quality of nursing care and services delivery to the patients. I believe that family nursing practitioner profession is very vital in improving the quality of care by serving a very unique function in the medical care system. This is through the development of lasting relationships with patients and viewing the success of patients within the greater family and community framework.

My research topic of interest is Obesity and Weight Management Programs. The reason why I choose doing this research is due to the day by day increasing mortality rates and considerable morbidity that are linked with obesity due to the impact that it has on other conditions such as type 2 diabetes, reproductive diseases, cancer as well as gastrointestinal diseases. (Tappen, 2016). Obese individuals face a incessant, enduring struggle. This makes obesity to be one of the most prevalent diet-related health problems globally and more so in the United States. It places a significant burden on healthcare systems. There is, therefore, the importance of research to better understand the problem and how it can be maintained.

According to Lean, et al., (2018) there was a projection by the government that by the turn of 21st century, less than of 20% of adults aged 20 years and above and no more than 15% of adolescents aged 12 and above should not be overweight. This goal has not been achieved; rather, the United States is moving father rather than closer to the goal. The prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to rise and not falling.

References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXvoKE6_wQo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw8HPXJP1VA

Lean, M. E., Astrup, A., & Roberts, S. B. (2018). Making progress on the global crisis of obesity and weight management. bmj, 361, k2538.

Tappen, R. M. (2016). Advanced nursing research: From theory to practice. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. Retrieved from: https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=DnyUCgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR1&dq=Tappen,+R.M.+(2015).+Nursing+Research.+Advanced+Nursing+Research:+From+Theory+to+Practice.+(2nd+ed.).+Jones+%26+Bartlett+Learning.&ots=NMrFQlcuEw&sig=BcD9_wBWYoJnfY9u6duh8Qvt5TE&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false