USING THE WALDEN LIBRARY

Where can you find evidence to inform your thoughts and scholarly writing? Throughout your degree program, you will use research literature to explore ideas, guide your thinking, and gain new insights. As you search the research literature, it is important to use resources that are peer-reviewed and from scholarly journals. You may already have some favorite online resources and databases that you use or have found useful in the past. For this Discussion, you explore databases available through the Walden Library.

To Prepare:

• Review the information presented in the Learning Resources for using the Walden Library, searching the databases, and evaluating online resources.
• Begin searching for a peer-reviewed article that pertains to your practice area and interests you.

SOLUTION

Hello professor and class,

I selected a peer-reviewed article on the impacts of choices made regarding dialysis modalities on cognitive function among patients experiencing end-stage renal failure. Having been a dialysis nurse for the better part of my nursing career, I am convinced that this is a vital issue for dialysis patients. It is vital to educate patients on the different modalities available to them and……………………………….$5