Compare vulnerable populations. Describe an example of one of these groups in the United States or from another country. Explain why the population is designated as "vulnerable." Include the number of individuals belonging to this group and the specific challenges or issues involved. Discuss why these populations are unable to advocate for themselves, the ethical issues that must be considered when working with these groups, and how nursing advocacy would be beneficial.

Prepare an article that could be published on GCU's Health and Wellness With Purpose blog. This article may summarize the findings of a public health research study that has been published within the last year, or you may choose to write about a specific health issue and articulate a clear health message.Exemplary submissions may be eligible for publishing on GCU's Health and Wellness With Purposeblog, so students should use audience-appropriate language and write as if for publication. This is an opportunity to gain early recognition and be featured within the public health community.Complete one of the following options:Option 1: Summarize Research FindingsPrepare an article of 500-750-words in which you accomplish the following:Describe the study's findings.Explain why the problem happened.Interpret what the study's findings mean.Provide a compelling call to action related to addressing or solving the problem.Option 2: Health Issue Summary with Health MessagePrepare an article of 500-750-words in which you accomplish the following:Provide an overview of the health issue.Describe the populations most at risk or most affected by the issue.Summarize ways to improve the health issue.Provide a clear health message to influence behavior change related to the issue.Incorporate three to five resources to support your blog post article.

For this assessment you will craft a qualitative research question based on the hospital-acquired condition you selected for the Research Problem and Purpose Statements, as well as examine qualitative methodologies and data collection strategies that would enable you to answer your research question. The length requirement will be 2 to 5 pages in length.SCORING GUIDE MUST BE FOLLOWED TO THE LETTERResources:Research QuestionsVogt, W. P., Gardner, D. C., & Haeffele, L. M. (2017). When to use what research design. New York, NY: Guilford:Part I introduction, "Research Questions and Designs," pages 9–14.This provides an introduction to research questions and research designs.Review the Vila Health: Formulating a Research Question | Transcript media piece as needed for more guidance on how to construct a research question.Qualitative MethodsBabbie, E. R. (2017). The basics of social research (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. Available from the Bookstore. Chapter 10, "Qualitative Field Research," pages 295–330.This chapter presents various qualitative field research methods and theories. This may help you to identify a methodology that will help to answer the research question you develop for the Qualitative Research Questions and Methods assessment.Bourgeault, I., Dingwall, R. & De Vries, R. (Eds.). (2010). The SAGE handbook of qualitative methods in health research. London, England: Sage.Chapter 10, "Qualitative Methods from Psychology."This chapter examines qualitative methods for health research that can help generate rich data for in-depth analysis.Qualitative Data ToolsHardy, M., & Bryman, A. (Eds.). (2004). Handbook of data analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Part V, "Analyzing Qualitative Data," just the section titled "Tools for Qualitative Data Analysis."This chapter provides an overview of potential tools and methods for analyzing data from a qualitative research study.Hotham, E. D., Ali, R. L., & White, J. M. (2016). Analysis of qualitative data from the investigation study in pregnancy of the ASSIST version 3.0 (the alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test). Midwifery, 34, 183–197.This article show an example of a research study that utilizes qualitative data collection and analysis tools.Optional – Research Designs and ToolsVogt, W. P., Gardner, D. C., & Haeffele, L. M. (2017). When to use what research design. New York, NY: Guilford.Chapter 1, "When to Use Survey Designs."Chapter 2, "When to Use Interview Designs."Chapter 3, "When to Use Experimental Designs."Chapter 4, "When to Use Naturalistic and Participant Observational Designs."Chapter 5, "When to Use Archival Designs: Literature Reviews and Secondary Data Analyses."Chapter 6, "When to Use Combined Research Designs."