RESEARCH CRITIQUES AND PICOT STATEMENT FINAL DRAFTNursing Practice Problem Obesity among the adolescents in the contemporary healthcare setting have turned out to be one of the prominent issues. The number of individuals suffering from obesity in United States have reached an alarming number. Consequently, an increasing number of the individuals are being surgically treated in order to lose excessive weight. In the recent times, the role of nurses have significantly evolved and they are endowed with greater responsibilities. It has become essential for the nurses to comprehend the adverse health effects of obesity on the health of the patients, the special needs of obese patients, perioperative care requirements as well as considerable comorbidities. Furthermore, it is highly imperative for the nurses to precisely evaluate the needs and dynamics patients undergoing weightless surgery to present adequate as well as safe nursing interventions at the time of perioperative sequence of care. Obesity is the second leading cause of mortality in United States. Nearly 65, percent of the people in United States are obese. Obesity if not treated can lead to several health issues and even deaths. Hence, it is a major health issue in the country that needs to be address on immediate basis to avoid further health issues and mortalities. To this end, the nurses ought to identify the issues faced by obese individuals. This is important particularly because the perioperative nurses act as the primary members of the multidisciplinary team involved in perioperative as well as post-operative treatments of overweight patients. The chief aim of this research study is to determine whether the overweight teenager undergoing weight loss surgery receive better care prior and after the operation when the nurse is the chief member of the healthcare team. The ultimate goal of this paper is to analyze the crucial goals of nurses in presenting perioperative as well as postoperative nursing care to the patients undergoing bariatric surgery.2
