With increasing life expectancy, women spend 1/3rd of life in this phase. It is estimated that by the end of 2020 there will be 50 million post menopausal women in the USA, necessitating a substantial amount of care (Vaze, N. Joshi, S, 2010). Menopausal symptoms, though well tolerated by some women, may be particularly troublesome in others. Severe symptoms compromise overall quality of life for those experiencing them. Management should be patient-centered, tailored to the patient’s specific symptoms and risk profile. It may include hormonal and nonhormonal pharmacologic therapies and various nonpharmacologic approaches. Nurses can play a valuable role in teaching patients about management options, as well as in screening women for menopause symptoms and encouraging them to ask about treatment options.

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Please, write one paragraph response to the following Discussion by using one reference from peer-reviewed Nursing Journal not older than 5 years.

Evidence based practice plays a major role in nursing, EBN is any practice that relies on scientific evidence for guidance and decision making. Organizations with forthcoming leadership reinforce staff will boost the use of evidence based practice. Informal and formal leadership is necessary across all organizational levels and nursing roles when implementing evidence based practice (Huber, 2018). Nurse Managers can ease and support EBP work in ways like setting up unit expectations, discussing the importance of EBP, promote staff questioning, track progress and much more. Encouraging nurse to attend project work conferences will promote the use of evidence based practice. Economics do affect nursing practice