Week 1 Discussion Question:
Why is a literature review an important part of the planning phase? What impact should the literature have on current research? Your initial posting should be 250 to 350 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be between 150 and 200 words in length. To properly “thread” your discussion posting, please click on REPLY.
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Week 1 Assignment
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
- Length: 8-10 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
- Structure:
- Title slide: 1 slide
- Reflect upon a patient care encounter from personal practice in which principles from Barbara Carper’s theory of “Ways of Knowing” were used: 1 slide
- Illustrate how each fundamental pattern for nursing knowledge contributed to the care of this patient: 2 slides.
- Select a particular area of nursing that is of interest to you: 1 slide.
- Elaborate on the specifics of nursing research in relation to this area: 1 slide.
- Discuss what can be accomplished by researching your proposed area of interest: 1 slide.
- Discuss why you believe researching this area of interest will be valuable: 1 slide.
- Include an explanation of the following questions in your response: 1-3 slides.
- Discuss the role nursing research plays in the development of applied medicine.
- Discuss the best methods for conducting such research.
- Discuss how you will determine whether a topic qualifies as being research worthy.
- Discuss criteria that will make a topic acceptable for conducting research.
- References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.
- Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document
- File Name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module1.pptx”)
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Week 2 Discussion Question
Discussion Question:
How are theory and research connected? Provide one example of how theory supports research or how research supports theory from the nursing literature.
Your initial posting should be 250 to 350 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be between 150 and 200 words in length. To properly “thread” your discussion posting, please click on REPLY.
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Week 2 Assignment
Assignment Description:
Complete a concept analysis on one of the following topics. Utilize the Overcoming concept analysis as an example. This part of the assignment should be at least 1000 words and contain the following parts: Introduction, Definition and Uses of the Concept, Defining Attributes, Antecedents, Consequences, Model Case, Borderline Case, Contrary Case, and Implications for Nursing Practice. Your chosen defining attributes should be clearly identified in each of the three cases.
- Hope
- Caring
- Trust
- Teamwork
Appraise ways in which your nursing practice (patient care, education, research, administration, etc.) has been influenced by nursing (or borrowed) theory.
The assignment should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length and contain at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook and provided material. Please submit your assignment in one APA formatted document.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
- Length: 1500 – 1750 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
- Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment.
- References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least two (2) scholarly sources to support your claims.
- Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).
- File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the assignment number (for example, “RHall Assignment 1.docx”)
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Week 3 Discussion Question
Discussion Question:
How has history defined and shaped modern ethics in nursing research? What are some additional issues or personal examples you can think of that can further our understanding of ethics in research? Explain.
Your initial posting should be 250 to 350 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be between 150 and 200 words in length. To properly “thread” your discussion posting, please click on REPLY.
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Week 3 Assignment
Assignment Description:
Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes for each slide that addresses each of the following points/questions.
No audio recording is required. Be sure to completely answer all the questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end.
Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations by going to the Writing and Resource center, Module 3: Assignments, Microsoft, and utilize the Microsoft Overview and the Creating a Quality PowerPoint video.
Visit the Center for Disease Control Emerging Infectious Disease website. Choose one journal, article, or case study and explain the type of research design that was used in this study.
Summarize your source and include an explanation of the following questions in your response:
- Is it evident that primary, secondary, or meta-analysis was used?
• What role did surveys play, if any? Explain.
• Were there any flaws or discrepancies in the data? Why or why not?
Locate two journal articles, one that uses descriptive epidemiology, and the other that uses analytic epidemiology.
- Summarize each article and compare and contrast the research designs (2 slides).
Review this site: https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/education-and-outreach/about-research-participation/protecting-research-volunteers/index.html then write a summary of recommendations on Protecting Research Participants (2-3 slides).
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
- Length: 15-17 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
- Structure:
- Title: 1 slide
- Articles chosen: at least 1 slide
- Objectives: at least 2 slides
- Summarize sources: at least 2 slides
- Recommendations: at least 2 slides
- Evidence, role, flaws, etc.: at least 3 slides
- Compare and contrast: at least 2 slides
- Conclusion: at least 1 slide
- References: at least 1 slide
- References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.
- Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document and a Word document (.pptx) and (.doc or .docx) or Open Office Impress.
- File Name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module1.pptx”)
Refer to PowerPoint Rubric
Week 4 Discussion Question
Discussion Question:
What are some issues to consider when using face validity? What are some potential pitfalls to avoid, and how would you avoid hem? Give a couple examples.
Your initial posting should be 250 to 350 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be between 150 and 200 words in length. To properly “thread” your discussion posting, please click on REPLY.
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Week 4 Assignment
Assignment Description:
Visit the PRIME nursing website and review the case study titled “Stress Management for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis”
Summarize the article and respond to the following questions:
- What sampling technique was used in this study?
• What concerns might you have about reliability and validity in this study, why? Explain.
• Were there any flaws or discrepancies in the study? Why or why not?
Locate a qualitative study. Provide a summary of the study and its findings. Focus on elements of trustworthiness, addressing all four components—credibility, transferability, dependability, confirmability—do you think that the authors established trustworthiness? Why or why not? Provide suggestions for improvement.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
- Length: 1500 – 1750 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
- Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment.
- References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least two (2) scholarly sources to support your claims.
- Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).
- File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the assignment number (for example, “RHall Assignment 1.docx”)
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Week 5 Discussion Question
Discussion Question:
In your opinion, is it possible to perform a truly and totally pure structured interview? For example, how can you negotiate a participant that tends to add more than the question requires? Explain.
Your initial posting should be 250 to 350 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be between 150 and 200 words in length. To properly “thread” your discussion posting, please click on REPLY.
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Week 5 Assignment
Assignment Description:
Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes for each slide that addresses each of the following points/questions.
No audio recording is required. Be sure to completely answer all the questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations through-hut your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations by going to the Writing and Resource center, Module 3: Assignments, Microsoft, and utilize the Microsoft Overview and the Creating a Quality PowerPoint video.
Provide three example questions, one for each category that can be defined as a structured, semi-structured, and unstructured interview question. Provide a short justification for each choice.
- What are some issues you are likely to encounter with a study that focuses on childhood disease and illness? For example, what ethical and legal issues must you consider, and how can you cope with such issues as retention?
Describe three techniques, methods, or recommendations you can use to promote retention in a study. Include any additional personal examples of promoting retention you can lend that might not already be in the course materials.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
- Length: 15-17 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
- Structure:
- Title: 1 slide
- Objectives: at least 2 slides
- Example questions: at least 3 slides
- Justification: at least 3 slides
- Techniques, methods, or recommendations: at least 3 slides
- Conclusion: at least 2 slides
- References: at least 1 slide
- References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.
- Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document and a Word document (.pptx) and (.doc or .docx) or Open Office Impress.
- File Name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module1.pptx”)
Refer to PowerPoint Rubric
Week 6 Discussion Question
Discussion Question:
Discuss the focus of ethnographic analysis. How do you plan to account for such issues as bias, subjectivity, and objectivity in order to provide a quality and ethical ethnographic analysis? Give a few examples.
Your initial posting should be 250 to 350 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be between 150 and 200 words in length. To properly “thread” your discussion posting, please click on REPLY.
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Week 6 Assignment
Assignment Description:
Locate a nursing study that examines the effects of an intervention. Provide a summary of the study, focusing primarily on the intervention.
- Was the development and implementation of the intervention described in detail?
• Based on a theoretical framework?
• Did the design of the study promote investigation of the effects of the study—for example, was there comparison of experimental and control groups?
• Were there variables that could have impacted the findings that were not part of the intervention?
• Was there evidence of efforts to monitor the safety of participants?
• Are there any ways that the study could have been improved?
Locate a nursing study that utilizes some aspect of the internet (for instance, for recruitment, delivery of an intervention, or completing online assessments.
- What challenges did the researchers face, and how were these challenges overcome (or not)?
• How could future research efforts be improved?
Using your computer’s office tools, develop a pie, bar, or plot chart to represent the following population estimates:
| Population | Percentage |
| European American | 20 |
| African American | 30 |
| Native American | 20 |
| Hispanic American | 30 |
The assignment should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length and contain at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook and provided material. Please submit your assignment in one APA formatted document.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
- Length: 1500 – 1750 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
- Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment.
- References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least two (2) scholarly sources to support your claims.
- Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).
- File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the assignment number (for example, “RHall Assignment 1.docx”)
Refer to Essay Rubric
Week 7 Discussion Question
Discussion Question:
Argue the pros and cons of evidence-based practice (EBP). Why would a focus on EBP be good for the discipline of nursing? How can barriers to the use of EBP be overcome?
Your initial posting should be 250 to 350 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be between 150 and 200 words in length. To properly “thread” your discussion posting, please click on REPLY.
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Week 7 Assignment
Assignment Description:
Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes for each slide that addresses each of the following points/questions.
No audio recording is required. Be sure to completely answer all the questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations by going to the Writing and Resource center, Module 3: Assignments, Microsoft, and utilize the Microsoft Overview and the Creating a Quality PowerPoint video.
Explore the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) website.
Review their publication Bringing Science to Life: NINR Strategic Plan (2011, p. 7) to identify the current priorities for nursing research.
- Do you agree with the priorities or would you recommend addition or elimination of some of the priorities?
• What effect do the nursing research priorities have on nursing researchers?
• What criteria must be met in order to consider a practice, evidence-based? Provide examples.
• Explain the role quality plays in evidence-based practice?
Based on the information you’ve learned to this point, write a research proposal that relates to a chosen research topic.
Include the following information in your proposal:
- Hypothesis
- Theory
- Design model
- Method(s)
- Anticipated results
- Potential Dissemination Avenues
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
- Length: 15-17 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
- Structure:
- Title: 1 slide
- NINR Strategic Plan questions: at least 5 slides
- Proposal details: at least 6 slides
- Conclusion: at least 2 slides
- References: at least 1 slide
- References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.
- Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document and a Word document (.pptx) and (.doc or .docx) or Open Office Impress.
- File Name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module1.pptx”)
Refer to PowerPoint Rubric
Week 8 Discussion Question
Discussion Question:
Visit an Internet resource devoted to evidence-based practice (Cochrane Collaboration, AHRQ’s National Guideline Clearinghouse, or Bandolier Evidence Based Journal). Review a summary systematic review on a topic of interest. Present your findings to your classmates, and illustrate how this may or may not be used in practice.
Your initial posting should be 250 to 350 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be between 150 and 200 words in length. To properly “thread” your discussion posting, please click on REPLY.
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Week 8 Assignment
Assignment Description:
Signature Assignment: Presentation
A nurse on the research and practice committee is preparing for an update on evidence-based practice (EBP). There is a need to address the potential changes with several EBP policies. This presentation will examine the EBP policies as well as reasoning and rationale as to why changes may be needed.
- Choose an EBP topic and two scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles
• Compare the difference between theory, research, and practice in nursing
• Choose a theory that best correlates with the EBP practice change that you would like to make
• Compare and contrast the quantitative and qualitative research article that you choose for the EBP topic
• What technology did you use to locate the articles? Databases? Search terms?
• What are the philosophical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives in the research articles that were chosen?
• What are the ethical and scientific integrity issues related to the research?
• How did your nursing knowledge advance through the utilization of research?
This PowerPoint® (Microsoft Office) or Impress® (Open Office) presentation should be a minimum of 20 slides, including a title, introduction, conclusion and reference slide, with detailed speaker notes and recorded audio comments for all content slides. Use at least four scholarly sources and make certain to review the module’s Signature Assignment Rubric before starting your presentation. This presentation is worth 400 points for quality content and presentation.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
- Length: 20+ slides; title slide and reference slides do not count towards the minimum, answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
- Structure: Additionally, because a good presentation has few words on the slides include a script with the verbiage you would say when presenting; script should be a minimum of 50 words per slide.
- References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources to support your claims.
- Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document and a Word document (.pptx) and (.doc or .docx) or Open Office Impress.
- File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module1.pptx”)
Refer to PowerPoint Rubric
