NR505 Week 1 | Nursing in Health Care - Chamberlain university
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Week 1 Discussion Latest 2017 March Ask a PICO(T) Question (graded) Writea quantitative research question using the PICO(T) model about a health or safety issue observed in the Ironridge or Summerville community or your practice setting. Conducta search of the literature for the quantitative research question. (Remember you can use this topic and quantitative research article as part of your Research Summary Table assignment).Provide a brief summary of your quantitative research article. You will not be able to see other’s posts for this forum until you have posted your response to the threaded discussion thread.
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Week 2 Discussion Latest 2017 March Theory and Variables (graded) Review the differences in predictive and prescriptive studies and select a predictive or prescriptive article that you found in your literature search. What are the independent variables (IV), dependent variables (DV), and mediating variables (MVs) that you find in the article? How do determining IVs, DVs, and MVs help you discern the theory tested in the research? In your particular article, what risk factors are identified, or what recommendations are provided?
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Week 3 Discussion Latest 2017 March Plan a Qualitative Study (graded) Writea qualitative research question using the PICO(T) model using the P (population), I (abstract concept), O (outcome), and T (time) from the PICO(T) model about an issue from your practice setting. Conducta search of the literature for a qualitative research article that would answer your qualitative research question. What qualitative research design (Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, Ethnography) did you select and why? Provide a summary of the study. How will you make sure that the information you obtain is trustworthy? How is trustworthiness in qualitative research similar and different from reliability and validity?
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Week 4 Discussion Latest 2017 March Sampling Issues (graded) What are the various types of sampling, along with their advantages and disadvantages? As we think about sampling and ethical
practices, review these two documents on ethical issues in research:
Tuskegee syphilis study at http://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/ An overview of questionable studies: Resnik, D. (2012). Research ethics timeline (1932-present). Retrieved from http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/timeline/index.cfm What are the implications of this information with respect to the recruitment of human subjects in a study related to your chosen issue?
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Week 5 Discussion Latest 2017 March Inferential Statistics (graded) Complete a PICO(T) search on a topic that pertains to your practice setting. Select one of the articles from your search. Identify the descriptive statistics. Then describe the inferential tests that were used in the article (in other words, t-tests and chi-squares). Given the p-values related to the tests, how do you interpret the results? Are they statistically significant, also clinically significant? What are the recommendations based on this paper? Share some alternate explanations (mediating or intervening variables) for the results of the study. If your chosen study does not contain inferential tests, then choose a different article that does contain inferential tests so you can participate in the discussion.
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Week 6 Discussion Latest 2017 March Evidence-Based Models (graded) Read the box above about Mr. Lowell and his facility. As an advanced practice nurse, you will looking at various evidence based practice models and choosing two of them to compare and contrast here. After you compare and contrast them, discuss which one you would recommend to this facility and why? Remember to support your posts with scholarly research in APA 6th ed format.
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Week 7 Discussion Latest 2017 March Quality, Safety, and Costs (graded) Class, this week I would like for you to think about a patient scenario related to our Summerville scenario. Mr. Lowell is especially concerned about a costly high infection rate in surgical patients at St. Louis Medical Center, along with a lack of concern about patient's psychological needs. He has read about the efforts of the QSEN Institute (http://qsen.org) to promote quality and safety. He was surprised to see that patient concerns are inherent in the quality improvement conversation. Place yourself in the role of nurse educator to help the new staff education director and the clinical practice council study both problems. How would you explain the relationships among quality, safety, and costs to the director and staff? How would you demonstrate the importance of nursing care in addressing this issue? What outcome variables would you recommend?
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Week 8 Discussion Latest 2017 March Applying Evidence-Based Practice (graded) What specific skills and knowledge that you gained through this course will be most important as you plan and implement your practicum project? Describe a concrete way in which you anticipate using these skills and knowledge.
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Week 3 Portfolio Assignment #1 Latest 2017 March Research Summary Table Guidelineswith Scoring Rubric Purpose The purpose of this assignment is for the student to learn to assimilate, analyze, critique, and summarize original research articles. In other words, select a report of a single, original study. Course Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will
demonstrate the ability to:
(CO 2) Formulate and analyze nursing/clinical problems related to nursing and other disciplines. (PO 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) (CO 3) Synthesize for dissemination the research findings from nursing and related disciplines. (PO 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11) Due Date:Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 3 Total Points Possible: 165 Points
Requirements
Through this assignment, the student will