NR505NP Reflections on Learnings Latest 2021 June (Full)

NR505NP Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice

Week 1 Reflection on Learning

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course.

Requirements:

Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.

You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students' posts.

What experiences have you had with EBP or QI in your practice area?

What factors in your practice area support EBP? What barriers to EBP do you see?

What do you think your role in research will be as an NP?

NR505NP Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice

Week 2 Reflection on Learning

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course.

Requirements:

Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.

You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students' posts.

What challenges did you experience in developing your PICOT question?

In what ways could you apply your knowledge of PICOT question development to your current practice setting?

NR505NP Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice

Week 3 Reflection on Learning

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course.

Requirements:

Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.

You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students' posts.

How hard was it to find a quantitative article related to your area of interest?

Did you have any difficulty determining whether the articles you reviewed were quantitative?

Is the quantitative approach appropriate for your area of interest? Would you be able to replicate the study you found?

NR505NP Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice

Week 4 Reflection on Learning

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course.

Requirements:

Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.

You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students' posts.

How hard was it to find a qualitative article related to your area of interest?

Did you have any difficult determining whether the articles you reviewed were qualitative?

Is the qualitative approach appropriate for your area of interest? Would you be able to replicate the study you found?

Overall, which research design (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) do you feel is best suited to your area of interest?

NR505NP Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice

Week 5 Reflection on Learning

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course.

Requirements:

Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.

You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students' posts.

Think about the following question related to your review of the literature associated with your PICOT question. You will be revisiting some of these topics in your Week7 presentation.

Was it difficult to find evidence related to your selected area of interest?

What types of evidence were easiest to find (quantitative, qualitative, reviews, practice guidelines)?

How did you find the overall quality of the available evidence?

In looking at the available evidence, did you see any gaps in the evidence? What additional research on the topic would you like to see conducted?

Based on what you found, does the literature support a practice change?

NR505NP Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice

Week 6 Reflection on Learning

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course.

Requirements:

Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.

You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students' posts.

In completing your CITI Weeks, was there anything that surprised you?

What similarities did you see between the CITI Weeks and the ANA Code of Ethics?

Do you see applications for this week’s content to your nursing practice?

NR505NP Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice

Week 7 Reflection on Learning

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course.

Requirements:

You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students' posts.

Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.

In looking at the possible types of dissemination, which appeals to you most? Why?What steps could you take to share the results of your Week7 project in a professional setting? 

NR505NP Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice

Week 8 Reflection on Learning

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course.

Activity Learning Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

CO1: Integrate evidence-based and research to support advancement of holistic nursing care in diverse healthcare settings. (PO 1,4)

CO2: Integrate knowledge related to evidence-based practice and person-centered care to improve health outcome. (PO 1, 2)

CO3: Demonstrate professional and personal growth through a spirit of inquiry, scholarship, and service in diverse healthcare settings. (PO 3, 4)

CO4: Develop knowledge related to research and evidence-based practice as a basis for designing and critiquing research studies. (PO 1, 5)

CO5: Analyze research findings and evidence-based practice to advance holistic care initiatives that promote positive healthcare outcomes. (PO 1, 2, 5)

Due Date: Assignment should be submitted to the Week 8 Reflection on Learning Weeks 1-8 dropbox in the Reflect area of Week 8 by Saturday 11:59 p.m. MST at the end of Week 8.

The course ends on Saturday of Week 8. There is no late submission allowed for this assignment.

Total Points Possible:  15

Requirements:

Document includes reflections from all weeks 1-8: To complete the assignment, students will need to copy the reflections they entered into the weekly reflection threads from weeks 1-8 into one double-spaced Word document and submit the document to the dropbox.

Formatting: Document should be in APA format

Includes a title page in APA format

Document is double spaced

Each week’s reflection is labeled with a level 1 heading listing the week number

Only include a reference page if references were cited in the body of the reflections. If a reference page is included, it is in APA format.

Week 8 Reflection

Write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week and add to your reflection document. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.

What is your personal plan to promote lifelong personal and professional growth in the use of evidence-based practice?

Do you have any plans to disseminate the information you found to support your project in this course?