Week 1
discussion
The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing
relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.
For this assignment, make sure you post your initial
response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and
articles from the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite
your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA
format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your
classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your
classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a
statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging
an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more
lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources for your responses to other
classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the
week
Nursing Research
Using the South University Online Library, find information
about nursing research.
Based on your research, respond to one of the following
discussion questions.
Discussion Question 1
Is research used in your facility? If so, what type of research
and how is this different than other nursing roles? Find out if there is a
research committee at your facility. Is research an important component of
clinical practice?
Discussion Question 2
Have you had an experience when evidence-based research had
a significant impact on the quality of your patient care that resulted in
policy making? Please discuss and state the issue and policy.
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Week 2
discussion
For this assignment, make sure you post your initial
response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and
articles from the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite
your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA
format.
To learn more about qualitative designs, please visit the
following website: Qualitative Research Designs
For quantitative designs, please visit the following
website:
Research Designs
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your
classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your
classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a
statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale,
challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between
two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources for your
responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment
by the end of the week.
Respond to one of the following discussion questions. List
all references in APA format.
Discussion Question 1
Based on the following titles of research studies, identify
what you believe to be the methodology, design, and rationale of the studies.
You also need to provide a rationale for your assertions.
Exploring the rate of seasonal-pattern depression in an
Inuit community
Democracy in America
The relationship between compassion fatigue and burnout
among critical care nurses
Two drugs for Alzheimer’s show promise
Evaluating technology with student success
Factors that influence weight control among women
The meaning of living with brain injury and stroke 10 years
after the injury
Exploring the beliefs of healing among Aborigines
Discussion Question 2
Use the South University Online Library to research
workforce issues and patient safety. Select one of the suggested references
listed below.
Based on your research, select an article and complete the
following tasks:
Identify and describe the research problems, purpose,
objectives, and hypothesis of the research.
Evaluate the credibility and validity of the study.
Suggested References:
Ko, E., Nelson-Becker, H., Park, Y., & Shin, M. (2013).
End-of-Life decision making in older Korean adults: Concerns, preferences, and
expectations.Educational Gerontology, 39(2), 71–81
Roulston, A., Bickerstaff, D., Haynes, T., Rutherford, L.,
& Jones, L. (2012). A pilot study to
evaluate an outpatient service for people with advanced lung cancer.
International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 18(5),225–233.
Sandvik, A., Melender, H., Jonsén, E., Jönsson, G., Salmu,
M., & Hilli, Y. (2012). Nursing students’ experiences of the first clinical
education: ANordic quantitative study. Nordic Journal of Nursing Research &
Clinical Studies /Vård I Norden, 32(3), 20–25.
Shisana, O., Rice, K., Zungu, N., & Zuma, K. (2010).
Gender and poverty in South Africa in the era of HIV/AIDS: A quantitative
study. Journal of
Women’s Health (15409996), 19(1), 39–46.
Citations should conform to APA guidelines. You may use this
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Week 3
discussion
For this assignment, make sure you post your initial
response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and
articles from the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite
sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your
classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates.
Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of
clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an
aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more
lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources for your responses to other
classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the
week.
Variables in a Research Study and Data Collection
In this assignment, you will explore the variables and data
collection involved in a research study.
Complete the following task:
Read the following and choose one of the articles from the
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Database in
the South University Online Library:
Course Content Related to Chronic Wounds in Nursing Degree
Programs in Spain
Health Empowerment among Immigrant Women in Transnational
Marriages in Taiwan
Discussion
Read the process for data collection employed in the study.
As a part of your discussion response, identify the method used in the study.
Provide a bulleted list of the five tasks performed as part
of data collection in the study. Follow the bulleted list in the summary as key
points. Enter your responses in the organizer.
Citations should conform to APA guidelines. You may use this
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Week 4
discussion
For this assignment, make sure you post your initial
response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and
articles from the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite
your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA
format. Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as
early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates.
Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of
clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an
aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more
lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources for your responses to other
classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the
week.
Ethics in Healthcare
In this assignment, you will study the role of ethics in
healthcare.
Based on your research, respond to one of the following
discussion questions:
Discussion Question 1
Read the following article:
A Computer-Based Education Intervention to Enhance
Surrogates’ Informed Consent for Genomics Research
Ethics guidelines now require that individuals give informed
consent to participate in research. Existing ethical guidelines do not help us
decide how to seek consent and have allowed managerial experimentation to
remain unchecked.
Based on your understanding of the topic and the article,
answer the following question:
Do you think that alternative forms of community consent
should be actively pursued? Why or why not? How would you feel if your medical
records were examined and included in research without your consent based on an
illness in the past?
Discussion Question 2
Scenario
Two nurse researchers are interested in studying whether a
pain assessment tool for critical care patients is valid and reliable when
applied to a group of patients who cannot communicate verbally due to
mechanical ventilation. They design a validation study in which randomly
selected patients will be assessed using the tool after a painful procedure
(tracheal suctioning) and after a nonpainful procedure (oral care). If patient
responses result in higher scores after the painful procedure than after the
nonpainful one, then the researchers will conclude that the tool is effective
for these patients in differentiating pain responses from responses to nursing
procedures in general.
Using the checklist in the text, discuss and draw a
conclusion as to whether this study will likely be exempt, expedited, or full
review. Would the study be considered ethical? Explain your rationale.
Discussion Question 3
Research a historical experiment that impacted or helped
shape the development of ethical codes and regulations. Discuss the experiment
and discuss the rights violated within the study (if any). Discuss any outcomes
or legislature associated with the study. What type of consent would have been
needed to make the study ethical and valid?
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Week 5
discussion
For this assignment, you will post your initial response to
the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and
articles from the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite
your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA
format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your
classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your
classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a
statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale,
challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between
two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources for your
responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment
by the end of the week.
Clinical Research and EBP
You will identify if clinical research is the same as EBP or
consider the obstacles to nursing research in a clinical environment.
Using the South University Online Library find research
articles on clinical research and EBP.
Based on your research, respond to one of the following
discussion questions:
Discussion Question 1
How does your facility incorporate EBP in a clinical setting
to promote patient outcomes? Do you have recommendations on how your facility
can improve its use of EBP?
Discussion Question 2
How can you use EBP in your practice? Discuss some
impediments to creating a program of nursing research in your clinical
environment.
Identify and discuss strategies for promoting EBP in your
practice.
Citations should conform to APA guidelines. You may use this
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Week 2
project
The focus of this week’s assignment is identifying research
components. You will be responsible for reviewing two articles (listed below)
and completing the following tasks for each one:
Summarize each article utilizing the Week 2 research
template.
Identify and describe the problem, purpose, and hypothesis
or research questions of each study.
Analyze and discuss the significance of the research to
nursing practice.
Identify two details to support the research as qualitative
or quantitative.
NOTE: If a component is absent, student receives a zero for
that component.
Cite all sources in APA format.
Submission Details
Name your document
SU_NSG3029_W2_Project_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Submit your template to the Submissions Area by the due date
assigned.
Article Assignments
Students with the last name beginning with A-L
Bortz, A., Ashkenazi, T., & Melnikov, S. (2015).
Spirituality as a predictive factor for signing an organ donor card. Journal of
Nursing Scholarship, 47(1), 25-33. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12107
Dinkel, S., & Schmidt, K. (2015). Health education needs
of incarcerated women. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(4), 229-234. doi:
10.1111/jnu.1207
Students with the last name beginning with M-Z
Park, M., Cho, S., & Hong, H. (2015). Prevalence and
perpetrators of workplace violence by nursing unit and the relationship between
violence and the perceived work environment. Journal of Nursing Scholarship,
47(1), 87-95. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12112
Turk, M., Fapohunda, A., & Zoucha, R. (2015). Using
photovoice to explore Nigerian immigrants’ eating and physical activity in the
United States. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 47(1), 16-24. doi:
10.1111/jnu.12105
Week 4
project
Identifying Research Components
Use the Week 4 research template to complete the following
assignment tasks.
Choose the assigned research articles from W2 Project.
Describe the sample with demographics, data collection process, and
identification of variables; sampling design; instruments, tools, or surveys.
Summarized the discussion about the validity and reliability
of the instruments, tools, or surveys.
Discussed legal/ethical concerns.
NOTE: If a component is absent, student receives a zero for
that component.
Submission Details
Cite all sources in APA format.
Name your document
SU_NSG3029_W4_Project_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Submit your template to the Submissions Area by the due date
assigned.
Week 5
project
Select a nursing research article from the list below that
includes a theoretical or conceptual framework and the exploration of a
clinical problem. Identify the nursing research article components using the
Week 5 research template.
(All articles are available in the South University Online
Library.)
Emotional Work and Diversity in Clinical Placements of
Nursing Students
Nurses' Preparedness and Perceived Competence in Managing
Disasters
The Lived Experiences of People with Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease: A Phenomenological Study
Effects of Multivitamin Supplements on Cognitive Function,
Serum Homocysteine Level, and Depression of Korean Older Adults with Mild
Cognitive Impairment in Care Facilities
The template will be evaluated on the effectiveness of the
discussion of the following components. If a component is not present in the
article, its absence should be discussed.
Identify the research problem.
Identify the research purpose.
Summarize the review of literature.
Identify the nursing framework or theoretical perspective.
Identify the research questions and hypotheses.
Identify the variables.
Identify and discuss the appropriateness of the design.
Discusses the validity and reliability of the instruments,
tools, or surveys.
Discuss the significance of the study. Did it resolve the
question?
Discuss the legal and ethical issues of the study. Include
the use of human subjects and their protection.
Describe any cultural aspects of the study.
Describe the final sample.
Describe the procedures for data collection.
Summarize the results including statistical analysis used or
other method of analysis.
Describe how the results of the research may impact future
nursing practice.
Apply the research to the student’s nursing practice.
NOTE: If a component is absent, student receives a zero for
that component.
Submission Details:
Cite any resources in APA style and include a copy of the
article with the submission.
By the due date assigned, submit your template to the
Submissions Area.
