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Module 1 Discussion
Answer the following questions and reply to at least two colleagues.
Nursing research is one of the courses that will distinguish the BSN from your current level of education. Why do you think that the BSN needs to have a working knowledge of nursing research?
Some nurses feel that nursing research is intimidating. Does research feel that way to you and what can you do to get past that?
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Module 2 Discussion
For the instructor assigned article this , what research approach (basic vs. applied) is used in the study?
What is the specific type of the research method, qualitative or quantitative? Why do you think the author(s) choose this method? What is the specific research design for
this study? Give a rationale for why you think the author(s) chose this design.
What other type of research design could be used for a study about this topic? Why would you choose to study the topic this way?
Post your initial response by 2359 Wednesday of 2 and post your replies by 2359 Saturday of 2. Late posts do not get any credit. Posts must be substantive and reflect thought and effort in the discussion. Always remember to cite and reference your resources appropriately using APA format. You should be using in-text citations in your initial response. Use in-text citations as needed in your replies.
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Module 3 Discussion
How do researchers determine reliability in a study? Describe the major types of each.
How do researchers determine validity in a study? Describe the major types of each.
As a member of a journal club that is discussing the instructor assigned article in this course, what would you identify as strengths and / or weaknesses of the reliability and validity section of this article? Hint: Use Chapter 10 to help you answer these questions.
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Module 4 Discussion
Peer help with formatting PICOT questions, identifying usable articles, ensuring correct guidelines, etc.
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Module 5 Discussion
Post your Evidence Based Practice Project: Sharing the Evidence visual aid to the discussion board. Be sure to do this by Wednesday of 5. There will be no late credit for this assignment because if you post late you do not give your fellow students enough time to discuss your project.
Review and provide substantive feedback to at least two other individuals in your group on their visual aid.
Reflect on relevance of this course to nursing practice.
Identify two concepts from research or EBP that you intend to apply to your nursing practice and why.
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Module 1 Assignment 1
Research Crossword Puzzle Activity
In this assignment you will complete a crossword puzzle exploring key terms and definitions used in the Quantitative Research Process.
Print the puzzle below, find the answers in Chapter 2, and then open the assignment and enter the words by the number 1-25. If there is a two word answer, enter it as two separate words in the assignment (Hint!). Each answer will be 4 points for a total of 100. Be careful, as spelling counts!!
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Module 1 Assignment 2
Qualitative Matching Activity
Instructions
Although the emphasis of this course is Quantitative Research, it is beneficial to be familiar with key terms in order to read and understand quantitative research articles. For this activity, it is recommended that you read Chapter 3 in Burns and complete your reading worksheet. Then, using your book and your reading worksheet notes, print and complete the Qualitative Matching Activity (link below) on paper. When you are ready, open this link and complete this matching exercise on the qualitative research process. Watch carefully as you enter your answers to make sure that you point and click to each line and enter your answer.
Do not use the arrow keys when entering your answers.
Instructions to Students: In the matching exercise below, read each sentence carefully. Fill in the blank at the end of the sentence with the word from the list below that most closely matches it.
Then, go into Blackboard and submit your answers to the assignment submission link for the Qualitative Matching Exercise in Module One by the due date and time listed in the syllabus.
Research about nursing practice during the Crimean War: _________________________.
Questioning research participants without a fixed list of questions: _________________________.
Typing verbatim narrative from a recorded interview: _________________________.
Carefulness of data in a study that gives findings credibility: _________________________.
Reading and rereading the data: _________________________.
The sampling method where participants in a study recruit others: _________________________.
A person from whom data is collected in a study: _________________________.
Study of tradition and customs of people: _________________________.
Setting aside one’s values when conducting a study: _________________________.
Studying behavior from within a culture: _________________________.
Notes from a research observation: _________________________.
Account of a situation by a person who learned of the situation from another person: _________________________.
When a researcher becomes part of a culture and loses the ability to observe clearly: __________________________.
A study focused on the lived experience: _________________________.
Subjective approach to a study that describes life’s meaning: _________________________.
A type of qualitative study that is developed to provide information and insight into clinical or practice problems: _________________________.
Conducts a focus group: _________________________.
Experiences that comprise the lives of humans: _________________________.
Qualitative method that describes social processes: _________________________.
Labeling the data: _________________________.
Word list for qualitative matching exercise:
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Bracketing
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Field notes
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Emic approach
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Open-ended interview
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Facilitator
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Secondary source
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Going native
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Grounded theory
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Phenomena
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Immersion
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Ethnography
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Transcription
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Historical research
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Phenomenological approach
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Rigor
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Exploratory-descriptive
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Coding
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Qualitative research
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Snowballing
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Participant
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Module 2 Assignment
Searching for a Quantitative Nursing Research Article
This assignment will allow you to practice searching for a quantitative nursing research article by using an online database. Follow the search strategy given on the assignment instructions below. You will have two attempts to submit a correct article. When you are successful with this assignment, you will use this nursing quantitative research article in a follow-up assignment in Module Four - The Evidence Based Practice Project: Finding the Evidence.
As per the syllabus, If you are repeating this course, you must submit a new article for this assignment and use a new topic for your Module Four - Evidence Base Practice Project: Finding the Evidence.
This assignment will allow you to practice searching for a quantitative nursing research article by using an online database. Follow the search strategy given on the document below. You will have two attempts to submit a correct article.
When you are successful with this assignment, you will use this nursing quantitative research article in a follow-up assignment in Module Four - The Evidence Based Practice Project: Finding the Evidence.
Instructions for Completing and Submitting Your Assignment
• Complete this week’s assigned reading in chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8. This assignment is specific to the content of Chapter 8. Make sure you understand the content of chapter eight (research design) prior to attempting this assignment.
• Review the topic list provided for you in the Module 2 Assignment 2 overview in the course.
• Choose a topic (or two) from the topic list and search for a quantitative nursing research article that meets the criteria in the rubric below.
o It is recommended that you use the UTA library for your search. They have thousands of full-text quantitative nursing research articles that you can access for free as a student.
o If you are completely unfamiliar with the process of using a library and performing a literature search, we highly recommend that you read Chapter 6 in your textbook.
o See the following UTA library links for how to search for nursing research articles at UTA:
• Check out this quick three minute tutorial video from the UTA library on how to search for nursing research articles: http://libraries.uta.edu/video/instruction/effectsearch/db.htm
• Nursing Librarians' Contact Info - nursinglibrarians@uta.edu
• Nursing Guide - http://libguides.uta.edu/nursing
• Finding and evaluating Quantitative &/or Qualitative Research - http://libguides.uta.edu/researchtype
• If you would like some initial feedback because you feel unsure of whether an article you have found will meet the criteria below, submit ONE full-text PDF article to this assignment submission link by no later than NOON on Thursday.
o If you meet this deadline, the coaches will look at your article and provide you with some feedback within the gradebook about whether your article meets the assignment criteria.
o If you don’t do well on this first submission, you can read their feedback and submit your second article before the due date and time listed in your course syllabus and schedule.
• If you miss this initial noon Thursday deadline, don't panic...you can still submit two articles for full credit grading and feedback by the due date and time listed in your course syllabus and schedule.
• Please note:
o Coacheswill not provide any feedback about your article searches via e-mail or on the Q & A board.
o Only the first two articles you submit for grading will be reviewed by your Coach. Please do not submit more than two articles.
o All articles muse be uploaded in full-text PDF form. Students who submit only abstracts or in a different file format will receive a zero for their submission.
• Important to know: If you submit one of the following types of articles you will receive a zero for your submission. They do not meet the criteria for this assignment. See the rubric for additional details.
• A qualitative design: phenomenology, grounded theory, case study, ethnography, or qualitative descriptive.
• A “mixed methods” design.
• A quality improvement article.
• A retrospective study.
• A systematic review, meta-synthesis, meta-analysis, meta-summary, integrative review, or any other type of article that synthesizes recent studies on a topic.
• A continuing nursing education-type article.
• An article that is written only by physicians or other non-nurses.
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Module 4 Assignment
Assignment - EBP Project - Finding the Evidence
Assignment Instructions
In this assignment, students will be asked to create the initial steps of an evidence based practice project using your topic and the article you found in Module Two. After completing the Module Four readings, the student will create a PICO question based on their topic. A PICOT worksheet has been included for you (below) to assist you with creating a PICO question. The student will locate several additional resources to answer their PICO question, and write this information into a paper using APA style. Please click on the link: Assignment EBP Project - Finding the Evidence (below) for more information, and watch your due dates and times carefully. For additional help, use the discussion board link found below this assignment.
Be very careful not to plagiarize in this assignment. Remember, if you use a source and do not cite it, that is plagiarism. If you have a direct quote from any source and it is not clearly indicated as a quote in your paper, then even if you cite it that is plagiarism. IF SEVEN OR MORE WORDS ARE THE SAME AS ANY SOURCE THAT IS A QUOTE AND MUST BE MARKED AS SUCH. If you only change one or two words from the source but keep the order of the ideas the same as in the original, that is plagiarism. Go back to the plagiarism tutorial or ask a librarian if you have any questions. Any instances of plagiarism detected will result in your failing the course and being referred to the Office of Community Standards.
First, identify each element of your PICO on the line below, then take a look at the templates below to help you formulate a PICO(T) question.
P: Population/disease ( i.e. age, gender, ethnicity, with a certain disorder)
P: ____________________________________________________________________
I: Intervention or Variable of Interest (exposure to a disease, risk behavior, prognostic factor) Note: Not every question will have an intervention (as in a meaning question – see below).
I: ____________________________________________________________________
C: Comparison: (could be a placebo or "business as usual" as in no disease, absence of risk factor). Note: This is not used in a meaning question – see below.
C: ____________________________________________________________________
O: Outcome: (risk of disease, accuracy of a diagnosis, rate of occurrence of adverse outcome)
O: ____________________________________________________________________
T: Time: The time it takes to demonstrate an outcome (e.g. the time it takes for the intervention to achieve an outcome or how long participants are observed). This is an optional “add-on” for a PICO question.
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For PICO questions about a nursing intervention/therapy:
In _______(P), what is the effect of _______(I) on ______(O) compared with _______(C) within ________ (T)?
For PICO etiology questions:
Are ____ (P) who have _______ (I) at ___ (increased/decreased) risk for/of_______ (O) compared with ______ (P) with/without ______ (C) over _____ (T)?
For PICO questions involving prevention:
For ________ (P) does the use of ______ (I) reduce the future risk of ________ (O) compared with _________ (C)?
For PICO questions that predict:
Does __________ (I) influence ________ (O) in patients who have _______ (P) over ______ (T)?
For PICO questions that want to know more about the meaning of…..
How do ________ (P) diagnosed with _______ (I) perceive ______ (O) during _____ (T)?
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Module 2 APA Quiz
QUESTION 1APA guidelines require that documents are to be aligned___________________.
Left
Right
QUESTION 2Margins should be set at a minimum of_____________.
1 inch
1 inch at the top and bottom of the page and 0.5 to the left and right margins
0.5 inch
0.75 inch
QUESTION 3The prefered font in APA style is:
Garamond
Calibri
Verdana
Times New Roman
QUESTION 4The maximum length of the running head is:
50 characters (including spaces)
50 characters (not including spaces)
QUESTION 5APA requires that font size to be 14 points.
True
False
QUESTION 6When there are six or more authors in an in-text citation, use only the last name of the first author followed by et al. and the year of publication.
True
False
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RAC 1 Lee et al. 2016
1. Which choice below best reflects the problem statement for the instructor-assigned article?
Illness representation is described as the internal processes by which individuals create the definitions or the representations of a health threat.
Illness representations have been found to influence health-related outcomes in injured patients.
Exploring the discrepancies between the illness perceptions of injured patients and their caregivers may provide a way of resolving the impacts caused by an injury.
Previous studies have indicated that injured patients do hold illness representations related to their injury.
2. Which of the choices below best reflects the purpose statement for the instructor assigned article?
Illness representations have been found to influence health-related outcomes in injured patients.
This comparative descriptive survey compared illness perceptions between injured patients and caregivers at 3 to 6 months after hospital discharge.
Researchers have shown interest in discrepancies in illness representations between patients and their caregivers.
Research has demonstrated that caregivers’ illness representations of negative consequences, emotional reactions, and controllability of an illness are correlated with their perceived care burden.
3. According to Lee, Fan, Hung, Pai, and Chou (2016), which of the following statements are important when considering the significance and relevance of a study’s problem and purpose? (Select all that apply.)
Does it build on previous research?
Does it predict the non-significant findings anticipated in the study?
Does it specifically influence nursing education in university settings?
Does it identify the future research to be generated by the study?
Does it promote theory testing or development?
Does it identify extraneous variables?
4. When considering the feasibility of a study’s problem and purpose,Lee, Fan, Hung, Pai, and Chou (2016) suggest that several areas should be evaluated, including: researcher expertise, money commitment, ethical considerations, and availability of subjects, facilities, and equipment. Which of the following statements accurately assesses the feasibility of this article? (Select all that apply.)
Funding sources for the study were clearly identified.
The author’s credentials to design and conduct research are described.
100% of the eligible subjects contacted participated in the study.
Evidence of protection of the subjects’ rights was mentioned in this article.
5. According to Lee, Fan, Hung, Pai, and Chou (2016) which one of the following is NOT a major purpose of the review of literature (ROL):
Describing the current knowledge of the practice problem.
Explaining the reasons behind the selection of the statistics used in the study.
Identifying gaps in the knowledge base of the practice problem.
Explaining how the current study contributes to the knowledge being built.
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RAC 2 Lee et al. 2016
1. What sampling method or plan was used by the authors in this study?
Simple random sampling
Convenience sampling
Systematic sampling
Network sampling
2. According to Grove and Gray (2019), which of the following best describes the potential biases of this sampling method?
This is a strong probability sampling method with very little potential for bias.
This method is used when an ordered list of all members of the population are available, and provides a random but not equal chance for inclusion in the study.
This method provides little opportunity to control for bias because subjects are included in the study merely because they happen to be in the right place at the right time.
This method is specific to the individuals who were recruited and the information gained cannot be generalized to others who don't share these types of experiences.
None of the above biases best describe the sampling method chosen by the author.
3. What was the final sample size reported by the authors for this study?
21 pairs of patients and caregivers
148 pairs of patients and caregivers
127 pairs of patients and caregivers
Unknown/cannot be determine
4. Was a power analysis conducted? If so, which statement best describes the results of the power analysis?
The authors mention that a power analysis was conducted using a power of 0.8, an alpha value of 0.5, and a moderate effect size.
The authors mention that an power analysis was conducted, and 127 matched pairs were determined to be needed for the study.
The authors do not report that a power analysis was conducted.
No answer text provided.
5. Which of these statements would be considered to be specific inclusion criterion for the sample in the research article?
The participants are able to understand English.
The participants are 20 years of age or older.
The participants are associated with a teaching hospital in Taiwan.
No inclusion criteria were specifically reported by the authors.
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KNOWLEDGE Check #1
A nursing research student is evaluating a research framework that is explicitly started in a research article. All of these statements describe the purpose of a research framework EXCEPT:
it is tested within the study.
it links the findings of the study back to nursing's body of knowledge.
to guide the selection of the inferential statistics.
to guide the development of a study.
The concept of causality would be important in which of the following research designs?
Experimental
Descriptive
Phenomenological
Time dimensional
Which of the following types of studies is considered a qualitative study?
Correlational
Ethnographic
Methodological
Comparative
A friend asks you to explain the difference between a conceptual definition and an operational definition of anxiety. You help her to understand these concepts by providing her with the following operational definition of anxiety.
An overwhelming feeling of uneasiness
A score above 40 on the Anxiety Inventory
Discomfort at the highest level
A sense of fear
The purpose of an institutional review board (IRB) is to:
review the costs associated with an institutional study.
determine the appropriate journals for publication of the study.
determine the extent to which human rights will be protected in a study.
critique the research methods of a study.
A research hypothesis:
defines the theoretical framework for the study
is used to determine relationships in a study
predicts the expected results or outcomes of the study
clarifies the gap in the literature in the study
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KNOWLEDGE Check #2
Question 1You are examining results that are comparing three different educational degrees in nursing (diploma, ADN, and BSN) to their reported levels of commitment to the profession. The researcher set the alpha level (the level of statistical significance) prior to the study at p< 0.05.
Which of the findings below demonstrate statistical significance, based on the researcher's alpha level?
No decision can be made as to whether a significant difference was found among diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate graduates' scores.
A significant difference was found among diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate graduates' scores (r =.40, p = .001).
A significant difference was found among diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate graduates' scores (r =.112, p = .24).
Question 2Which of the following measures of central tendency would be appropriate to describe the average pulse rates of a group of hospitalized patients?
Median
Range
Variance
Mean
Question 3The level of significance usually set in nursing studies is at either:
.03 or .003
.05 or .01
0.5 or 0.1
.005 or .001
Question 4Which of the following types of studies would require the largest sample size?
Phenomenological
Correlational
Grounded theory
Ethnography
Question 5A researcher notes that although no statistical significance was found, some elderly nursing home residents with dementia who were exposed to soothing music for 6 hours daily exhibited lower heart rates and less agitation. This finding would have which type of significance?
Statistical significance
Clinical importance
General inferences
Inferential statistics
