CITI Program on Biomedical Research Basic/Refresher of the CITI Program   You need to sign on to CITI Programs and take the basic course on Biomedical Research – Basic/Refresher.   After completing the registration process you will work through each of the modules in Biomedical Research – Basic/Refresher, unless directed by the instructor to take […]

Annotated Bibliography? Choose a problem in your clinical area that you wish to research. Search online databases for five (5) research studies that have been done on the problem you are interested in studying from primary peer reviewed journals. These studies should have been done within the last 10 years.   Write an annotated bibliography […]

Quantitative Research Article Critique The Instructor will supply the student with a quantitative research article to critique.   This critique must be in APA format with a Title page, Reference page, and Level Headings separating the sections in the body of your paper. You will begin with an introduction. The body of your paper will […]

Choose two presentations of your classmates to constructively critique. Address issues such as:   Is the title a good one?   Does the abstract summarize the main features?   Was the problem clearly stated and referenced?   Were the research questions explicitly stated?   Is literature appropriately cited, was the conceptual framework/theory articulated?   Was […]

After reading the articles by Crable et al., and Stevens in your reading list and Ch 12 in your McEwen and Wills text think about the clinical environment in which you currently work. Select one model of EBP presented and a practice problem you have noticed and determine what you would do to institute EBP […]

For this assignment, you will use the “Worksheet for Developing Your Quality Improvement Project” (PDF). to help you develop the problem, aim statement, and project objectives for your quality improvement project. Use the assignment’s guidelines as listed below to complete this assignment.   Students will create sections on:   Problem Statement   Define the nature […]

Quality improvement project (oral presentation) Based on your written quality improvement project, create an oral presentation of your project to your nurse colleagues. The presentation should be 5 to 7 minutes in length. Refer to the outline topic descriptions from your “Quality Improvement project (written paper)” for possible outline of your presentation.   Directions:   […]

This assignment provides students with the opportunity to design, develop, implement and evaluate a quality improvement project in their practice setting. The Model for Improvement is used for improvement and to test change(s) using Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle on a small scale. See the criteria below for full descriptions.   Instructions:   Write a Quality Improvement […]

Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) This assignment provides students with the opportunity to identify a high-risk process in the practice setting and then conduct a failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA).       The FMEA is a systematic, proactive approach to assess risk of failure and harm in a high-risk process, and identify […]

For this assignment, you will use the “Worksheet for Developing Your Quality Improvement Project” (PDF). to help you develop the problem, aim statement, and project objectives for your quality improvement project. Use the assignment’s guidelines as listed below to complete this assignment.   Students will create sections on:   Problem Statement   Define the nature […]