Question 1In which way did Florence Nightingale contribute most substantially to evidence-based practice?    a.She conducted outcomes research about the power of nursing for creating change.    b.She was the first woman elected to the Royal Statistical Society.    c.She gathered data that changed the care of hospitalized soldiers.    d.She calculated mortality rates under […]

Question 1Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidence-based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse:    a.develops evidence-based guidelines.    b.designs research studies on which protocols may be based.    c.evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols.    d.contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings.   […]

For the instructor assigned article, what do you think were the major findings? What was the design (descriptive, correlative, experimental or quasi-experimental)? 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 […]

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 Finding a Quantitative Nursing Research Article II (so long as it was approved).  You will also need your PICO(T) question that was approved in the Topic and PICO(T) […]

For the instructor assigned article, what do you think were the major findings? What was the design (descriptive, correlative, experimental or quasi-experimental)? 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 […]

Write a PICO question that relates to your topic. Find a quantitative nursing research article. Your coach will evaluate the article to make sure that it is actually nursing research. You may not use any of the following:   A retrospective study   A mixed methods study   A qualitative research article   A systematic […]

DQ1 What are the ethical, legal, and regulatory aspects of implementing a population-based intervention? Provide an example of an existing intervention and explain how it accounts for ethical, legal, and regulatory standards.   DQ2 When addressing an identified community health need, an intervention may already be in place for a similar population. Give an example […]

DQ1 What techniques can be used in conducting a community health needs assessment? Which technique do you feel is the most effective?   DQ2 When writing a community health needs assessment report, the public health nurse will need to include micro, meso, and macro levels of assessment. What is the difference between these levels of […]

DQ1 What is the importance of evaluating population-based interventions? Why is it important to consider evaluation during the planning and development of evidence-based interventions?   DQ2 Health teaching is one of the population-based interventions that can be implemented by public health nurses. Could you implement this intervention model for your chosen population? What would be […]

DQ1 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using qualitative or quantitative data. Give an example of when you would use each.   DQ2 There are numerous ways in which public health nurses can collect data in order to identify population needs and develop interventions, including surveys, focus groups, and interviews. Choose the two data collection […]