Evaluate the appropriateness of selected quantitative and qualitative research designs relative to research problems, purposes, questions, and/or hypotheses.

Requirements: In- Depth

Levels of Evidence ProjectAuthor(s)Title / TopicYearPublicationType of ResearchMethodologyConcepts & Theoretical / Operational DefinitionsSummary of Findings re: @ ConceptLevel of EvidenceSmith, A.L., Cazzell, M. & Holland, J.Psychometric Evaluation of a Tool for Assessment of Clinical Development in Newly Licensed Registered Nurses2019Journal of Nursing Measurement, 27 (1) E-1 – E-16.QuantitativeScored self-report survey using numerically scored levels of nursing competence, and observational performance report by preceptors followed by statistical factor analysis.Concept: Clinical Development Theoretical Definition – Process of acquiring knowledge, skills, and attitudes in clinical nursing practice. Operational Definition – Elements of Clinical Development Assessment (CDA) including scoring of patient assessment, health history, diagnostic studies, nursing interventions, patient education, critical thinking, communication, service excellence and , safety. Concept: Novice Theoretical Definition (Benner) complete basic components of the patient care element, with guidance distinguishing normal and abnormal. Operational Definition – score between zero (unsafe) and five(expert). This is a sample; there are other concepts in the article. In your assignment, identify all concepts.Clinical development to the level of competent does not appear to require the two years’ of experience suggested by Benner (1984); rather with support of a 12-month, nationally accredited residency can be accomplished in about six months. Based on the factor analysis, the concept of Clinical Development is a single concept composed of the nine elements of clinical performance tested.Level III – evidence obtained from a well-designed controlled trial without randomization.

Midwestern State University

Wilson School of Nursing

Nursing 5023: Nursing Research

Module III

Course Objective: Evaluate the appropriateness of selected quantitative and qualitative research designs relative to research problems, purposes, questions, and/or hypotheses.

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Search for keywords in the Journal Articles listed below:

Rye M, Torres EM, Friborg O, Skre I, Aarons GA. The Evidence-based Practice Attitude Scale-36 (EBPAS-36): a brief and pragmatic measure of attitudes to evidence-based practice validated in US and Norwegian samples. Implement Sci. 2017;12(1):44. Published 2017 Apr 4. doi:10.1186/s13012-017-0573-0

Beebe, S.L., McKague, D.K. & Wallington, S.F. (2022). COVID-19 on New Primary Care Nurse Practitioners: A Qualitative Exploration. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 18(6) doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.02.026

Hagle M, Dwyer D, Gettrust L, Lusk D, Peterson K, Tennies S. Development and Implementation of a Model for Research, Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, and Innovation. J Nurs Care Qual. 2020;35(2):102‐107. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000422

What type of research is reflected in each of these articles?

Rye, M. et al. (2017)

Beebe, S.L., McKague, D.K. & Wallington, S.F. (2022).

Hagle, M. et al. (2020)

What conclusions were drawn from that research?

Rye, M. et al. (2017)

Beebe, S.L. et al. (2022)

Hagle, M. et al. (2020)

Use your available resources to locate the following study:

Powers, J. (2020). Increasing capacity for nursing research in Magnet-designated organizations’ organizational model to promote nursing research. Applied Nursing Research,

What type of research is reflected in this article?

Powers, J. (2020)

What conclusions were drawn from that research?

Powers, J. (2020)

Use the MSU Library Database to locate the following article:

Pittman, J., Cohee, A., Storey, S., LaMothe, J., Gilbert, J., Giorgos, B., Ofner, S. & Newhouse, R. (2119). A multisite health system survey to assess organization context to support evidence-based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 16(4) 271-280.

What type of research is reflected in this article?

What conclusions were drawn from that research?

Read:

Gray, J. R., Grove, S. K. (2021). Burns and Grove’s The practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (9th Ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-673174; p. 234-257, 261-272 & 369-392.

Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2019). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 978-1-4511-9094-6; (p. 124-215).

Learning Activity:

Select two of the articles provided in Module III on D2L and decide how would you explain to a classmate your criteria for determining rigor / whether or not you consider the research effective (and applicable to practice) or ineffective (and therefore less useful in guiding practice)?

Complete the Levels of Evidence Project on the EXCEL spreadsheet provided and submit it in the course Dropbox by the due date on the course calendar.

When the assignment is completed drop the ENTIRE completed assignment sheet into the course Dropbox.