Reflect upon a patient care encounter from personal practice in which principles from Barbara Carper’s theory of “Ways of Knowing” were used: 1 slide
N508 Theory and Research
Module 1 Assignment
Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes for each slide that addresses each of the following points/questions.
No audio recording is required. Be sure to completely answer all the points/questions noted below. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations by going to the Writing and Resource center, Module 3: Assignments, Microsoft, and utilize the Microsoft Overview and the Creating a Quality PowerPoint video.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
Length: 8-10 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
Structure:
Title slide: 1 slide
Reflect upon a patient care encounter from personal practice in which principles from Barbara Carper’s theory of “Ways of Knowing” were used: 1 slide
Illustrate how each fundamental pattern for nursing knowledge contributed to the care of this patient: 2 slides.
Select a particular area of nursing that is of interest to you: 1 slide.
Elaborate on the specifics of nursing research in relation to this area: 1 slide.
Discuss what can be accomplished by researching your proposed area of interest: 1 slide.
Discuss why you believe researching this area of interest will be valuable: 1 slide.
Include an explanation of the following questions in your response: 1-3 slides.
Discuss the role nursing research plays in the development of applied medicine.
Discuss the best methods for conducting such research.
Discuss how you will determine whether a topic qualifies as being research worthy.
Discuss criteria that will make a topic acceptable for conducting research.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document
File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module1.pptx”)
N508 Theory and Research
Module 2 Assignment
Complete a concept analysis on one of the following topics. Utilize the Overcoming concept analysis as an example. This part of the assignment should be at least 1000 words and contain the following parts: Introduction, Definition and Uses of the Concept, Defining Attributes, Antecedents, Consequences, Model Case, Borderline Case, Contrary Case, and Implications for Nursing Practice. Your chosen defining attributes should be clearly identified in each of the three cases.
Hope
Caring
Trust
Teamwork
Appraise ways in which your nursing practice (patient care, education, research, administration, etc.) has been influenced by nursing (or borrowed) theory.
The assignment should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length and contain at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook and provided material. Please submit your assignment in one APA formatted document.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
Length: 1500 – 1750 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least two (2) scholarly sources to support your claims.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).
N508 Theory and Research
Module 3 Assignment
This week’s assignment was the following:
Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes for each slide that addresses each of the following points/questions.
No audio recording is required. Be sure to completely answer all the questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end.
Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations by going to the Writing and Resource center, Module 3: Assignments, Microsoft, and utilize the Microsoft Overview and the Creating a Quality PowerPoint video.
Visit the Center for Disease Control Emerging Infectious Disease website. Choose one journal, article, or case study and explain the type of research design that was used in this study.
Summarize your source and include an explanation of the following questions in your response:
Is it evident that primary, secondary, or meta-analysis was used?
What role did surveys play, if any? Explain.
Were there any flaws or discrepancies in the data? Why or why not?
Locate two journal articles, one that uses descriptive epidemiology, and the other that uses analytic epidemiology.
Summarize each article and compare and contrast the research designs (2 slides).
Review this site: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/8116.aspx then write a summary of recommendations on Protecting Research Participants (2-3 slides).
Start by reading and following these instructions:
Study the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
Review the assignment rubric and the specifications below to ensure that your response aligns with all assignment expectations.
Create your assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, and check your spelling.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
Length: 15-17 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
Structure:
Title: 1 slide
Articles chosen: at least 1 slide
Objectives: at least 2 slides
Summarize sources: at least 2 slides
Recommendations: at least 2 slides
Evidence, role, flaws, etc.: at least 3 slides
Compare and contrast: at least 2 slides
Conclusion: at least 1 slide
References: at least 1 slide
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document and a Word document (.pptx) and (.doc or .docx) or Open Office Impress.
File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module1.pptx”)
N508 Theory and Research
Module 4 Assignment
This week’s assignment was the following:
Visit the PRIME nursing website and review the case study titled “Stress Management for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis”
Summarize the article and respond to the following questions:
What sampling technique was used in this study?
What concerns might you have about reliability and validity in this study, why? Explain.
Were there any flaws or discrepancies in the study? Why or why not?
Locate a qualitative study. Provide a summary of the study and its findings. Focus on elements of trustworthiness, addressing all four components—credibility, transferability, dependability, confirmability—do you think that the authors established trustworthiness? Why or why not? Provide suggestions for improvement.
The assignment should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length and contain at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook and provided material. Please submit your assignment in one APA formatted document.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
Length: 1500 – 1750 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least two (2) scholarly sources to support your claims.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).
N508 Theory and Research
Module 5 Assignment
This week’s assignment was the following:
Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes for each slide that addresses each of the following points/questions.
No audio recording is required. Be sure to completely answer all the questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations through-hut your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations by going to the Writing and Resource center, Module 3: Assignments, Microsoft, and utilize the Microsoft Overview and the Creating a Quality PowerPoint video.
Provide three example questions, one for each category that can be defined as a structured, semi-structured, and unstructured interview question. Provide a short justification for each choice.
What are some issues you are likely to encounter with a study that focuses on childhood disease and illness? For example, what ethical and legal issues must you consider, and how can you cope with such issues as retention?
Describe three techniques, methods, or recommendations you can use to promote retention in a study. Include any additional personal examples of promoting retention you can lend that might not already be in the course materials.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
Length: 15-17 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
Structure:
Title: 1 slide
Objectives: at least 2 slides
Example questions: at least 3 slides
Justification: at least 3 slides
Techniques, methods, or recommendations: at least 3 slides
Conclusion: at least 2 slides
References: at least 1 slide
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document and a Word document (.pptx) and (.doc or .docx) or Open Office Impress.
N508 Theory and Research
Module 6 Assignment
This week’s assignment was the following:
Locate a nursing study that examines the effects of an intervention. Provide a summary of the study, focusing primarily on the intervention.
Was the development and implementation of the intervention described in detail?
Based on a theoretical framework?
Did the design of the study promote investigation of the effects of the study—for example, was there comparison of experimental and control groups?
Were there variables that could have impacted the findings that were not part of the intervention?
Was there evidence of efforts to monitor the safety of participants?
Are there any ways that the study could have been improved?
Locate a nursing study that utilizes some aspect of the internet (for instance, for recruitment, delivery of an intervention, or completing online assessments.
What challenges did the researchers face, and how were these challenges overcome (or not)?
How could future research efforts be improved?
Using your computer’s office tools, develop a pie, bar, or plot chart to represent the following population estimates:
Population Percentage
European American 20
African American 30
Native American 20
Hispanic American 30
The assignment should be between 1500 and 2000 words in length and contain at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook and provided material. Please submit your assignment in one APA formatted document.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
Length: 1500 – 1750 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least two (2) scholarly sources to support your claims.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).
N508 Theory and Research
Module 7 Assignment
Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes for each slide that addresses each of the following points/questions.
No audio recording is required. Be sure to completely answer all the questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations by going to the Writing and Resource center, Module 3: Assignments, Microsoft, and utilize the Microsoft Overview and the Creating a Quality PowerPoint video.
Explore the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) website.
Review their publication Bringing Science to Life: NINR Strategic Plan (2011, p. 7) to identify the current priorities for nursing research.
Do you agree with the priorities or would you recommend addition or elimination of some of the priorities?
What effect do the nursing research priorities have on nursing researchers?
What criteria must be met in order to consider a practice, evidence-based? Provide examples.
Explain the role quality plays in evidence-based practice?
Based on the information you’ve learned to this point, write a research proposal that relates to a chosen research topic.
Include the following information in your proposal:
Hypothesis
Theory
Design model
Method(s)
Anticipated results
Potential Dissemination Avenues
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
Length: 15-17 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
Structure:
Title: 1 slide
NINR Strategic Plan questions: at least 5 slides
Proposal details: at least 6 slides
Conclusion: at least 2 slides
References: at least 1 slide
N508 Theory and Research
Module 8 Assignment
Signature Assignment: Presentation
A nurse on the research and practice committee is preparing for an update on evidence-based practice (EBP). There is a need to address the potential changes with several EBP policies. This presentation will examine the EBP policies as well as reasoning and rationale as to why changes may be needed.
Choose an EBP topic and two scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles
Compare the difference between theory, research, and practice in nursing
Choose a theory that best correlates with the EBP practice change that you would like to make
Compare and contrast the quantitative and qualitative research article that you choose for the EBP topic
What technology did you use to locate the articles? Databases? Search terms?
What are the philosophical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives in the research articles that were chosen?
What are the ethical and scientific integrity issues related to the research?
How did your nursing knowledge advance through the utilization of research?
This PowerPoint® (Microsoft Office) or Impress® (Open Office) presentation should be a minimum of 20 slides, including a title, introduction, conclusion and reference slide, with detailed speaker notes and recorded audio comments for all content slides. Use at least four scholarly sources and make certain to review the module’s Signature Assignment Rubric before starting your presentation. This presentation is worth 400 points for quality content and presentation.
Total Point Value of Signature Assignment: 400 points
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
Length: 20+ slides; title slide and reference slides do not count towards the minimum, answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
Additionally, because a good presentation has few words on the slides include a script with the verbiage you would say when presenting; script should be a minimum of 50 words per slide.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources to support your claims.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint document and a Word document (.pptx) and (.doc or .docx) or Open Office Impress.
File name: Name your saved file according to your first initial, last name, and the module number (for example, “RHall Module1.pptx”)
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