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NU560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice

Unit 1 Discussion

DQ1 Introduction and Certification Success

As a way of introducing yourselves to the instructor and your peers, please post the following:

Your name and a description of your current position (If not employed, what are your expectations when you complete your program?)

How do you see yourself applying knowledge from this course?

Post a photo of yourself (self-portrait, family, or action photo).

Next, please read and respond to the following questions:

Visit the library website and conduct a search of the literature for at least one ‘best practice’ relative to your specialty track of NE, NL or FNP (RN-BSN students, choose one specialty track of interest).

Briefly describe the ‘best practice’ recommendation.

Discuss how you envision implementing the ‘best practice’ recommendation in your future role as a NE, NL, or FNP.

Correlate and describe how best practices facilitate certification success.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts. To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least three of these prompts:

Compare your peers’ responses about the application of EBP to certification success to yours; how are they different, how are they the same?

Respond to their ideas to expand the conversation and/or give additional perspective.

Ask for clarification if needed.

Present new references that support your opinions.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

DQ2 Developing a PICOT Question

According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Masters prepared nurse “recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse applies research outcomes within the practice setting, resolves practice problems, works as a change agent, and disseminates results.” Many research ideas emerge from practice and/or the educational environment. Formulating a well-built research question is challenging. Asking the right question facilitates the search process when conducting a review of the literature.

Read the article “Asking the clinical question: A key step in evidence-based practice (Links to an external site.).”

After reading the article, create your own PICOT question around the topic you selected that will be used for your Unit 2 Introduction to an Evidence-Based Practice Problem. In your discussion post, complete the following:

Describe your selected topic and its significance

Share and discuss your created PICOT question.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

The post and responses are valued at 25 points. Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

 

NU560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice

Unit 2 Discussion

DQ1 Research Design

Please review the Unit 2 Introduction and Required Resources regarding qualitative and quantitative research design. Then, consider your selected evidence-based practice problem/topic from unit 1 and the unit 2 assignment. Then, respond to the following question(s):

Compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative research designs. Think about this in terms of methodology and outcome.

If you were to actually conduct your own research study, would your selected evidence-based practice problem/topic lend itself to a qualitative or quantitative design? (Describe specifics around the topic to support your findings.)

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

DQ2 Sampling

How do the sampling methods and sample sizes vary for the different types of quantitative and qualitative research?

Hypothetically, what sampling method would you use to conduct a study of your selected evidence-based practice problem/topic? Why?

How would you determine the sample type and size?

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

 

NU560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice

Unit 3 Discussion

DQ1 Study Review of Ethics

Locate a research study (2015 or later) on your topic of choice. Explore the research study and review the participants, procedures (methods section) of the article. Then, answer the following questions related to your selected article/study (Be sure to cite the article in APA format and provide a link to your article on the discussion board for your classmates).

Describe the participant protections provided by the researchers for participants.

How were the participants selected? How might this impact ethical principles within the study?

Would the participants in this study be considered “vulnerable”? Why or why not?

Were participants subjected to any physical harm or discomfort or psychological distress as part of the study? What efforts did the researchers make to minimize harm and maximize good?

Does the report discuss steps that were taken to protect the privacy and confidentiality of study participant?

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

DQ2 Ethical Principles

Adhering to ethical principles and protection of human subjects are important considerations in all forms of research. After exploring your course resources, answer the following questions:

 

How stringent or similar should ethical principles be to the standards placed on the conduction of clinical and/or educational research?

Offer examples where controversy exists regarding application of ethical principles in evidence-based practice projects, best practices in education versus clinical research.

Be sure to address HIPAA and FERPA depending on your focus – clinical practice vs academic education.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

 

NU560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice

Unit 4 Discussion

DQ1 Literature Reviews

The literature review is key to any research study or article development. It is important to review the literature within your own discipline, but also other disciplines which may confront similar issues or have related concerns. For example, practice issues in other health related fields often correspond to those confronted in nursing. Nursing education concerns may also be found in academic research within other disciplines outside of the health care field.

What is the purpose of conducting an organized literature review?

How will you approach this aspect of your research?

What literature other than nursing literature do you feel may offer useful information?

How might you incorporate these ideas into your proposal?

Provide an example of a piece of literature that supports your topic and provide a brief summary of the article.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

DQ2 Reviewing the Evidence

Critical appraisals are used to broaden understanding and summarize evidence. This helps determine if research evidence is ready for practice. There are certain steps to conducting critical appraisals.

Locate a scholarly journals article and apply the steps of critical analysis found in your textbook.

Post your analysis to this discussion board.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

 

NU560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice

Unit 5 Discussion

DQ1 Change Agent

According to Porter O’Grady and Malloch (2015), “In the twentieth century the focus of work was on performing the right processes. In the twenty-first-century the focus is on obtaining the right outcomes” (p. 4). The purpose of using evidence to guide practice is to promote positive outcomes.

Consider the following questions in your discussion post:

How do you see yourself as a change agent guiding others to move from a process focus to an outcomes focus?

Discuss this in relationship to your area of concentration – practice and/or education.

Elaborate the rationale behind the change from process to outcomes.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

DQ2 Implementing EBP

Understanding of the evidence-based practice (EBP) models is key to implementation of EBP. There are various models available; some of which were presented to you in this unit.

Consider the following questions in your discussion post:

Select one of the models presented in this unit.

Describe how this model would be effective for implementing EBP and/or best practices in the practice, administration, or education setting.

Consider how you might introduce this change.

What barriers might you confront?

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

 

NU560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice

Unit 6 Discussion

DQ1 Significance

As you complete the gathering and evaluation of the evidence, it’s important to review the significance and next steps related to EBP.

Consider the following questions in your discussion post:

How does a nurse know what (if any) knowledge in a research study is usable for clinical practice?

What would a critical thinker look for in the evidence before deciding to change?

What influence do credibility and clinical significance have on your decisions to integrate research-based evidence into your practice?

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

DQ2 Truth to Evidence

The main goal of conducting research is to uncover the truth. Think about the issue that you described and consider the following:

Describe any assumptions that you may have about what the research-based evidence will reveal to be true.

Are you receptive to research findings that do not agree with your assumptions? Please explain.

Have you already formed your own conclusions and are you looking for evidence to support your claims? Please explain.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

 

NU560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice

Unit 7 Discussion

DQ1 Study Review of Ethics

Read the article by Aiken and associates (Links to an external site.). She has been exploring the topic of patient safety for a number of years and has been applying her research findings across international boundaries.

Consider your topic of interest and the purpose for exploring this topic.

What outcomes would you like to see emerge from this?

How would you measure these outcomes?

Include in your discussion an analysis of how Aiken measured her selected outcomes.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Respond to at least two other student’s postings with substantive comments.

Substantive comments add to the discussion and provide your fellow students with information that will enhance the learning environment.

References and citations should conform to the APA standards.

Remember: Please respect the opinions of others, even if their views differ. In other words, disagree professionally and respectfully.

Plagiarism is never acceptable – give credit when credit is due – cite your sources.

Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

DQ2 Peer Review of EBP Project

Part I

Present your Final Evidence-Based Practice Project PowerPoint (PPT) presentation to this discussion forum.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Part II

Provide peer reviews to two other scholarly Evidence-Based Practice PPTs.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

 

NU560 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice

Unit 8 Discussion

Reflection

Reflect back over the term. What one thing did you learn in the course that you were able to apply in your work during the term? What one thing are you most looking forward to applying to your career in the future. What future trends may influence how nurses use evidence to improve the quality of patient care?

A reminder of the course objectives may help you reflect on this term:

Explain the purpose of nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment.

Differentiate qualitative and quantitative research in terms of philosophy, methodology, and outcome.

Critically analyze various types of research methods, designs, and evidence-based practice for scientific merit.

Investigate the literature to gain knowledge related to a select problem in education, administration or practice.

Evaluate the reliability, validity, and typical outcomes of instruments commonly used for nursing research.

Explore ethical principles as they relate to research and evidence-based practice.

Design an evidence-based practice project that incorporates scholarly inquiry applicable to a select problem in nursing practice, administration or education.

Please note that this Unit ends on a Tuesday! An initial post with your reflection is the only component that is required for this discussion board, and must be completed by Tuesday at 11:59 AM CST.