NR 439 Evidence-Based Practice NR 439 Assignments and Discussion Questions Week 1 – 8

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NR 439 Evidence-Based Practice NR 439 Assignments and Discussion Questions Week 1 – 8 1. NR 439 Week 1 Discussion Question: Introduction to Evidence-based Practice 2. NR-439 Week 2 Discussion Que... stion: Research, Practice Problems, and Questions 3. NR 439 Week 3 Discussion Question: The Literature Review and Searching for Evidence I. NR 439 Week 3 Assignment: Problem/PICOT/Evidence Search (PPE) Worksheet – Family Visitation in the PACU II. NR 439 Week 3 Assignment: Problem/PICOT/Evidence Search (PPE) Worksheet – Family Visitation in the CAUTI 4. NR-439 Week 4 Discussion Question: Designs – A Plan to Study for the Truth 5. NR 439 Week 5 Assignment: Clarifying Research Worksheet (2 Versions)  NR 439 Week 5 Discussion Question: Samples and Data Collection 6. NR 439 Week 6 Assignment: Reading Research Literature (RRL) Worksheet  NR-439 Week 6 Discussion Question: Data Analysis and Results 7. NR 439 Week 7 Discussion Question: Applying and Sharing Evidence 8. NR-439 Week 8 Discussion Question: The Evidence-Nursing Practice Connection   NR 439 Week 1 Discussion Question: Introduction to Evidence-based Practice Discussion Questions We begin our journey into discovering the new world of research and evidence-based practice (EBP) by exploring our past. After completing the required readings and lesson, answer the following: • Explain how research has evolved since the Florence Nightingale era. • Discuss how research and EBP are different; include how you believe research supports EBP for nursing. • Describe one past/historical unethical breach of research conduct; then, share how you would ensure care of a study participant using one ethical or legal research consideration (guideline/principle). NR 439 Week 2 Discussion Question: Research, Practice Problems, and Questions Professional nurses rely on research findings to inform practice decisions; they use critical thinking to apply research directly to specific patient care situations. Think about an independent nursing practice problem you care passionately about and would be interested in searching for evidence. The below problems should not be used: *medical/doctor/physician problems such as medications, or medications administration or effects, diagnostics such as EKGs, labs, cardiac catherizations. *staffing, nurse-to-patient ratios, workforce issues are organizational/system /political/administrative/multi-stakeholder problems which nursing cannot solve independently. • Describe a significant nursing clinical issue, topic of interest, or practice problem that is important to you. Describe why you chose the problem/topic. • Write your clinical question in the PICO(T) format for your nursing practice problem. • Share why you care about this nursing practice problem and why you believe the problem would benefit from finding the best evidence. NR 439 Week 3 Discussion: The Literature Review and Searching for Evidence Discussion Questions You must access the following article to answer the questions: Baker, N., Taggart, H., Nivens, A. & Tillman, P. (2015). Delirium: Why are nurses confused? MedSurg Nursing, 24(1), 15-22. permalink (Links to an external site.) • Locate the literature review section. Summarize using your own words from one of the study/literature findings. Be sure to identify which study you are summarizing. • Discuss how the author’s review of literature (studies) supported the research purpose/problem. Share something that was interesting to you as you read through the literature review section. • Describe one strategy that you learned that would help you create a strong literature review/search for evidence. Share your thoughts on the importance of a thorough review of the literature. NR 439 Week 3 Assignment: Problem/PICOT/Evidence Search (PPE) Worksheet – Family Visitation in the PACU Purpose Collaborative identification and interpretation of practice problems is a requirement of professional practice (AACN, 2008). Locating and summarizing findings using credible online databases is necessary for evidence-based nursing (AACN, 2008; QSEN, 201 8). This assignment provides a learning activity for students to experience a practice-based scenario and apply a process worksheet designed to assist in the identification of an independent nursing problem or concern, develop a PICOT clinical question, and search for evidence using credible online databases/sources. Directions • Read over each of the following directions. • You must read the Assignment Practice Scenario below before completing the PPE Worksheet. • Download and use the required PPE Worksheet (Links to an external site.). • Review the information provided in our library of how to search for journal articles here (Links to an external site.). • Review the information … in our library of how to locate and copy a journal permalink (Links to an external site.). You are … to complete the worksheet using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.). Click on the envelope at the top of the page. Complete each section of the Problem/PICOT/Evidence (PPE) Worksheet. For the Clinical PICOT Question, use the NR439_Guide for writing PICOT Questions and Examples.N439_Guide for writing PICOT Questions and Examples (Links to an external site.) Use one of the templates/guides to write your Clinical PICOT Question using all of the PICOT elements. Be sure to include the PICOT letters in your question. Be sure to use the rubric to make certain you are meeting all grading criteria of the PPE Worksheet. Submit the completed PPE Worksheet on the Week 3 Assignment page. Students, A short tutorial with tips for completing the Week 3 Problem/PICOT/Evidence Search (PPE) worksheet assignment may be viewed here. NR 439 Week 3 Assignment: Problem/PICOT/Evidence Search (PPE) Worksheet – Family Visitation in the CAUTI Purpose Collaborative identification and interpretation of practice problems is a requirement of professional practice (AACN, 2008). Locating and summarizing findings using credible online databases is necessary for evidence-based nursing (AACN, 2008; QSEN, 201 8). This assignment provides a learning activity for students to experience a practice-based scenario and apply a process worksheet designed to assist in the identification of an independent nursing problem or concern, develop a PICOT clinical question, and search for evidence using credible online databases/sources. Directions • Read over each of the following directions. • You must read the Assignment Practice Scenario below before completing the PPE Worksheet. • Download and use the required PPE Worksheet (Links to an external site.). • Review the information provided in our library of how to search for journal articles here (Links to an external site.). • Review the information … in our library of how to locate and copy a journal permalink (Links to an external site.). You are … to complete the worksheet using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.). Click on the envelope at the top of the page. Complete each section of the Problem/PICOT/Evidence (PPE) Worksheet. For the Clinical PICOT Question, use the NR439_Guide for writing PICOT Questions and Examples.N439_Guide for writing PICOT Questions and Examples (Links to an external site.) Use one of the templates/guides to write your Clinical PICOT Question using all of the PICOT elements. Be sure to include the PICOT letters in your question. Be sure to use the rubric to make certain you are meeting all grading criteria of the PPE Worksheet. Submit the completed PPE Worksheet on the Week 3 Assignment page. Students, A short tutorial with tips for completing the Week 3 Problem/PICOT/Evidence Search (PPE) worksheet assignment may be viewed here. NR 439 Week 4 Discussion: Designs – A Plan to Study for the Truth Discussion Questions This week we learned how research designs are different and help us to objectively study nursing problems; the key is to decide which type of research and design will serve the purpose or intent to find a solution. After completing Week 4 readings and lesson, answer the following: • Reflect on your learning about Quantitative and Qualitative research; share two ways that helped you understand how they are different. • Choose one category of study design that you found interesting and describe; include what you learned about the design and how you believe it can help study nursing problems. • Refer back to your clinical nursing priority problem and evidence you located for your week 3 assignment: The nursing-evidenced practice (NEBP) committee has requested for you to make a recommendation to the team: Describe the type of research and the design that you believe would be the best way to study your problem. Discuss your rationale. NR 439 Week 5 Discussion: Samples and Data Collection Access the following information. You may read the PDF online or download it. American Nurses Association. (2014). Fast facts: The nursing workforce 2014: Growth, salaries, education, demographics & trends. ANA. Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/workforce/fastfacts_nsgjobgrowth-salaries_updated8-25-15.pdf (Links to an external site.) • Review the data presented in the ANA Fast Facts and describe some of the key attributes/characteristics of this sample of the nursing workforce. • Discuss some of the data that you found interesting; include what you believe the purpose (intent) of ANA sharing these results. • The instruments and tools that we use to collect data need to be reliable and valid. Define these terms and explain the importance of each. Share one way that can be used to collect data that you were not aware of or familiar with. NR 439 Week 5 Assignment: Clarifying Research Worksheet (2 Versions) Purpose A baccalaureate nurse understands, relates, and values the fundamental elements of research, process, and designs as a foundation for an evidence-based practice (AACN, 2008; QSEN, 2018). This assignment provides a learning activity for students to demonstrate understanding of quantitative and qualitative research, the purpose and importance of designs, and how research is critical for creating a credible evidence-based nursing practice. Directions for Preparing the Scholarly Paper Read each of these instructions. Read the assignment grading rubric criteria. Your paper will … using the assignment grading rubric criteria. Review the Recommended Guideline (Links to an external site.). The guideline is a recommended outline only and does not substitute for your assignment grading rubric. Review the following link which contains a tutorial for your Week 5 Assignment. Tutorial may look slightly different session to session. Grading criteria and rubric will … the same. Click here for the transcript. (Links to an external site.) https://lms.courselearn.net/lms/video/player.html?video=0_72mxt830 This assignment is … as an APA paper. APA resources can be found in your Resources Tab and the library. You are required to complete the paper … the productivity tools … by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (orlater version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.) . Click on the envelope at the top of the page Two or more supporting scholarly references are … Textbooks and … readings are not allowed and should not … as a scholarly source. Use the Chamberlain Library to locate relevant, scholarly sources. No more than two direct quotes are allowed. You should … mostly your own words to demonstrate your understanding ofthe topics/criteria for this assignment. Citations and references must … included. This is a short, scholarly paper. The assignment should be 3-4 pages in length not including the title page and references page. Submit the … assignment on the Week 5: Assignment page. Best Practices • For questions about this assignment, please contact your instructor. • Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.? • Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page. • Please use your browser’s File setting to save or print this page. • Scholarly Sources and Citations? • Use APA format in citations and references. • No more than two direct quotes are… Paraphrasing encouraged. NR 439 Week 6 Discussion: Data Analysis and Results Discussion Data analysis is key for discovering credible findings from implementing nursing studies. Discussion and conclusions can … made about the meaning of the findings from the data analysis. • Share what you learned about descriptive analysis (statistics), inferential analysis (statistics), and qualitative analysis of data; include something that you learned that was interesting to you and your thoughts on why data analysis is necessary for discovering credible findings for nursing. • Compare clinical significance and statistical significance; include which one is more meaningful to you when considering application of findings to nursing practice. NR 439 Week 6 Assignment: Reading Research Literature (RRL) Worksheet This assignment will … automatically to Turnitin upon submission to verify this is your original work and no parts were copied from another student. Turnitin is now more closely integrated with Canvas. Overall, you will find Turnitin assignments easier to use, but the steps to submit an assignment have … somewhat. Directions are as follows: 1. Click the orange “Submit Assignment” button at the top of the page to open the upload window. 2. Click on “Choose File” to select your assignment file you want to upload. 3. Check the box to agree to the Turnitin End-User License Agreement. 4. Click “Submit Assignment.” 5. Your Turnitin report will be visible in the “Grades” section of your course. TII file upload diagram Please refer to the pages below for more information about these changes. • Turnitin Submitting a Paper (Links to an external site.) explains how to submit a file. • Turnitin Assignment Student View (Links to an external site.) lets you submit a paper, then view feedback on the file you have saved • Turnitin Viewing Instructor Feedback (Links to an external site.) helps you view your instructor feedback. Please contact your instructor if you have any questions. Purpose Reading, understanding, and appreciating original nursing research literature is essential for evidence-based practice (AACN, 2008; QSEN, 2018). This assignment provides a learning activity for students to read an original research study and complete a worksheet to demonstrate understanding of the study purpose, design, sample, data collection, analysis, limitations, conclusions, and the importance of reading research literature. Assignment Directions Read over each of the following directions, the … Reading Research Literature worksheet, and grading rubric. Review the following link which contains a tutorial for your Week 6 Assignment. Tutorial may look slightly different session to session. Grading criteria and rubric will … the same. Click here for transcript. (Links to an external site.) https://lms.courselearn.net/lms/video/player.html?video=0_jhxsfia6 Download and complete the required Reading Research Literature (RRL) worksheet (Links to an external site.). This must be used. Download or access the required article below. This must be used. Diacon, A. & Bell, J. (2014). Investigating the recording and accuracy of fluid balance monitoring in critically ill patients. Southern African Journal of Critical Care, 30(2), 55-57. https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsdoj&AN=edsdoj.2db92a9d728747eaa508e67b298f67bd&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.) This assignment contains: Purpose of the Study: Using information from the … article and your own words, summarize the purpose of the study. Describe what the study is about. Research & Design: Using information from the … article and your own words, summarize the description of the type of research and the design of the study. Include how it supports the purpose (aim or intent) of the study. Sample: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the population (sample) for the study; include key characteristics, sample size, sampling technique. Data Collection: Using information from the … article and your own words, summarize one data that was collected and how the data was collected from the study. Data Analysis: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one of the data analysis/ tests performed or one method of data analysis from the study; include what you know/learned about the descriptive or statistical test or data analysis method. Limitations: Using information from the … article and your own words, summarize one limitation reported in the study. Findings/Discussion: Using information from the … article and your own words, summarize one of the authors’ findings/discussion reported in the study. Include one interesting detail you learned from reading the study. Reading Research Literature: Summarize why it is important for you to read and understand research literature. Summarize what you learned from completing the reading research literature activity worksheet. You are required to complete the worksheet using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.). Click on the envelope at the top of the page. Submit the … Reading Research Literature Worksheet to the Week 6 Assignment. NR 439 Week 7 Discussion: Applying and Sharing Evidence Discussion Questions Application and implications for practice come from the interpretation of meaning from research findings. Communicating and using research evidence is an expectation of a BSN graduate. • Select and describe one of the conclusions from the required article from the Week 6 assignment evidence to improve nursing practice. Explain your answer. • Discuss ways you would disseminate research-based evidence; how would you share with your peers? Include your thoughts on why it is important for you to … in communicating and applying nursing research evidence. NR 439 Week 8 Discussion: The Evidence-Nursing Practice Connection Discussion Questions Improving patient care and outcomes is paramount to the practice of nursing. As we conclude our learning journey through our world of research and evidence-based practice, it is important to reflect upon your time spent in the course: Think about nursing practice and describe one barrier that you feel prohibits nurses from engaging in EBP; share one strategy you could use to facilitate the use of evidence to help improve nursing care for patients. Reflect back over your time in the course and describe how your thinking has changed about nursing research and evidence-based practice; describe one new learning during this course that you believe was the most helpful. [Show More]

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