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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).

Purpose:  

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.

Course Outcomes:

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.

CO 1:  Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7)

CO 2:  Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (PO 4 & 8)

CO 5:  Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (PO 7 & 8)

Due Date

Submit the completed Research Designs Assignment by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5.

Points

This assignment is worth 225 points.

Directions for Preparing the Scholarly Paper:

1. Read each of these instructions.

2. Read the assignment grading rubric criteria.

3. This assignment is completed as an APA paper. APA resources can be found in your Resources Tab. You are required to complete the paper 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.

4. You are required to use the grading rubric criteria to ensure you are meeting all grading requirements of the paper.

5. The guideline below is a recommended outline only and does not substitute for your assignment grading rubric; your paper will be graded using the assignment grading rubric criteria.

6. For the introduction paragraph section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):

· The need for nursing research.

· The importance for nurses to understand the basic principles of research.

· The purpose of your paper.

1. For the quantitative research section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):

· The importance of quantitative research.

· One type of quantitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.

· How quantitative research can help improve nursing practice.

1. For the qualitative research section, your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):

· The importance of qualitative research.

· One type of qualitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.

· How qualitative research can help improve nursing practice.

1. For the research sampling section, your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):

· What is sampling and why is sampling important.

· One sampling strategy used in quantitative research.

· One other sampling strategy that you learned.

1. For the credible nursing practice section, your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):

· How research can help to make nursing practice safer.

· Why research is critical for creating an evidence-based nursing practice.

1. For the conclusion section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):

· Short, concise, thorough summary of the main points of the paper.

1. Double check your work with the grading rubric to ensure you have met all grading criteria for this assignment.

2. Two or more supporting scholarly references are required.  Textbooks are not allowed and should not be used as a scholarly source.  Use the Chamberlain Library to locate relevant, scholarly sources.

3. No more than two direct quotes are allowed.  You should be using mostly your own words to demonstrate your understanding of the topics/criteria for this assignment.  Citations and references must be included.

4. This is a short, scholarly paper. The assignment should be 3-4 pages in length not including the title page and references page.

5. Submit the completed assignment on the Week 5: Assignment page.

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References

American Association of Colleges of Nurses (AACN). (2008). Executive summary: The essentials of baccalaureate education for professional nursing practice (2008). Retrieved from http://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/AACN-Essentials

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). (2018). QSEN knowledge, skills, and attitude competencies. Retrieved from http://qsen.org/competencies/pre-licensure-ksas/

 

 

Rubric

NR439 Research Designs Assignment Rubric

NR439 Research Designs Assignment Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction

Write a paragraph introduction incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: a) The need for nursing research. b) The importance for nurses to understand the basic principles of research. c) The purpose of your paper.

32.0 pts

Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

28.0 pts

Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details or is missing.

25.0 pts

Minimally summarizes criteria from first the column or two criteria lack details or is missing.

11.0 pts

Poorly summarizes criteria from the first column or all criteria lack details.

0.0 pts

All criteria from the first column are missing.

 

32.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQuantitative Research

Write a paragraph incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: a) The importance of quantitative research. b) One type of quantitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design. c) How quantitative research can help improve nursing practice.

34.0 pts

Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

30.0 pts

Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details or is missing.

27.0 pts

Minimally summarizes criteria from first the column or two criteria lack details or is missing.

13.0 pts

Poorly summarizes criteria from the first column or all criteria lack details.

0.0 pts

All criteria from the first column are missing.

 

34.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQualitative Research

Write a paragraph incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: a) The importance of qualitative research. b) One type of qualitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design. c) How qualitative research can help improve nursing practice.

34.0 pts

Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.

30.0 pts

Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details or is missing.

27.0 pts

Minimally summarizes criteria from first the column or two criteria lack details or is missing.

13.0 pts

Poorly summarizes criteria from the first column or all criteria lack details.

0.0 pts

All criteria from the first column are missing.

 

34.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResearch Sampling

Write a paragraph incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: a) What is sampling and why is sampling important. b) One sampling strategy used in quantitative research. c) One other sampling strategy that you learned.

34.0 pts

Thoroughly summarizes all criteria in the first column. Thorough details are provided.

30.0 pts

Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details or is missing.

27.0 pts

Minimally summarizes criteria from the first column or two criteria lack details or is missing.

13.0 pts

Vaguely summarizes all criteria from the first column or all criteria lack details.

0.0 pts

All criteria from the first column are missing.

 

34.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCredible Nursing Practice

Write a paragraph incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: a) How research can help to make nursing practice safer. b) Why research is critical for creating an evidence-based nursing practice.

34.0 pts

Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the first column. Thorough details are provided.

30.0 pts

Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column. Good details.

27.0 pts

Minimally summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lack details or is missing.

13.0 pts

Poorly summarizes criteria from the first column or both criteria lack details.

0.0 pts

Both criteria from the first column are missing.

 

34.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion

Write a short, concise, thorough summary of the main points of the paper.

32.0 pts

Summarizes a short, concise, thorough summary of the main points of the paper.

28.0 pts

Mostly summarizes the main points of the paper. Good details.

25.0 pts

Writes a vague summary of the paper. Fair details.

11.0 pts

Writes a poor summary of the paper. Poor details.

0.0 pts

Did not sufficiently provide any of the conclusion criteria or conclusion not discussed.

 

32.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeScholarly Writing, Mechanics, Organization, Spelling, Sentence Structure, Grammar.

8.0 pts

Excellent scholarly writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. No errors noted.

6.0 pts

Good writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. A few errors.

3.0 pts

Fair writing, mechanics, organization, Spelling, sentence structure, grammar. Some errors noted.

2.0 pts

Poor writing, mechanics, organization, spelling sentence structure, grammar. Many errors noted.

0.0 pts

Very poor writing, mechanics, and organization. Errors throughout are noted. Writing is difficult to understand or follow.

 

8.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Formatting

8.0 pts

Excellent APA formatting with no errors. Uses mostly own words. No more than 2 direct quotes used.

6.0 pts

Good APA formatting with a few errors noted. Three direct quotes used.

3.0 pts

Fair APA formatting with some errors noted. Four direct quotes used.

2.0 pts

Poor APA formatting with many errors noted. Five or more direct quotes used.

0.0 pts

Very poor APA with errors noted throughout.

 

8.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSupporting Evidence

Uses 2 or more relevant scholarly sources to support writing. Textbooks should not be used.

9.0 pts

Uses 2 or more relevant scholarly sources to support writing. Textbooks are not used.

5.0 pts

Uses at least 1 relevant scholarly source to support writing.

0.0 pts

No relevant scholarly sources provided.

 

9.0 pts

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