NUR 504 Week 1 Discussions 1

Research, research utilization, and evidence-based practice differences: Discuss the differences between research, research utilization, and evidence-based practice. You may want to link this to the historical evolution of research in nursing.

Research, research utilization, and evidence-based practice differences

NUR 504 Week 1 Discussions 2

Identify and discuss two major ways in which qualitative research differs from quantitative research. Is one better than the other? Provide reference(s).

NUR 504 Week 1 Benchmark: Evidenced-Based Practice

NUR504 Week 1 Benchmark: Evidenced-Based Practice (EBP) Summary Latest

Select an article from a peer-reviewed nursing journal regarding an EBP process or implementation.

Write a summary of 750-1,000 words that includes the following criteria:

• An introduction that explains the focus of the article.
• A summary of key points of the article.
• A list of the steps taken by nursing to develop and implement an EBP.
• Application of the learned information to a practice setting where the student either identifies an EBP that has been applied to your setting or a practice problem that would benefit from the implementation of an EBP.
• A clear and concise conclusion.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

NUR 504 Week 2 Discussions 1

Discuss sources of bias for both quantitative and qualitative research. For quantitative research, be sure to address both random and systematic bias. You may use examples from the articles you selected as illustrations of bias and/or preventing bias.

NUR 504 Week 2 Discussions 2

Researchers often identify the research problem and then go in search of a theory. Discuss the disadvantages of doing this. What does the textbook recommend that researchers do to assure a true fit between theory and designing the study?

NUR 504 Week 3 Discussions 1

Describe the quantitative design of the article you selected. Present the strengths and limitations of this type of design according to the textbook and how these are reflected in your study. Contrast the design you have selected with at least one design presented by a classmate in one of your responses.

NUR 504 Week 3 Discussions 2

Describe the qualitative design (or methodology) of the article you selected. Present the strengths and limitations of this type of design according to the textbook and how these are reflected in your study. Contrast the design you have selected with at least one design presented by a classmate in one of your responses.

NUR 504 Week 4 Discussions 1

Read the section Questionnaires versus Interviews on pages 305-306 in the textbook. How are these guidelines similar and different from data collected by nurses when giving care? What principles did you identify that are new to you but could be important in improving your collection of clinical data?

NUR 504 Week 4 Discussions 2

You are interested in nurses’ attitudes toward EBP. Which method do you think would work best to obtain this information: a questionnaire, a face-to-face interview, or a group interview? Defend your answer.

NUR 504 Week 5 Discussions 1

Demographic data is collected for every study. What is the purpose of describing the demographic data?

NUR 504 Week 5 Discussions 2

There is a tendency for novice researchers to develop their own instrument if they cannot readily find one. How might you respond to a peer or manager who asks you to help develop a new tool to collect patient data on anxiety prior to cardiac catheterization?

NUR 504 Week 6 Discussions 1

State in your own words what is meant by Type I and Type II errors. Why are these important? Name one thing that can be done to improve internal validity of a study.

NUR 504 Week 6 Discussions 2

An example of a multivariate procedure is analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Explain what is meant by the following statement: ANCOVA offers post hoc statistical control. Provide an example

NUR 504 Week 7 Discussions 1

In the final section of study reports, there is a section on implications and recommendations. Describe the difference between these terms. Provide examples from one of the studies that you critiqued.

NUR 504 Week 7 Discussions 2

Researchers have a responsibility to identify the limitations of a study. What is meant by limitation? Provide examples from one of the studies that you critiqued.

NUR 504 Week 8 Discussions 1

Post your group’s CLC EBP project. Critically read two CLC EBP projects (other than your own). Name one barrier for each that could impact the implementation of the guideline in practice and how you would work through this issue.

NUR 504 Week 8 Discussions 2

Discuss what is meant by mixed-methods designs. What are the limitations of these designs.

NUR 504 Week 7 Collaborative Learning Community: EBP Develop Latest

This is a CLC assignment.

Follow the instructions provided “CLC Assignment: Evidence-Based Project (EBP).”

Utilize the Synthesis Table, Table of Evidence, and EBA Project Evaluation Tool to complete your CLC assignment. Submit these documents at the completion of the CLC assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Devry NR504 Week  1 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March

DQ 1

Leadership Style (graded)

Does your leadership style incorporate any of the theories mentioned in the lesson this week? If so, describe that theory and how your leadership style incorporates the theory’s principles. If not, select a theory that you would like to incorporate and describe how you would adapt that theory.

DQ 2

Nursing Vision (graded)

What is your vision for nursing, and how might you lead others to adopt your vision?

Devry NR504 Week 2 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March

DQ 1

Organization Adopting an Innovation (graded)

Consider an educational or other healthcare organization with which you are familiar. Analyze the organization with respect to its attitude toward innovation. Identify an innovation adopted by this organization and determine the organization’s position on the curve of adoption of innovation as discussed in our lecture this week. Include the history of the innovation in terms of how quickly it was adopted by the organization.

DQ 2

Innovation to Nursing (graded)

Create an innovation for nursing practice that you would like to see your peers adopt. It can be an innovation that you are aware of through the course textbook, literature, peers, or through experiences with other healthcare systems. You can also create an innovation for this exercise as well. Design a strategy demonstrating usefulness for presenting the innovation to your peers to gain support. It is integral to describe the innovation so that its importance and adaptability is apparent. Be creative!

Devry NR504 Week 3 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March

DQ 1

Recent Public Event (graded)

Identify a public event that has occurred within the last two years (local, global, national, or international). Identify the unknown and unanticipated elements of the event. List the ways in which leaders were unprepared, and identify how being unprepared contributed to the crisis. What role does technology play in anticipating and managing crisis? What can leaders do in the future to be more effective in a similar situation?

DQ 2

Cycle of Vulnerability (graded)

The six steps in the cycle of vulnerability from our lecture present leaders with different levels of challenge. Consider two recent projects that were implemented in your organization. Describe one successful and one unsuccessful project. Using the cycle of vulnerability, determine for each project the stage at which the implementation processes were most successful and the stage at which interventions would have been especially helpful.

Devry NR504 Week 4 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March

DQ 1

The Beliefs of the Nurse Executive Impact on an Organization (graded)

Describe how the ethics, values, and beliefs of the nurse executive can impact the organization and the organization outcomes.

DQ 2

The Leader Affects the Outcome of an Ethical Situation (graded)

Identify a situation (from healthcare or business) within the last two years that illustrates an ethical principle. Describe how the leader affected the outcome. As a nurse leader, what changes would you make in a similar situation?

Devry NR504 Week 5 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March

DQ 1

Toxic Behaviors (graded)

From the perspective of your selected role after graduation, consider how a group or individual might exhibit toxic behaviors. As the leader, how would you identify the underlying issue and change behaviors to make them less toxic?

DQ 2

Leaders of Quantum Healthcare Organizations (graded)

Discuss the main tasks of leaders of a quantum healthcare organization. Discuss how you will incorporate these criteria as a nursing leader in your current nursing role and in your nursing role after graduation.

Devry NR504 Week 6 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March

DQ1

Leader’s Obligations When Discharging Patients (graded)

Healthcare providers are under pressure to discharge patients according to protocols and guidelines. What is your obligation as the leader in this situation? What are the social, political, legal, ethical, legislative, and regulatory influences related to this issue? What leadership skills and strategies should a nurse leader use to advocate for positive change related to discharge?

DQ2

Changes in Medicare Reimbursement (graded)

Consider the recent changes in Medicare reimbursement for preventable errors. What social, political, legal, legislative, and regulatory factors led to the recent changes in reimbursement? Share an example of a preventable error with the class and the impact these changes had on your organization.

Devry NR504 Week 7 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March

DQ 1

Interprofessional Partnerships (graded)

What experience(s) have you had with interprofessional partnerships? How do these approaches contribute to organizational health?

DQ 2

Coaching Skills (graded)

Consider the elements of power, self-image, knowledge, and problem-solving that can serve as impediments. Analyze at least three skills that the nurse leader may use in coaching team members to transform work into innovative effort. What personal strategies may the nurse leader use?

Devry NR504 Week 8 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March

Future Work (graded)

Share three concepts you learned or discovered in this course and how you envision applying them to your future work as a nurse leader.