NR 439 (NR 439)

Week 3: Research Problems, Designs, and Sample Professor and Class, After reviewing the designs for this week, I believe my question, In head and neck cancer patients who will be undergoing radiation/chemo therapy, can prophylactic speech therapy compared to no prior speech therapy before treatment, yield faster transitions to oral diets and decreased dysphasia symptoms during and after treatment, would yield an experimental design for the research. “Experimental research as...

Week 2: Search for Literature & Levels of Evidence 3737 unread replies.9494 replies. 1. Reflect on your practice, & identify a significant nursing clinical issue or change project that you would like to search for evidence in online sources. Formulate searchable, clinical questions in the PICO(T) format for your nursing clinical issue. 2. Next, review the guidelines for the PICOT Assignment due Week 3. Use your PICOT elements to search for one report of a single, original study that has been ...

Week 8: Where Do You Go From Here? Improving patient outcomes is paramount to healthcare improvement today. 1. How has your thinking changed about nursing research and evidence- based practice as the result of this course? 2. Will the information you learned during this course be helpful in your nursing role today? As we all know, change is very difficult for many people. We get stuck in our routines and become comfortable. When faced with change many people have a difficult time adjusting...

Week 7: Applying and Sharing Evidence to Practice After the data have been analyzed, conclusions are made regarding what the findings mean. Then, this information must be shared with your healthcare team. 1. Choose one of the articles from the Week 5 RRL assignment, and discuss the findings. Would you apply the evidence found to your practice? Explain your answer. 2. Translating research into practice is the final and most important step in the research process. Review information you found y...

Week 6: Data Results and Analysis No unread replies.No replies. This week's graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs). • CO1 Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7) • CO2 Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs 4 and 8) After the data are collected, it is time to analyze the results! 1. Discuss one of the four basic rules for understanding result...

Week 5: Data Collection & Measurement 4949 unread replies. replies. 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. 1. Review these facts, & describe what the results say about this sample of the nursing workforce. 2. What do you believe was the intent of the researcher who designed the survey? 3. The next process for our study ...

NR439 Week 4 Discussion, Ethical and Legal Issues An ethical responsibility is acting about principles and values that according to given standards within a field. “Ethical responsibilities are mandates that are clearly spelled out in the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct….It can be helpful to think of ethical responsibilities as being very similar to legal responsibilities” (Feeney & Freeman 2016). An ethical dilemma is a situation where a choice needs to be made between two choices, but nei...

Week 3: Research Problems, Designs, and Sample This week, we will discuss the research design and sample for your nursing clinical issue. The research design flows from the research question and outlines the plan for the study that will answer the research question. The design identifies the major components of the study. It is important to remember that there is no one best design for a research study. 1. After you review the designs, describe which research design you would expect to find wh...

Week 2: Search for Literature & Levels of Evidence 3737 unread replies.9494 replies. 1. Reflect on your practice, & identify a significant nursing clinical issue or change project that you would like to search for evidence in online sources. Formulate searchable, clinical questions in the PICO(T) format for your nursing clinical issue. 2. Next, review the guidelines for the PICOT Assignment due Week 3. Use your PICOT elements to search for one report of a single, original study that has been ...