Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice.

Course Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to
meet the following course outcomes:

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)

CO4: Evaluate published nursing
research for credibility and lab significance related to evidence-based
practice. (POs #4 and 8)

CO5: Recognize the role of
research findings in evidence-based practice. (POs #7 and 8)

Points

The assignment is worth a total of 175 points.

Due Date

You are to submit
your paper to the Week 6 Dropbox by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6.

Requirements

Through this assignment, the student will:

1.
Critique a
peer-reviewed study, and in your own words, describe the research question,
sample, design of study, data collection method, findings, and limitations of
each. (CO 1, CO2,)

2.
Summarize
the research article and evaluate the significance to nursing. Do not just
quote the author’s words. Paraphrase the information. (CO 4, CO5).

Guidelines
to writing the Paper

1.
Course Resources lists articles from which you are to selectONE to analyze.

2.
Retrieve
the full-text version of the article from the library. Read it thoroughly.

Introduction (one paragraph): The
introduction should be interesting and capture the reader’s attention.
Provide a brief description of the research
article to be discussed.
Discuss the purpose of your paper. The
purpose statement of the paper should relate to the research article reviewed
and the implications that it has to evidence based nursing practice.
You will need to summarize and analyze the
information from the article in your own words
4.
Describe
the research question for this study in a paragraph.

Describe the research in greater detail.
Include your observations about this question.
Discuss events or trends that could have affected this question.
You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the
article in your own words
5.
Describe
the research design of this study, and in your own words discuss the design.

a. Discuss the research design of the study.

b. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the type of
design and hypothesize why the author utilized the design as
opposed to others.

c.
You will need to summarize the information
from the article in your own words

6.
Describethe
sample.

a.
Briefly describe the sample size used for
this study

b. Make a judgment as to whether the sample size was
adequate and defend your answer.

c. Describe the number or participants and determine
if the number of participants was adequate compared to the research question
and the intent of the study.

d. Are these numbers adequate? Discuss gaps in that
you identified.

e.
You will need to summarize and analyze the
information from the article in your own words

7.
Describe
the data collection method(s)’

a.
Who collected the data?

b. What tools were used?

c. What were the ethical considerations addressed and
discuss gaps you identified.

d.
You will need to summarize and analyze the
information from the article in your own words

8.
Describe
the limitations of the study.

a. Identify the limitations within the study

b. Describe how the limitations could be overcome in
subsequent studies

c.
Comment on why
limitations are important to list and discuss within a study

d.
You will need to summarize and analyze the
information from the article in your own words

9.
Describe
the findings reported in the study.

a.
Describe the findings reported in the study

b. Discuss whether the findings of the study answered
the research question posed within the study

c. Discuss the credibility of the findings

d. If the findings do not support the research
question posed within the study, what do you believe is the reason?

e.
You will need to summarize and analyze the
information from the article in your own words

10. Summary

Summarize important points from the body of your paper including
the key components of the paper.
Include a statement about the research question and the findings.
Discuss the probability of implementation into practice. Based on
these findings, is the evidence that you found on your topic strong
enough to suggest a change in practice, or an idea for practice?
End with a concluding statement.
11. Citations and Referencesmust be included
to support the information within each topic area. Refer to the APA manual,
Chapter 7, for examples of proper reference format. In-text citations are to be
noted for all information contained in your paper that is not your original
idea or thought. Ask yourself, “How do I know this?” and then cite the source.

Reference
Page: The Reference Page should start on a new page (insert a page
break). All references should be cited within the body of the paperas
(Author, year) and the full reference should be included in APA format on
the reference page. A url link alone is not an adequate reference. See the
APA Guidelines in Course Resources for examples of properly formatted
references.

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