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NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Integrative versus Systematic Review of Evidence

Derived from your healthcare experience, describe the differences between integrative versus systematic review of evidence from an advanced nursing practice perspective.

DQ2 Comprehensive Systematic Review of Evidence

Derived from your healthcare experience, describe the impact of the comprehensive systematic review of evidence on a selected healthcare stakeholder (patient, family, organization, or the profession) from an advanced nursing practice perspective.

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Qualitative versus Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis

Derived from your healthcare experience, determine the utility in differentiating qualitative from quantitative research methods and analysis from an advanced nursing practice perspective.

DQ2 Metasynthesis versus Meta-Analysis Measurement and Monitoring

Derived from your healthcare experience, determine the utility in differentiating metasynthesis from meta-analysis measurement and monitoring from an advanced nursing practice perspective.

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 Partial Economic Evaluation

Derived from your healthcare experience, determine the components of partial economic evaluation from an advanced nursing practice perspective.

DQ2 Full Economic Evaluation

Derived from your healthcare experience, determine the components of full economic evaluation from an advanced nursing practice perspective.

 

 

 

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Leveling of Qualitative, Quantitative, and Economic Evidence in Advanced Nursing Practice

Articulate the knowledge, skills, and integrative abilities necessary for leveling qualitative, quantitative, and economic evidence that serve to shape the advanced nursing practice environment.

DQ2 Grading of Qualitative, Quantitative, and Economic Evidence in Advanced Nursing Practice

Articulate the knowledge, skills, and integrative abilities necessary for grading qualitative, quantitative, and economic evidence that serve to shape the advanced nursing practice environment.

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 Power Analysis in Advanced Nursing Practice

Examine potential power analysis contributions that serve to improve the advanced nursing practice environment.

DQ2 Reliability Versus Validity in Advanced Nursing Practice

Examine potential reliability and validity contributions that serve to improve the advanced nursing practice environment.

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 Differentiating Quantitative and Qualitative Research

Differentiate selected quantitative versus qualitative research designs that shape a preferred evidence-based practice environment.

DQ2 Quantitative and Qualitative Research Procedures

Differentiate selected quantitative versus qualitative procedures including appropriate data collection, levels of measurement, and sampling considerations.

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 Issues Related to Descriptive Analysis

Formulate effective strategies for descriptive analysis that contribute to evidence-based quality improvement.

DQ2 Nonparametric Versus Parametric, Inferential, and Multivariate Analysis

Formulate effective strategies in planning and selection of appropriate statistical analysis that contribute to evidence-based quality improvement.

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 8 Discussion

Using Outcomes Assessment to Differentiate Original Research From Quality Improvement

Differentiate original research from quality improvement using outcomes assessment in advanced nursing practice.

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 5 Assignment

Systematic and Integrative Review

of Selected Practice Query

Guidelines

The purpose of this application is to provide the student an opportunity to develop a systematic and integrative

review of selected practice query.

COURSE OUTCOMES

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following Course Outcomes:

CO 1: Formulate PICOT/PICoT questions relevant to advanced nursing practice (PO #3).

CO 2: Utilize comprehensive systematic-review skills necessary for evidence-based practice (PO #5).

CO 3: Critically appraise level and quality of evidence related to a selected advanced nursing practice

issue (PO #3).

CO 5: Evaluate appropriateness of a qualitative research design for a selected PICoT question (PO #3).

CO 6: Evaluate appropriateness of a quantitative research design for a selected PICOT question (PO #3).

CO 7: Evaluate appropriateness of an economic research design for a selected economic appraisal of

evidence (PO #3).

CO 9: Analyze qualitative, quantitative, and economic data for the purposes of critical appraisal of

evidence (PO #3).

CO 10: Evaluate selected statistical methods for the purposes of critical appraisal of evidence (PO #5).

POINTS

This assignment is worth a total of 265 points.

DUE DATE

Submit your completed assignment by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 5, as directed.

REQUIREMENTS

1. To complete this application, you will want to access all available scientific search engines. There are numerous robust scientific search engines to retrieve relevant research to support your clinical problem and clinical question (PICOT). The link to our library home is http://library.chamberlain.edu with a link for research help in the Ask A Librarian box http://chamberlain.libanswers.com/ask

2. The Systematic and Integrative Review of Selected Practice Query paper is worth 250 points and will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.

3. Create your report using Microsoft Word (a part of Microsoft Office), which is the required format for all Chamberlain College of Nursing documents. You can tell that the document is saved as a Microsoft Word document because it will end in .docx.

4. Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this project may be posted under the Q & A forum.

5. The length of the project report is to be no less than 6 and no greater than 8 pages excluding title page and reference pages.

6. APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headings (upper and lower case, centered, boldface):

Note: Introduction—Write an introduction to the systematic and integrative review of selected practice query, but do not use Introduction as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2010, p. 63). APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered):

a. Description of systematic and integrative review of selected practice query (both integrative and systematic review of evidence)

b. Presentation of systematic and integrative review of selected practice query analysis including quantitative, qualitative, and economic evidence

PREPARING THE PROJECT REPORT

The following are best practices for preparing this project report:

1. When introducing the systematic and integrative review of selected practice query, be sure to include

pertinent background information regarding the topic (who, what, where, when, and why).

2. When describing the selected practice query, be sure to fully identify and address evidence using a

synthesis (integrative review citing areas of agreement and disagreement among authors) approach for

the written summary and embed or attach the evidence table (systematic review citing leveling and

grading of evidence) using the template found in Course Resources.

3. When presenting the systematic and integrative review of selected practice query analysis, be sure to

fully incorporate evidence from quantitative, qualitative, and economic sources

 

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 7 Assignment

PURPOSE

The purpose of this applicationis to provide the student an opportunity to acquire skills, understanding, and integrative abilities in the area of statistical analysis.

COURSE OUTCOMES

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following Course Outcomes:

CO9: Analyze qualitative, quantitative, and economic data for the purposes of critical appraisal of evidence (PO #3).

CO10: Evaluate selected statistical methods for the purposes of critical appraisal of evidence (PO #5).

CO11: Differentiate selected statistical methods for the purposes of evidence-based practice quality improvement (PO #5).

CO12: Demonstrate advanced nursing practice skills necessary for outcome assessment, measurement, and evaluation (PO #5).

This assignment is worth a total of 260 points.

Complete all quizzes with 100% accuracy by Sunday11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7 as directed.

REQUIREMENTS

1.            To complete this application, you will need to access the following modules located under the Statistics Moduleof your course shell:

a.            Using Concepts of Probability During Evidence Critique (Including Distribution and Central Tendency)

b.            Using Concepts of Variability and Power Analysis During Evidence Critique

c.             Using Confidence Limits and t-test Concepts During Evidence Critique

d.            Using Correlation and Regression Concepts During Evidence Critique

e.            Using Prevalence and Incidence Rate Concepts During Evidence Critique

f.             The Impact of Generalizable Versus Transferrable Data Concepts on the DNP Project

g.            Using Descriptive Statistics for the DNP Project

h.            Appropriate Application of Randomization Techniques

2.            Follow the directions and completion criteria closely. Any questions about this project may be posted in the Q&A forum.

PREPARING THE PROJECT

The following are best practices for preparing for this assignment:

1.            Prior to completing each module, review the lessons, reading, and course texts up to this point.

2.            You will complete the corresponding exam found under the Quizzes area of the Course Home.

3.            Each module is worth 32.5points.

4.            You may continue taking the exam until 32.5 points/100% is achieved.

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 8 Assignment

You Decide Reflection

PURPOSE

The purpose of this applicationis to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on selected DNP competencies acquired through the NR714 course.

COURSE OUTCOMES

This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Formulate PICOT/PICoT questions relevant to advanced nursing practice (PO #3).

CO4: Compare and contrast differences and similarities with selected characteristics of qualitative, quantitative, and economic research designs (PO #3).

CO5: Evaluate appropriateness of a qualitative research design for a selected PICoT question (PO #3).

CO6: Evaluate appropriateness of a quantitative research design for a selected PICOT question (PO #3).

CO8: Demonstrate understanding of mixed-method research and the strategy of triangulation design (PO #3).

CO12: Demonstrate advanced nursing practice skills necessary for outcome assessment, measurement, and evaluation (PO #5).

POINTS

This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.

DUE DATE

Submit your completed application under the Dropbox tab by Wednesday11:59 p.m. MT of Week 8 as directed.

REQUIREMENTS

1.            The You Decide Reflectionis worth 100 points and will be graded on quality of self-assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.

2.            Create your essay using Microsoft Word(a part of Microsoft Office), which is the required format for all Chamberlain College of Nursing documents. You can tell that the document is saved as a MS Word document because it will end in “.docx”

3.            Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about your essay may be posted under the Q&A forum.

4.            The length of the reflection is to be within three to six pages excluding title page and reference pages.

5.            APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered):

Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2010, p. 63).

a.            You Decide Reflection

b.            Conclusion

 

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 7 Module 1 Quiz

Question 1

Which of the examples below demonstrates generalizability?

  A commercial endotracheal tube stabilizer was tested in the ICU at a rural hospital and found to be effective in preventing device-related circumoral pressure ulcers. The Chief Nursing Officer has now approved the device to be used in the Burn Unit.

 

  A new pain medication was shown to be effective in a group of osteoarthritis patients in a major metropolitan city and subsequently has been approved for use for all osteoarthritis patients nationwide.

  A new helmet law was implemented in a Midwestern state. In response to this new legislation, hospital X has begun to give free helmets to patients upon discharge.

  A second generation antihypertensive drug is FDA-approved and added to the DNP curriculum in a major university.

 

Question 2

 

Which of the following examples demonstrates transferability?

 

  You read a research article that reported that music therapy decreased anxiety in pre-operative patients. Subsequently you obtained approval to use music therapy at your hospital with pre-operative patients.

  You identify several key research studies in your hospital’s searchable database and transfer them to your personal files.

  A nurse implements a new evidence-based intervention aimed at reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). He is unable to adhere to the demanding work schedule and is transferred to another unit.

  You conduct a randomized control trial (RCT) with a sample of Myasthenia Gravis patients. You are now able to apply this statistically significant RCT to the general population of Myasthenia Gravis patients.

 

Question 3

 

All of the statements are true of transferability EXCEPT:

  If there are sufficient similarities between the research and our own clinical situation, we may be able to infer that the results of the research would be similar in our situation.

  When reading a research article, we note certain characteristics of the study and consider the applicability to our own clinical practice.

  We must know as much as possible about the original research in order to determine if the results are applicable to our own practice.

 

  We can transfer or apply any study results to our own practice as long as the study was reliable and valid.

 

Question 4

 

The concept of transferability is constantly applied in everyday life. Some examples include (Select all that apply)

 

  A professor sits in on a colleague’s class to see if he can apply new and effective teaching techniques in his own classroom.

 

  A busy nurse, wife and mother, on her day off watches a cooking show to determine what quick, easy and nutritious meals she can prepare for her family.

 

  An individual is engaged in a conversation with a friend about the benefits about a new vehicle that would add convenience to her own life.

  A neighbor tells you that he has come up with a new health plan for him and his family and that everyone in the world should adopt this same plan.

 

Question 5

 

Examples of generalizability in everyday life include (Select all that apply)

  As health care professionals, we make the assumption that poor diet and lack of exercise puts individuals at risk for diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.

  In the United States, we make the assumption that everyone will drive on the right side of the road.

  We make the generalization that everyone in the United States speaks English and abides by American customs.

  We make the assumption that driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol can lead to accidents.

 

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 7 Module 2 Quiz

Question 1

 

A nurse researcher in a large medical center is reviewing data from a study recently conducted on reducing the number of ventilator-associated pneumonia cases. She wants to obtain information on the spread of the data. This information will tell her how close or far apart the scores are from each other. This is known as

 

  Variability

  Power

  Subject participation

  Data cleaning

 

Question 2

 

A research article reports a limitation in the published study that the sample size was too low. How might this low sample size affect the study?

  The study will not be affected by a low sample size.

  The study will not be cost effective and resources will likely be wasted.

 

  The study results may not be reliable and research questions may not be accurately answered.

  The researcher will have to go back and include more participants in the study to increase the sample size which will delay completion of the study.

 

Question 3

 

As you read more closely into the study results, you see that the scores of the new nursing mothers are very far from the mean or average score. You think back on your research class and realize that that this means that the study scores have a large _______________.

  range

 

  standard deviation

 

  variance

  power

 

Question 4

 

Another study results show all of the scores in the center of the distribution curve. In other words, the average or mean scores are 50%. This means that the study has very little or limited (select all that apply)

 

  Range

 

  Skewness

 

  Variability

  Reliability

 

Question 5

 

You are talking to a nurse colleague who is proposing to conduct an innovative research study using warming blankets on patient pre-surgery to determine if post-operative complications are reduced. He tells you that he does not plan to perform a power analysis because he is including all patients scheduled for surgery over the next 6 months which will give him a sample size well over 4000 subjects. Which of the responses below is the most appropriate?

 

  “Performing a power analysis helps to make sure that more subjects are not included than is necessary because excess resources may be used with little added benefit to the study.”

  “That is great that you have such a high number of subjects, as the large number of subjects will increase the reliability of your study.”

  “Too many subjects will decrease the reliability of the study, regardless of cost.”

  “That is a good sample size, but did you get approval for subject payment to make sure there is enough money in the research budget?”

 

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 7 Module 3 Quiz

Question 1

You have just been hired at Hospital X as Director of Nursing Research. You propose to conduct a study aimed at educating homeless women at risk for AIDS. The research coordinator asks how you will reach out to all homeless women in the city. What is the best response?

 

  “Rather than trying to reach all homeless women in the city, we will include a sample of homeless women that are a reasonable representation of this population.”

  “Research coordinators will ‘comb’ the city streets until we include all homeless women in the study”.

  “We cannot realistically include all homeless women in the city, but we will try to include as many as we can find.”

  “We only need to include a few homeless women in the study.”

 

Question 2

 

The term that captures the entire target group of individuals under study is referred to a

  placebo

  sample

  confidence interval

 

  population

 

Question 3

 

You are conducting a research study on the effectiveness of normal saline administered subdermally compared to lidocaine to reduce pain during IV insertion. If subjects getting lidocaine are in the experimental group, the subjects getting the inert normal saline are in the

 

  control group

  preliminary group

  sample group

  research group

 

Question 4

 

The same colleague asks you now to define the sample in research. Which is the most accurate response?

 

  “The sample is a subset of the population that the researcher intends to study.”

  “The sample is a group of individuals used in a pilot study before the actual study is conducted.”

  “The sample is a small group of study participants who drop out of a research study.”

  “The sample refers to a partial subject payment paid to study participants at the start of a research study.”

 

Question 5

 

In the inner city study investigating the impact on air quality on childhood asthma, what is the study sample?

 

  “The study sample is a randomly selected subset of all inner city school-aged children in city X.”

  “The study sample is the entire group of inner city school-aged children in city X.”

  “The study sample is a small self-selected group of inner city school-aged children diagnosed with asthma.”

  “The study sample is the group of all inner city school-aged children with asthma and their parents.”

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 7 Module 4 Quiz

Question 1

 

You have been asked to be a guest speaker on prevalence and incidence rates at a local university. What is the best introductory statement to begin your lecture?

  “Prevalence rates are very different from incidence rates and will be discussed in two different classes.”

  “Prevalence and incidence rates are the same concept; therefore, we need only discuss one”.

 

  “Prevalence rates and incidence rates are related, but distinct concepts.”

  “Incidence rates are often expressed in fractions or ratios.”

 

Question 2

 

You are a scientific voting member on a community hospital institutional review board. You are the primary reviewer for a research study aimed at reducing the occurrence of Diabetes among young adult African-Americans in the U.S. Part of the background information in the protocol states that in 2010, 18.7% of all African-Americans with Diabetes were aged 20 years and younger. You explain to the board that this percentage represents

 

  prevalence of Diabetes in African-American young adults.

  incidence of Diabetes in African-American young adults.

  the mean or average number of Diabetes cases in African-American young adults.

  a genetic component of Diabetes cases in African-American young adults that cannot be changed with diet.

 

Question 3

 

A nurse researcher tells you about a research study that reported 15,600 new cases of Type I Diabetes annually between 2002 and 2005.  She says that this is an unacceptable prevalence rate for Type I Diabetes and that as a Nurse Practitioner, she has an obligation to provide patient education in her practice. What is your best response to her?

  “I agree that we need to make every effort to reduce this prevalence rate.”

 

  “I agree that we should focus our attention on reducing the incidence of Type I Diabetes. 15,600 new cases indicates incidence rather than prevalence.”

  “Those may be cases related to genetics, so providing education may not help’”

  “That is a small prevalence rate, so I would rather provide education in other areas.”

 

Question 4

 

You are asked to explain the difference between prevalence and incidence to the administration team at your hospital. Which is the best response?

 

  Incidence refers to new cases of a disease, while prevalence refers to existing cases of a disease. For example, the incidence rate is the number of new cases per            population, while prevalence is the number of existing cases per population.

  Prevalence refers to existing cases of a disease, while incidence refers to new cases   of a different disease within the population of interest.

  Prevalence refers to new cases of a disease, while incidence refers to existing cases    of a disease. For example, the prevalence rate is the number of new cases per         population, while the incidence is the number of existing cases per population.

  Prevalence refers to existing cases of a disease, while incidence refers to new cases   of the same disease in a different population.

 

Question 5

 

A nurse colleague confers with you regarding a research article he is reading aimed at reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). The authors report a baseline finding on the prevalence of CAUTIs in a large metropolitan hospital. Of the 325 patients who had indwelling urinary catheters, 18 were found to have a CAUTI. Which response below is indicative of prevalence in this population?

  There is insufficient information to determine the prevalence rate

  Without the hospital bed size, the prevalence rate will not be accurate

  325/18 = 18.05

 

  18/325 = 0.055

 

 

NR714 Application of Analytic Methods II

Week 7 Module 5 Quiz

Question 1

 

You have been asked to present a poster at a well-known university in a major U.S. city. You study findings suggested that the earlier the diagnosis of cancer is made in lung cancer patients, the longer the survival rate. Which of the following graphs would you include on your poster?

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Question 2

 

You are asked to join the hospital institutional review board as a scientific voting member. Your very first research study to review is on where the new intervention, Lavender aromatherapy was shown to decrease anxiety in breast biopsy patients at a local hospital. Which variables are the independent and dependent variables?

  Anxiety is the independent variable and aromatherapy is the dependent variable.

 

  Anxiety dependent variable and aromatherapy is the independent variable.

  Breast biopsy is the independent variable and anxiety is the dependent variable.

  Aromatherapy is the independent variable and biopsy is the dependent variable.

 

Question 3

 

You received a report that the catheter-associated infection (CAUTI) is high in your hospital. You decide to conduct a research study aimed at removing indwelling urinary catheters from patients within 48 hours of insertion, to investigate the impact on CAUTIs. When your study is complete, your results suggest that when the number of urinary catheters went down, CAUTIs went down. This is an example of a

 

  positive correlation

  negative correlation

  non-correlation

  scatter plot

 

Question 4

 

A prestigious university invited you to come as the keynote speaker on leadership. You had completed a study aimed at determining if Transformational Leadership style impacts nurse satisfaction. You have a correlation coefficient of 0.90. What is the significance of this value?

  There is no relationship between Transformational Leadership and nurse satisfaction.

  When Transformational Leadership is present, nurse satisfaction goes down.

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