NR505 Advanced Research Methods Evidence-Based Practice

NR505 Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice 

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NR505 Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice 

NR 505 Full Course 

NR505 week 1 discussion 

Write a quantitative research question using the PICO(T) model about a health or safety issue observed in the 

Ironridge or Summerville community or your practice setting.Conducta search of the literature for the quantitative 

research question. (Remember you can use this topic and quantitative research article as part of your Research 

Summary Table assignment).Provide a brief summary of your quantitative research article. 

You will not be able to see other’s posts for this forum until you have posted your response to the threaded 

discussion thread. 


Review the differences in predictive and prescriptive studies and select a predictive or prescriptive article that you 

found in your literature search. What are the independent variables (IV), dependent variables (DV), and mediating 

variables (MVs) that you find in the article? How do determining IVs, DVs, and MVs help you discern the theory 

tested in the research? In your particular article, what risk factors are identified, or what recommendations are 

provided? 


Plan a Qualitative Study (graded) 

Write a qualitative research question using the PICO(T) model using the P (population), I (abstract concept), O 

(outcome), and T (time) from the PICO(T) model about an issue from your practice setting.Conduct a search of the 

literature for a qualitative research article that would answer your qualitative research question. What qualitative 

research design (Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, Ethnography) did you select and why? Provide a summary of 

the study. How will you make sure that the information you obtain is trustworthy? How is trustworthiness in qualitative 

research similar and different from reliability and validity? 

NR505 week 4 discussion

What are the various types of sampling, along with their advantages and disadvantages? As we think about sampling 

and ethical practices, review these two documents on ethical issues in research: 

Tuskegee syphilis study at.cdc.gov/tuskegee/”>http://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/ 

An overview of questionable studies: Resnik, D. (2012). Research ethics timeline (1932-present). Retrieved 

from.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/timeline/index.cfm”>http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bio 

ethics/timeline/index.cfm 

What are the implications of this information with respect to the recruitment of human subjects in a study related to 

your chosen issue? 


Inferential Statistics (graded) 

Complete a PICO(T) search on a topic that pertains to your practice setting. Select one of the articles from your 

search. Identify the descriptive statistics. Then describe the inferential tests that were used in the article (in other 

words, t-tests and chi-squares). Given the p-values related to the tests, how do you interpret the results? Are they 

statistically significant, also clinically significant? What are the recommendations based on this paper? Share some 

alternate explanations (mediating or intervening variables) for the results of the study. If your chosen study does not 

contain inferential tests, then choose a different article that does contain inferential tests so you can participate in the 

discussion. 


Evidence-Based Models (graded)Read the box above about Mr. Lowell and his facility. As an advanced practice 

nurse, you will looking at various evidence based practice models and choosing two of them to compare and contrast 

here. After you compare and contrast them, discuss which one you would recommend to this facility and why? 

Remember to support your posts with scholarly research in APA 6th ed format. 


Quality, Safety, and Costs (graded) 

Class, this week I would like for you to think about a patient scenario related to our Summerville scenario. Mr. Lowell 

is especially concerned about a costly high infection rate in surgical patients at St. Louis Medical Center, along with a 

lack of concern about patient’s psychological needs. He has read about the efforts of the QSEN Institute 

(.org/”>http://qsen.org) to promote quality and safety. He was surprised to see that patient concerns are inherent in 

the quality improvement conversation. Place yourself in the role of nurse educator to help the new staff education 

director and the clinical practice council study both problems. How would you explain the relationships among quality, 

safety, and costs to the director and staff? How would you demonstrate the importance of nursing care in addressing 

this issue? What outcome variables would you recommend? 


What specific skills and knowledge that you gained through this course will be most important as you plan and 

implement your practicum project? Describe a concrete way in which you anticipate using these skills and knowledge.

NR505 week 3 Research Summary Table 

Research Summary Table 

Guidelines with Scoring Rubric 

Purpose 

The purpose of this assignment is for the student to learn to assimilate, analyze, critique, and summarize original 

research articles. In other words, select a report of a single, original study. 

Course Outcomes 

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: 

(CO 2) Formulate and analyze nursing/clinical problems related to nursing and other disciplines. (PO 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 

9, 10) 

(CO 3) Synthesize for dissemination the research findings from nursing and related disciplines. (PO 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 

11) 

Due Date:Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 3 

Total Points Possible: 165 Points 

Requirements 

Through this assignment, the student will 

1. 1. Conduct a systematic search of relevant databases to find research-based evidence related to a nursing 

problem (CO 2); 

2. 2. Construct a summary table of four peer-reviewedquantitative single original studies, indicating the 

purpose, sample, design/level of evidence, findings, and limitations of each (CO 3); and 

3. 3. Summarize the findings of the four studies as a whole (CO 3). 

Preparing the Table 

Conduct a PICO(T) search on the nursing problem related to your practice setting.Select the four most recent peerreviewed 

studiesthat describe original research in a single study (do not select a meta-analysis, systematic review of 

research, or integrative literature review). Refer to the Types of Articles Found in the Nursing and 

Healthcaredocument in the Course Resource section to make sure that you are using the correct document. 

Construct a table summarizing the four most credible and recent studies, using the Research Summary template on 

the next page (also found in Course Resource Section). Analyze each article and provide the following information in 

brief format: purpose of the study; type of sample and number of participants; design of the study, along with the level 

of evidence; findings of the study; and limitations of the study. 

Preparing the Summary 

Briefly (2-4 pages; not including cover page and reference page(s)) summarize the results of the four studies as a 

whole. Follow this outline: 

1. I. In a short paragraph, restate your research question and describe your search strategy. (10 points) 

2. II. Analysis of the designs used in the studies presented in your research summary table. (10 points) 

III. Where do these studies fall on the LevelsofEvidence table? What is the significance of this information?(10 points) 

1. IV. Based on these studies, what are the findings? What is the answer to the research question?How well do 

the studies answer or fail to answer the question? Provide rationale to support your answer.(10 points) 

2. V. Howwas eachsample selected and how many participants in the studies. Is this number adequate? Why 

or why not? (10 points)

3. VI. Overall, what are the limitations of the study, and how can these limitations be overcome in subsequent 

studies? (10 points) 

VII. 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? Why or why not?Please provide a rationale for your answer.(10 points) 

Provide your references, formatted in APA style, after the summary. Include the doi number for each article. Submit a 

permalink of each article you have chosen for this assignment (directions on how to obtain a permalink are located in 

the Course Resource section). 

Instructions for setting up your paper in APA 6 th edition format. 

Look at the example document for this assignment. Start your paper as you would other APA 6 th edition format 

professional papers. Copy and paste the table into your APA paper. This should allow your paper to remain in a 

vertical format. Your paper should be one document. 

Research Summary Table (template provided in separate document) 

NR505 week 5 Critique of Systematic Research 

Review 

Critique of Systematic Research Review (SRR) 

Guidelineswith Scoring Rubric 

Purpose 

The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with practice in identifying, reading, and critiquing systematic 

research reviews related to nursing. A systematic review is defined as “A summary of evidence, typically conducted 

by an expert or expert panel on a particular topic, that uses a rigorous process (to minimize bias) for identifying, 

appraising, and synthesizing studies to answer a specific clinical question and draw conclusions about the data 

gathered (Melnyk&Fineout-Overholt,2011, p.582). 


Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to 

(CO 3) Synthesize for dissemination the research findings from nursing and related disciplines. (PO 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 

11) 

(CO 4) Compare and critique quantitative and qualitative designs and methodologies for research studies. (PO 4, 7, 

9, 11) 


Total Points Possible:175 Points 

Requirements: 

1. 1. Choose an SRR that pertains to your practice setting.Describe the relevance of the nursingresearch 

problem addressed in a SRR to practice. (CO 3, 6) 

2. 2. Critique the levels of evidence of the studies used in the SRR, specifically the designs of the studies 

included. (CO 6) 

3. 3. Critique the clarity with which the studies are presented and critiqued. (CO 6) 

4. 4. Describe the overall findings of the studies, as summarized in the SRR. (CO 3, 6) 

5. 5. Critique the conclusions of the SRR, with implications for your current practice andfuture research. (CO 3, 

6) 

6. 6. Utilize the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews to locate a true SRR for this assignment. 

7. 7. Paper length should be between 4-6 pages (not including cover page and reference page(s). 

Preparing the paper

Consult your faculty member if you are uncertain about whether your article is a true SRR. If it is not, your grade will 

be affected because you will not be able to address all of the above objectives. 

Important: Submit a copy of the systematic research review that you are critiquing as a separate document 

before submitting your paper.This will help Turnitin from returning a high similarity percentage on your 

written work. Remember to keep Turnitin similarity to 24% or less or you will be deducted points on APA. 

References 

Melnyk, B.M., &Fineout-Overholt, E. (2011).Evidence-based practice in nursing &healthcare(2 nd ed.). Philadelphia, 

PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott, Williams,& Wilkins. 

Turnitin® 

This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin.You learned about Turnitin in your NR500 course, so you should be 

familiar with how to access it. Additionally, you will find an instructional announcement about Turnitin® in the course 

and in the Student Handbook. 

Category Points% Description 

Describes the 

Fully describes 

relevance of the 

the relevance of 

research problem 25 14.28 

the research 

addressed in the 

problem 

SRR to practice. 

Critiques the 

research rigor of 

Fully critiques the 

the studies used in 

rigor of the 

25 14.28 

the SRR (see 

studies used in 

lesson’s levels of 

the SRR 

evidence). 

Critiques the 

levels of evidence, 

specifically the 

designs of the 

studies included in 

the SRR. 

Critiques the 

clarity with which 

Fully critiques the 

levels of 

25 14.28evidence of the 

studies included 

in the SRR 


the clarity with 

the studies are 

presented and 

critiqued. 

25 14.28which the studies 

are presented 

and critiqued 


Describes the 

the overall 

overall findings of 

findings of the 

the studies, as 25 14.28 

studies 

summarized in the 

summarized in 

SRR. 

the SRR 

Critiques the 

Critiques the 

conclusions of the 

conclusions of 

SRR, with 

the SRR, with 

implications for 25 14.28implications for 

your current 

current 

practice and future 

practiceandfuture 

research 

research

Grammar, 

punctuation, and 

spelling reflect 

format written 

work. 

10 5.71 

APA formatting 10 5.71 

Submit a copy of 

the systematic 

research article 

5 2.85 

you are critiquing. 

Grammar, 

spelling, word 

usage, and 

punctuation are 

consistent with 

rules for formal 

written work. 

APA formatting is 

correct 

Submits a copy 

of the permalink 

of the systematic 

research article 

that you are 

critiquing 

A quality 

assignment will 

175 100% meet or exceed 

all of the above 

requirements. 

NR505 Analysis and Application of Clinical Practice 

 

Analysis and Application of Clinical 

Practice Guidelines & Scoring Rubric 

Purpose 

The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for students to apply and disseminate information based 

on practice summaries. The most common type of practice summary in healthcare is the clinical practice guideline 

(CPG). 


Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to 

(CO 3) Synthesize for dissemination the research findings from nursing and related disciplines (POs 1, 3, 4, 5, 9); and 

(CO 6) Utilize the principles of evidence-based practice to propose strategies that can address nursing issues (POs 

1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9). 


Total Points Possible:200 Points 

Requirements: 

Through this assignment, the student will 

Develop summary of a clinical practice guideline. (COs 3, 6) 

Preparing the paper 

You will develop a summary that you could use within an evidence-basedpractice (EBP) committee or related venue 

to share with your colleagues. This paper will be 2-4 pages in length. 

Select a clinical practice guidelines that addresses an issue pertinent to your practice setting.

Search the literature and evidence-based practice websites and databases to find a recent clinical practice 

guideline (no more than 5 years) related to the issue you select. The course Webliography provides websites where 

you can find clinical practice guidelines, but there are many others available in specialty-organization websites. 

Analyze and critique the clinical practice guideline. Use the Clinical Practice Guideline Summary Template in 

Course Resources to develop your paper. Components include: 

o scope and purpose of the clinical practice guidelines; 

o stakeholder involvement; 

o rigor of development; 

o clarity and presentation 

o applicability 

o editorial independence 

Attach URL address of the Clinical Practice Guidelines on the reference page of your paper. 

Note: Thetemplate isan outline to assist you in setting up your paper so you will be sure to address those 

topics in your paper in addition to other information to meet the criteria for this assignment. Your paper should be in 

APA 6th ed format. Do not copy and paste the template into your paper. 

The summary sheetis amended from the AGREE instrument on page 200 of Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2015). Your 

summaryshould be approximately 5–6 pages long (Paper lengths do not include cover page or reference page(s). 

Category Points% Description 

Describes the 

scope and 

purpose of the 

document. 

Scope and Purpose 25 12.5 

Includes the 

health question(s) 

covered by the 

guideline 

Describes the 

stakeholder 

involvement in 

Stakeholder 

25 12.5 the development 

Involvement 

of the document. 

Identifies the 

target population. 

Critiques the rigor 

of the 

development of 

the document. 

Describes the 

systematic 

Rigor of 

25 12.5 methods used to 

Development 

develop the 

guideline. Include 

level of evidence 

of the studies 

used to develop 

the guideline. 

Clarity & 25 12.5 Provides thekey

presentation 

(Recommendations) 

recommendations 


Discusses 

different options 

for managing the 

condition or issue 

in the guideline. 

Application 25 12.5 

Identifies 

facilitators, 

barriers, costs, 

and outcome 

measurement for 

application of the 

document.. 

Identifies key 

monitoring and/or 

auditing criteria 

(outcomes) 

Discusses conflict 

of interest and 

how competing 

Editorial 

interests of the 

25 12.5 

Independence 

CPG group 

members 

recorded and 

addressed. 

Summarizes how 

the CPG answers 

the key clinical 

questions 

presented in the 

Summary 25 12.5 CPG. Discusses 

how the student, 

as the advanced 

practice nurse, 

would apply the 

CPG in practice. 

No more than 2 

Uses appropriate 

errors in 

grammar, syntax, 10 5 

grammar, syntax, 

and spelling 

or spelling. 

No more than 2 

APA 6 th Edition 10 5 APA 6 th edition 

errors. 

A pdf copy of the 

Attach pdf file of the 

Clinical Practice 

Clinical Practice 5 2.5 

Guidelines 

Guidelines 

submitted.

Total 200 

A quality 

assignment will 

100% meet or exceed 

all of the above 

requirements. 

Grading Rubric 

Needs 

Exceptional Exceeds Meets 

Developing 

Improvement 

(100%) (88%) 

(80%) 

(0) 

(38%) 

Assignment Criteria Outstanding or Very good or high Competent or 

Unsatisfactory 

Poor or failing 

highest level of level of 

satisfactory level 

level of 

level of 

performance performance of performance 

performance 

performance 

ContentPossible 

Points = 175 Points 

Scope and Purpose 25 Points 22 Points 20Points 10 Points 0 Points 

Describes the Describes the 

Describes the scope 

Does not include 

scope and scope and 

and purpose of the 

Weakly describes the scope or 

purpose of the purpose of the 

document. Includes 

the scope and purpose of the 

document but has document with a 

the health question(s) 

purpose of the health question 

occasional minimal amount of 

covered by the 

document. covered by the 

missing information 

guideline 

guideline. 

information. presented. 

Stakeholder 

Involvement 

25 Points 22 Points 20Points 10 Points 0 Points 

Does not Does not 

Describes the Describes the 

describe the describe the 

Describes all of the stakeholder stakeholder 

stakeholder stakeholder 

stakeholders involvement in involvement in the 

involvement in involvement in 

involvement in the the development development of 

the development the development 

development of the of the document the document with 

of the document of the document 

document. Identifies with occasional a minimal amount 

OR does not AND does not 

the target population information of information 

identify the target identify the target 

missing. presented. 

population. population. 

Rigor of 

Development 


Critiques the rigor of Critiques the rigor Critiques the rigor Does not critique Does not critique 

the development of 

the document. 

Describes the 

systematic methods 

used to develop the 

of the 


the document. 

Describes the 

systematic 

of the 


the document. 

Describes the 

systematic 

the rigor of the 


the document. 

Does not 

describe the 

the rigor of the 


the document. 

Does not 

describe the 

guideline. Includes methods used to methods used to systematic systematic 

level of evidence of develop the develop the methods used to methods used to 

the studies used to guideline. guideline. Includes develop the develop the 

develop the Includes the the levels of guideline. guideline. 

guidelines. levels of evidence evidence of the ORDoes not ANDDoes not 

Elaborates on rigor of of the studies studies used to include the levels include the levels 

development. used to develop develop the of evidence of the of evidence of the

the guidelines. guidelines. studies used to studies used to 

Some occasional Provides a develop the develop the 

important minimal amount of guidelines. guidelines. 

information is 

missing. 

information. 

Clarity & 

Presentation 25 Points 22 Points 20Points 10 Points 0 Points 

(Recommendations) 

Provides thekey 

Provides thekey 

Provides theall key 

recommendations Does not provide Does not provide 

recommendations 

recommendations of 

of the document. or provide thekey or provide thekey 


the document. 

Discusses recommendations recommendations 

Discusses 

Discusses different 

different options of the document. of the document. 

different options 

options for managing 

for managing the ORDoes not ANDDoes not 

for managing the 

the condition or issue 

condition or issue discuss different discuss different 

condition or issue 


addressed in the options for options for 


guideline. Elaborates 

guideline. Briefly managing the managing the 

guideline. Missing 

on the clarity and 

elaborates on the condition or issue condition or issue 

some occasional 

presentation of the 

clarity and addressed in the addressed in the 

important 

recommendations. 

presentation of the guideline. guideline. 

information. 

recommendations. 

Application 25 Points 22 Points 20Points 10 Points 0 Points 

Identifies 

facilitators, 

Does not 

Does not Identify 

barriers (real or Briefly Identifies 

Identifies 

facilitators, 

Identifies facilitators, potential), costs, facilitators, 

facilitators, 

barriers (real or 

barriers (real or and outcome barriers (real or 

barriers (real or 

potential), costs, 

potential), costs, and measurement for potential), costs, 

potential), costs, 

and outcome 

outcome 

application of the and outcome 

and outcome 


measurement for document. measurement for 



application of the Identifies key application of the 


document. 

document. Identifies monitoring or document. 

document. 

ORDoes not 

key monitoring or auditing criteria Identifies key 

ANDDoes not 

identify key 

auditing criteria (outcomes). monitoring or 

identify key 

monitoring or 

(outcomes). Some occasional auditing criteria 

monitoring or 


important (outcomes). 


(outcomes). 


(outcomes). 

missing. 

Editorial 

Independence 


Discusses conflict Discusses conflict Briefly discusses Does not discuss Does not 

of interest of of interest of 

group members. group members. 

Discusses how Discusses how 

competing competing 

interests of the interests of the 

CPG group CPG group 

members are members are 

conflict of interest conflict of interest discuss conflict 

of group of group 

members. Briefly members. Does 

discusses how not discuss how 

competing competing 

interests of the interests of the 

CPG group CPG group 

of interest of 

group 

members. 

Does not 

discuss how 

competing

ecorded and recorded and 

addressed. addressed. 

Addresses how Addresses how 

the views of the the views of the 

funding body are funding body are 

kept from kept from 

influencing the influencing the 

content of the content of the 

guideline. guideline. Some 

occasional 

important 


missing. 

members are members are 

recorded and recorded and 

interests of the 

CPG group 

addressed. Briefly addressed. members are 

addresses how ORDoes not recorded and 

the views of the address how the addressed. 

funding body are views of the AND 

kept from funding body are Does not 

influencing the 

content of the 

guideline. 

kept from 



address how 

the views of the 

funding body 

guideline. are kept from 



guideline. 

Summary 25 Points 22 Points 20Points 10 Points 0 Points 

Does not 

summarize the 

Summarizes the Summarizes the 

Briefly 

Does not paper. Does 

paper. Discusses paper. Discusses 

summarizes the summarize the not discuss 

whether or not whether or not the 

paper. Briefly paper. Does not whether or not 

the CPG answers CPG answers the 

discusses discuss whether the CPG 

the key clinical key clinical 

whether or not or not the CPG answers the 

question(s) question(s) 

the CPG answers answers the key key clinical 

presented in the presented in the 

the key clinical clinical 

question(s) 

CPG and CPG. Discusses 

question(s) question(s) presented in 

elaborates. how the student, 

presented in the presented in the the 

Discusses how as the advance 

CPG. Briefly CPG. ORDoes CPG.ANDDoes 

the student, as practice nurse, will 

discusses how not discuss how not discuss 

the advance apply the CPG in 

the student, as the student, as how the 

practice nurse, practice. Some 

the advance the advance student, as the 

will apply the occasional 

practice nurse, practice nurse, advance 

CPG in practice important 

will apply the will apply the practice nurse, 

with specific information is 

CPG in practice. CPG in practice. will apply the 

examples. missing. 

CPG in 

practice. 

Content 

Subtotal____/175 

points 

FormatPossible 

Points = 25 Points 

Uses appropriate 

grammar, syntax, 10Points 9 Points 8 Points 4 Points 0 Points 

and spelling 

No errors in 1-2 errors in 3-4 errors in 5 or more errors 6 or more errors 

grammar, syntax, or grammar, syntax, grammar, syntax, in grammar, in grammar, 

spelling 

or spelling or spelling syntax, or spellingsyntax, or spelling 

APA 6 th edition 10Points 9 Points 8 Points 4 Points 0 Points 

No APA 6 th edition 1-2 APA 3-4 APA 6 th edition 5 APA 6 th edition 6 or more APA

errors 6 th edition errors errors errors 6 th edition 

errorsORTurnitin 

similarity 

percentage on 

student written 

work is higher 

than 24%. 

Attach pdf copy of 

the Clinical Practice 5 Points 0 Points 

Guideline 

No pdf file of the 

Pdf file of the Clinical 

Clinical Practice 

Practice Guideline 

Guideline 

attached 

attached 

Format 

Subtotal____/25 

points 

Total 

Points_____/200 

points

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