Write on the topic or issue that informs nursing practice and has been researched quantitatively. (Note: Meta-analysis and systematic review of literature studies may not be used for this assignment).

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FOR PHYLLIS YOUNG

Quantitative Research Critique

Some of the most significant current information on patient care in nursing comes from scholarly, peer-reviewed journals and articles. Within this category of information sources, we can further divide studies into qualitative and quantitative sources, each with their own set of methods and standards. Within each of these categories, nurses must be able to differentiate between sources of published data that are used to develop evidence-based practice.

The topic I would like for you to use is: Promoting adequate staffing and safe nurse-to-patient ratios within all healthcare institutions.

For this assignment, you will:

  • Write on the topic or issue that informs nursing practice and has been researched quantitatively. (Note: Meta-analysis and systematic review of literature studies may not be used for this assignment).
  • Select one nursing quantitative research article, published in a peer-reviewed journal, on your chosen topic and follow the steps below.
    • Summarize the research study to include the following:
      • Problem or purpose for the study.
      • Study design.
      • Setting.
      • Data collection.
      • Data analysis.
    • Critique the study in a narrative format addressing each of the following questions:
      • Is the problem significant to nursing and health care?
      • How will it generate or refine knowledge in nursing practice?
      • Was the review of background literature provided?
      • What topics or concepts were discussed in the review of literature?
      • Were ethical standards for research followed and how?
      • What do the findings of the study add to the current body of knowledge?
    • Conclusion:
      • Explain how the study will inform your practice or the practice of professional nursing.
      • Prepare the critique.
      • Follow APA style guidelines- also for referencing authors throughout the paper that you’ve quoted (ie: Roberts, 2015)
      • Use 12-point Times New Roman font.
      • Include a title and reference page.
      • Use the following subheadings:
        1. Summary.
        2. Critique.
        3. Conclusion.
      • Cite all references using APA style and formatting guidelines
      • CriteriaNon-performanceBasicProficientDistinguished Discuss the professional perspective for selection of the quantitative research study. 19% Does not discuss the professional perspective for selection of the quantitative research study.Identifies the topic used for the quantitative research study selected.Discusses the professional perspective for selection of the quantitative research study.Discusses the professional perspective for selection of the quantitative study and the anticipated application to the profession. Summarize the purpose, study design, data collection and analysis methods for the quantitative research study. 19% Does not summarize the purpose, study design, data collection and analysis methods for the quantitative research study.Summarizes some of the basic elements of the selected quantitative research study.Summarizes the purpose, study design, data collection and analysis methods for the quantitative research study.Summarizes the purpose, study design, data collection and analysis methods for the quantitative research study including how the literature review was conducted.Critically analyze the significance of the study and the contribution to nursing and health care. 19% Does not critically analyze the significance of the study and the contribution to nursing and health care.Provides a basic overview of the study and relation to nursing and health care.Critically analyzes the significance of the study and the contribution to nursing and health care.Critically analyzes the significance of the study and the contribution to nursing and health care including actual and potential populations served. Discuss the review of literature, ethical standards and findings of the study. 19% Does not discuss the review of literature, ethical standards and findings of the study.Provides a basic overview of literature review, ethical standards and findings of the study.Discusses the review of literature, ethical standards and findings of the study.Discusses the review of literature, ethical standards and findings of the study including limitations and potential alternate explanations for the findings.Explain how the study will inform current practice and the future of nursing practice. 19% Does not explain how the study will inform current practice and the future of nursing practice.Explains how the study relates to nursing practice.Explains how the study will inform current practice and the future of nursing practice.Explain how the study will inform current practice and the future of nursing practice and inter-professional collaboration. Effectively communicates by integrating research into written documents that follow APA format, as well as the consistent use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics expected of a nursing professional. 5% Does not effectively communicate by integrating research into written documents that follow APA format, as well as the consistent use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics expected of a nursing professional.Communicates by integrating research into written documents that lack consistency in APA format, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics expected of a nursing professional.Effectively communicates by integrating research into written documents that follow APA format, as well as the consistent use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics expected of a nursing professional.Effectively communicates by integrating research into written documents that follow APA format, as well as the consistent use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics expected of a nursing professional and leader.

Theoretical Basis for Nursing,

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Draft late

The purpose of this assignment is to draft and submit a comprehensive and complete rough draft of your Nursing Theory Comparison paper in APA format. Your rough draft should include all of the research paper elements of a final draft, which are listed below. This will give you an opportunity for feedback from your instructor before you submit your final draft during week 7.

Based on the reading assignment (McEwen & Wills, Theoretical Basis for Nursing, Unit II: Nursing Theories, chapters 6–9), select a grand nursing theory.

  • After studying and analyzing the approved theory, write about this theory, including an overview of the theory and specific examples of how it could be applied in your own clinical setting.

Based on the reading assignment (McEwen & Wills, Theoretical Basis for Nursing, Unit II: Nursing Theories, chapters 10 and 11), select a middle-range theory.

  • After studying and analyzing the approved theory, write about this theory, including an overview of the theory and specific examples of how it could be applied in your own clinical setting.

The following should be included:

  1. An introduction, including an overview of both selected nursing theories
  2. Background of the theories
  3. Philosophical underpinnings of the theories
  4. Major assumptions, concepts, and relationships
  5. Clinical applications/usefulness/value to extending nursing science testability
  6. Comparison of the use of both theories in nursing practice
  7. Specific examples of how both theories could be applied in your specific clinical setting
  8. Parsimony
  9. Conclusion/summary
  10. References: Use the course text and a minimum of three additional sources, listed in APA format

The paper should be 8–10 pages long and based on instructor-approved theories. It should be typed in Times New Roman with 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1″ margins. APA format must be used, including a properly formatted cover page, in-text citations, and a reference list. The proper use of headings in APA format is also required.

Discuss how your past educational experiences related to theory differed, if at all.

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Include in your response:1. A commonality between yourself and your peer, or something about them that you find interesting.  2. Compare your response to the responses of your peers.  How do your

 Include in your response:

1. A commonality between yourself and your peer, or something about them that you find interesting.  

2. Compare your response to the responses of your peers.  How do your posts differ; how are they the same? 

3. Discuss how your past educational experiences related to theory differed, if at all.

4. Contrast their opinions with your own.

5. Present new references that support your opinions.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format. DISCUSSION POST TO RESPOND TO IS LISTED  BELOW.

  DISCUSSION POST TO RESPOND TO IS LISTED  BELOW. 

My specialty area is telemetry and I love the elderly population. I am working towards my master’s degree for family nurse practitioner and would like to specialize in gerontology. I have been in the healthcare field for many years, starting out as a nurse assistant. I then became an LPN. I went back to school in 2007 to pursue my RN degree and graduated and became registered in 2009. I just completed my BSN last month and I have headed full speed ahead to complete my Masters. I love to travel, and my greatest passion is spending time with my 6 grandchildren.

Nursing theory, in my opinion, is important to the foundation of nursing. By giving nurses a sense of identity, Nursing theory can help patients, managers and other healthcare professionals to recognize the unique contribution that nurses make to the healthcare service. Providing a definition of nursing theory also helps nurses to understand their purpose and role in the healthcare setting (Colley, 2013). Because the nursing profession has had a hard time proving itself, having a strong foundation based on theory will provide us with the backing we need to prove to naysayers that what nurses do goes beyond wifely duties or those of a non-licensed caregiver. Nursing theory provides a systematic explanation for describing and predicting the direction of the nursing profession. 

Colley, S. (2013). Nursing theory: Its importance to practice. Nursing Standard (through 2013), 17(46), 33-7. Retrieved from https://prx-herzing.lirn.net/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.prx-herzing.lirn.net/docview/219823000?accountid=167104

Identify a board of nursing in your state (specifically the Nurse Practice Act), which would support your role in this type of organization.

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Assignment

Licensing and Professional Organizations

In Week 5, the Final Project will synthesize what you have discovered about the different advanced practice roles and scope of practice found in the master of nursing curriculum: NP, nurse educator, nurse informaticist, and nurse administrator. You will review all roles and then examine the specialty for which you were admitted, focusing on the scope of practice, core competencies, certification requirements, and legal aspects of practice for that specific role. This week you will focus on Licensing and Professional Organizations.

Based on the specialty area and role that you selected in W1 Assignment 4, in a 3- to 5-page paper (excluding the title page, references, and appendices) create a scenario or case study to illustrate the type of organization you would expect to work in as this type of nursing professional. Include in the scenario or case study:

  • List the type of organization.
  • List the type of and how many clients it serves.
  • Identify the professional fit for advanced nursing role.
  • Implement your new nursing role in the organization.
  • Identify a board of nursing in your state (specifically the Nurse Practice Act), which would support your role in this type of organization.

3 page paper This assignment requires proper APA format. This includes a title page, reference page, and proper headings. Please use AHRQ , an organizational evidence-based standard and/or ap

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 3 page paper This assignment requires proper APA format. This includes a title page, reference page, and proper headings.   Please use AHRQ , an organizational evidence-based standard and/or  ap

 3 page paper This assignment requires proper APA format. This includes a title page, reference page, and proper headings.  

 Please use AHRQ , an organizational evidence-based standard and/or  applicable education Best Practice to guide your topic development.The introduction gives some history of the topic, the reason it is important to nursing practice and/or nursing education.

Include title page and reference page addressing the following:

  • Background of a clinical practice problem or educational problem related to your practice.  The PICO(T) format is used to organize research evidence to address clinical problems. You will use the PICO(T) question to identify relevant studies needed to develop evidenced based practice or best practices in nursing education. 
  •  This assignment is the first step in completing the final paper on a researchable topic in either nursing practice or nursing education. 

Analyze the key benefits and/or consequences of practicing in a multicultural city such as Miami, FL. Select one (1) scholarly practice-based article that addresses application of theTheory of Culture

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Analyze the key benefits and/or consequences of practicing in a multicultural city such as Miami, FL. Select one (1) scholarly practice-based article that addresses application of theTheory of Culture

Analyze the key benefits and/or consequences of practicing in a multicultural city such as Miami, FL. Select one (1) scholarly practice-based article that addresses application of theTheory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality in advanced nursing clinical practice, and after reading the article, create a diagram to document the ways in which the article identifies all components of the theory and its application to clinical and/or advanced nursing practice.

Following is the reference for the scholarly practice-based article that addresses application of the Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality that I would like to use for my homework:

Hicks, D. (2012, September-October). Cultural competence and the Hispanic population. MedSurg Nursing, 21(5), 314+. Retrieved from https://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A305192239/GPS?u=fl_program&sid=GPS&xid=5896481e

Also is needed to use the text book / Chapter 17

Smith, M., & Parker, M.(2015). Nursing Theories & Nursing Practice. (4th Ed) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company

Discuss your library search strategies and briefly summarize the literature you reviewed. Focus your discussion on the “problem” and how the literature you identified provides evidence of the existence of the problem.

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Discussion Question

In this course, each of you will be developing a research proposal. Our focus this week is to identify a problem specific to your role option that is amenable to an innovative solution.

Based on your specialty role option (i.e., Nurse Practitioner), identify a potential problem (topic) that you would like to investigate through nursing research. Begin by reading the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) position statement on nursing research (http://www.aacn.nche.edu/publications/position/nursing-research).

Next explore and conduct a search to locate a minimum of three nursing research articles that have addressed the problem you have identified. The literature may not be older than 5 years. After reading the literature respond to the following: 

  1. Note your role specialization and briefly describe the problem you are interested in researching and why this is of interest to you.
  2. Discuss your library search strategies and briefly summarize the literature you reviewed. Focus your discussion on the “problem” and how the literature you identified provides evidence of the existence of the problem.
  3. Include in your discussion a potential innovation that you might consider as a solution to the problem identified.
  4. Include citations/references in APA style format, using citations where appropriate.

Prepare a presentation consisting of 10 to 15 slides appropriate to the presenter's audience that includes:

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NUR 403 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Case Study Presentation

This pack of NUR 403 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Case Study Presentation contains:

Resource: case study found on p. 316 in the Nursing Theory

Conduct an Internet search for NANDA, NIC, and NOC systems.

Using the Problem, Etiology, and Signs and Symptoms (PES) format and the NANDA classification system, formulate an appropriate nursing diagnosis to the case study.

Apply appropriateNOC and NIC to selected nursing diagnosis.

Prepare a presentation consisting of 10 to 15 slides appropriate to the presenter’s audience that includes:

A summary of the case scenario

Speaker notes with no more than 150 words per slide

Citations for a minimum of six peer-reviewed references

A logical conclusion that flows from the body of the presentation, and reviews the major points.

What are the major concepts I employ that are unique to my professional practice?

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EXPERT_RESEARCHER 2nd Class

It is the same assignment, but we were suppose to start working on it since week 1

here is the description for the Assignment 

Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy

Overview

You are required to submit a scholarly paper in which you will identify, describe, research, and apply the concepts that underlie your personal philosophy for professional nursing practice.

This will help you identify your own values and beliefs about the established metaparadigms and metatheories of the discipline. It will also help you identify and articulate concepts relevant to your specific practice. This paper is intended to be an exercise in clarification and organization of your professional foundation. You are also required to provide a list of assumptions from personal nursing practice that illustrate the concepts and framework of your theory.

Your paper should follow a format that includes:

  • Nursing Autobiography: A brief (1 page) discussion of your background in nursing.
  • The Four Metaparadigms: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on the basic four metaparadigms/concepts of patient, nurse, health, and environment.
  • Two Practice-Specific Concepts: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on at least two other concepts specific to your own practice.
  • List of Propositions: A numbered list of at least five propositions or assumption statements that clearly connect the concepts described.

Each week, you will complete various segments of your Concept Synthesis Paper and submit it to the W1: Assignment 3 Dropbox for facilitator feedback when necessary. Your paper should integrate these discrete elements and reflect your personal nursing philosophy.

Your Concept Synthesis Paper on your Personal Nursing Philosophy is due in Week 3. However, it is recommended that you begin working on your paper from Week 1 onwards and complete the various components related to the paper week wise as you progress through the course. The suggested tasks for each week are:

Week 1: Nursing Biography and The Four Metaparadigms of Nursing

Week 2: Two Practice-specific Concepts, and List of Propositions/Assumptions

Week 3: Due: Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy

Consider the following questions as you complete your various tasks related to this assignment.

1.

How do I define and employ the four basic metaparadigms of nursing theory in my professional practice?

2.

What are the major concepts I employ that are unique to my professional practice?

3.

What philosophies and theories from the literature of nursing and other disciplines/domains are consistent with these concepts?

4.

How are the concepts of transcultural nursing, the health promotion model, skill acquisition, role theory, and change theory specifically integrated into my philosophy and practice?

5.

What research supports these theories and concepts?

6.

How do I integrate role and change theory into my professional practice and how may these theories be applied to the organization in which I practice?

The paper is to be thoroughly researched and well documented, with relevant material from the nursing theorists presented incorporated into the paper. Use the current edition of the APA Manual throughout the paper. Sources should focus on references from nursing theory but may also include conceptual and theoretical material from other professional domains. The paper, excluding references or appendices, is to be limited to 6-10 pages. Writing should be succinct and well organized, as it is impossible for the facilitator to evaluate form and content separately.

Your philosophy/framework is to be given a title that is appropriate to its content and emphasis.

Grading of the paper will be based on the following:Grading Criteria:Maximum PointsNursing Autobiography The nursing autobiography included personal experiences in the field of nursing.8Provided an account of the current professional role of the student.8Included factors that guided decision making.8Quality of Essay Enlisted the four metaparadigms.8The essay included a definition of the four metaparadigms of nursing with reference to professional practice.8The essay mentioned how the metapardigms were employed in nursing practice.8The essay enlisted two practice-specific concepts.8The essay included clinical examples for each of the chosen concepts.8The clinical examples illustrated the concepts in a manner, which further clarified the students’ use of the conceptual material.8The essay demonstrated consistency between concepts, assumptions, and clinical application.8The essay identified and discussed students’ perspective on two other concepts specific to their practice.8The essay included a numbered list of at least 5 propositions or assumptions.8The concepts were connected and integrated to reveal a meaningful sequence.8The essay demonstrated clarification and organization of the students’ professional foundation.8The essay demonstrated evidence of critical thinking in analysis and response.8The essay demonstrated understanding and integration of lecture material, reading assignments, and sources consulted.8Essay was well written, well organized, and articulate.8Presentation Criteria The paper clearly demonstrated understanding of theoretical principles (i.e., concept development, definitions, assumptions, etc.)3The paper revealed clarity, organization, and articulation of ideas.3The paper showed that ideas were well-documented.3The paper revealed the breadth of research effort.2The paper demonstrated appropriate use of APA format in references and citations.3Total150

Format

Your project paper should be in Microsoft Word 2010. Follow the current APA style. Your paper should be double-spaced, Times New Roman, and in 12 pt. font.

 Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy

Your Concept Synthesis Paper is due this week. By Tuesday, September 20, 2016, submit your scholarly paper, in which you have identified, described, researched and applied the concepts that underlie your personal philosophy for professional nursing practice.

Collate the work that you have done so far from Weeks 1–3, and submit your paper in the prescribed format to the W3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Your paper should include:

  • Nursing Autobiography: A brief (1 page) discussion of your background in nursing.
  • The Four Metaparadigms: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on the four metaparadigms of patient, nurse, health, and environment.
  • Two Practice-Specific Concepts: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on at least two concepts specific to your own practice.
  • List of Propositions: A numbered list of at least five propositions or assumption statements that clearly connect the concepts described.

Your paper should integrate these discrete elements and reflect your personal nursing philosophy.

The paper should be thoroughly researched and well documented, with relevant material from the nursing theorists presented incorporated into the paper. The current APA Manual is to be used throughout the paper. Sources should focus on references from nursing theory but may also include conceptual and theoretical material from other professional domains. The paper, excluding references or appendices, is to be limited to 6-10 pages. Writing should be succinct and well organized, as it is impossible for the facilitator to evaluate form and content separately.

Your philosophy/framework is to be given a title that is appropriate to its content and emphasis.Grading Criteria:Maximum PointsNursing Autobiography The nursing autobiography included personal experiences in the field of nursing.8Provided an account of the current professional role of the student.8Included factors that guided decision making.8Quality of Essay Enlisted the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm.8The essay included a definition of the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm with reference to professional practice8The essay mentioned how the four concepts of the nursing metapardigm were employed in nursing practice.8The essay enlisted two practice-specific concepts.8The essay included a numbered list of at least 5 propositions or assumptions.8The assumptions illustrated the concepts in a manner, which further clarified the students’ use of the conceptual material.8The essay demonstrated consistency between concepts and assumptions.8The concepts were connected and integrated to reveal a meaningful sequence.8The essay demonstrated clarification and organization of the students’ professional foundation.8The essay demonstrated evidence of critical thinking in analysis and response.8The essay demonstrated understanding and integration of lecture material, reading assignments, and sources consulted.8Essay was well written, well organized, and articulate.8Presentation Criteria The paper clearly demonstrated understanding of theoretical principles (i.e., concept development, definitions, etc.)5The paper revealed clarity, organization, and articulation of ideas.5The paper showed that ideas were well documented.5The paper revealed the breadth of research effort.5Written responses are free of grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Citations and references are included and written in the correct APA Style.10Total150

Finally, explain how your worldview and the nursing theory will assist you in further developing your future practice.

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Homework

Being able to articulate your personal worldview can help you formulate a personal philosophy of practice and enhance your influence on patients and the industry. In this assignment, you will have an opportunity to reflect on your current and future practice, and the ways worldview and nursing theory influence that practice.   

Draft a 1,000-1,250 word paper in which you:

  1. Describe your personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that you think most influence your personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care.
  2. Choose a specific nursing theory that is most in line with your personal philosophy of practice and approach to patient care and discuss the similarities. Explain how the nursing theory reinforces your approach to care.
  3. Include in your explanation a specific example of a past or current practice and how your worldview and the nursing theory could assist you in resolving this issue.
  4. Finally, explain how your worldview and the nursing theory will assist you in further developing your future practice.

You are required to cite five to 10 sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.