Nr 439 week 6
Nr 439 week 6
NR439-12379 September 2018 Assignments Week 6: Research Article Critique Paper (graded) Week 6: Research Ar
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cle Cri que Paper (graded) Submit Assignment Home Due Sunday by 11:59pm Syllabus Points 175 Submitting a file upload Announcements Research Ar cle Cri que Guidelines Modules Updated 9/2018 Resources Files This assignment will be uploaded automatically to Turnitin when you submit your assignment. Grades Turnitin is now more closely integrated with Canvas. Overall, you will find Turnitin assignments easier to use, but the steps to submit an assignment have changed somewhat. Directions are as follows: 1. Click the orange “Submit Assignment” button at the top of the page to open the upload window. 2. Click on “Choose File” to select your assignment file you want to upload. 3. Check the box to agree to the Turnitin End-User License Agreement. 4. Click “Submit Assignment.” 5. Your Turnitin report will be visible in the “Grades” section of your course. People VoiceThread Tutoring Bookstore Library Guides Media Gallery Top My Media New Webex Please refer to the pages below for more information about these changes. • Turnitin Submitting a Paper explains how to submit a file. • Turnitin Assignment Student View lets you submit a paper, then view feedback on the file you have submitted. • Turnitin Viewing Instructor Feedback helps you view your instructor feedback. Please contact your instructor if you have any questions. Purpose The purpose of this assignment completed as an APA Paper is for the student to learn to examine, analyze, critique, and summarize an original research article. 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. (PO7) 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 by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6. Requirements Through this assignment, the student will: 1. Critique the required article found below 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. This assignment is completed as an APA paper. APA resources can be found on the Course Resources Module. You are required to complete the paper using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu . Click on the envelope at the top of the page. 2. Download the required article for analysis: Colvin, C. M., Karius, D., & Albert, N. M. (2016). Nurse adherence to safe-handling practices: Observation versus selfassessment. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 20(6), 617-622. doi:10.1188/16.CJON.617-622 https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=c9h&AN=119605781&site=eds-live&scope=site 3. Introduction (one paragraph): The introduction should be interesting and capture the reader’s attention. a. Provide a brief description of the research article to be discussed. b. 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. c. 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. a. Describe the research in greater detail. b. Include your observations about this question. c. Discuss events or trends that could have affected this question. d. 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. Describe the 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 of Required Article a. Summarizes important points from the required article. b. Discuss your rationale for whether a practice change is warranted. c. 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, or an idea for practice? d. End with a concluding statement. 11. Citations and References must 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. 12. 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 paper as (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. 13. Submit the completed paper by 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday at the end of Week 6. **Academic Integrity Reminder** Chamberlain College of Nursing values honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and follow it in all discussions and assignments. By submitting this assignment, I pledge on my honor that all content contained is my own original work except as quoted and cited appropriately. I have not received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment. Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page. NOTE: Please use your browser’s File setting to save or print this page. NR439_Research_Article_Critique September 2018 Criteria Research Question Describe, analyze, and summarize the research question for this study your own words. Design of Study Describe, analyze, and summarize the research design of this study in your own words. Sample/Population of the Study Describe, analyze, and summarize the sample in your own words. Data Collection Methods Describe, analyze, and summarize the data collection method(s)’ in your own words. Limitations Describe, analyze, and summarize the limitations of the study in your own words. Findings Describe, analyze, and summarize the findings reported in the study in your own words. Summary of Article Summarize important points from the body of your paper including the key components of the paper and discuss the probability of implementation into practice. Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling/ APA Formatting No more than 0–3 errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. APA formatting is correct with 0–3 errors. Ratings Pts 20.0 pts Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the research question in detail 18.0 pts Generally, describes, and analyzes the research question. 16.0 pts Briefly summarizes the research question, but omits some aspects of the question. 8.0 pts Incorrectly describes the research question. 0.0 pts Does not describe the research question. 20.0 pts Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the design of the study in detail. 18.0 pts Generally, describes, and analyzes the design of the study. 16.0 pts Briefly summarizes the design of the study, but omits some aspects of the design. 8.0 pts Incorrectly describes the design of the study. 0.0 pts Does not describe the design of the study. 25.0 pts Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the sample used in the study in detail. 22.0 pts Generally, describes, and analyzes the sample used in the study. 20.0 pts Briefly summarizes the sample used in the study, but omits some details. 25.0 pts Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes all of the data collection methods used in the study. 22.0 pts Generally, describes, and analyzes the majority of data collection methods used in the study. 20.0 pts Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the limitations found in the study in detail. 20.0 pts Fully describes, analyzes, and summarizes the findings of the study in detail. 25.0 pts ummarizes study in detail and states specific rationale for whether a change in practice is warranted. 20.0 pts No errors in grammar, punctuation, APA, and spelling. 18.0 pts Generally, describes, and analyzes the limitations found in the study. 18.0 pts Generally, describes, and analyzes the findings of the study. 22.0 pts Generally, summarizes study. Gives broad rationale for whether a change in practice is warranted. 18.0 pts One to four errors in grammar, spelling. 20.0 pts Briefly summarizes and describes parts of the data collection method used in the study. 16.0 pts Briefly summarizes the limitations found in the study. 16.0 pts Briefly summarizes the findings of the study. 20.0 pts Briefly summarizes study and states rationale for whether a change in practice is warranted. 16.0 pts Five to eight errors in grammar, spelling, and syntax. 10.0 pts Incorrectly describes the sample in the study, or omits major details 0.0 pts Does not describe the sample used in the study. 10.0 pts Incorrectly describes the data collection method used in the study. 0.0 pts Does not describe the data collection method used in the study. 8.0 pts Incorrectly describes the limitations found in the study. 8.0 pts Incorrectly identifies the findings from the study 10.0 pts Minimally summarizes study. Gives poor rationale for whether a change in practice is warranted. 8.0 pts Nine to twelve errors in grammar, spelling, and syntax. 0.0 pts Does not describe the limitations found in the study. 0.0 pts Does not describe the findings of the study. 0.0 pts Does not summarize study and does not give rationale for whether a change in practice is warranted. 0.0 pts Thirteen or more errors to the point where it is difficult to understand the meaning of the student’s writing. 20.0 pts 20.0 pts 25.0 pts 25.0 pts 20.0 pts 20.0 pts 25.0 pts 20.0 pts Total Points: 175.0 Previous Next
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