01 Jun Research Article Critique Paper
Question
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).
You are required to use the assignment specific item(s) (article/systematic review/topic/form/templates) or you will earn a “0” for the assignment. In addition, assignments that do not follow the current guidelines or use the required item, as defined above, will be evaluated for evidence of an academic integrity violation.
After the due date, there will be no opportunity for revision or resubmission of assignments that have been uploaded to the submission area. This includes blank, incomplete, incorrect file, and/or incorrect file format documents. It is your responsibility to submit the correct completed assignment in the correct format to the correct submission area. Your last submission before the due date will be graded. You may not resubmit after the due date with a different file and incur a late deduction per the Late Assignment policy.
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 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Click on the envelope at the top of the page.
2. Download the required article for analysis:
Hanson, H., Schroeter, K., Hanson, A., Asmus, K., & Grossman, A. (2013). Preferences for photographic art among hospitalized patients with cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 40, E337-E345. doi:10.1188/13.ONF.E337-E345
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
a. Summarize important points from the body of your paper including the key components of the paper.
b. Include a statement about the research question and the findings.
c. Discuss the probability of implementation into practice. Based on these findings, is the evidence that you found on your topic strong enough to suggest a change in practice, or an idea for practice?
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.
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Rubric
NR439_Research_Article_Critique
| NR439_Research_Article_Critique | |||||||
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResearch Question
Describe, analyze, and summarize the research question for this study your own words. |
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20.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDesign of Study
Describe, analyze, and summarize the research design of this study in your own words. |
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20.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSample/Population of the Study
Describe, analyze, and summarize the sample in your own words. |
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25.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeData Collection Methods
Describe, analyze, and summarize the data collection method(s)’ in your own words. |
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25.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLimitations
Describe, analyze, and summarize the limitations of the study in your own words. |
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20.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFindings
Describe, analyze, and summarize the findings reported in the study in your own words. |
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20.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummary 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. |
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25.0 pts | |||||
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar, Punctuation, and Spelling/ APA Formatting
No more than 0–3 errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. APA formatting is correct with 0–3 errors. |
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20.0 pts | |||||
| Total Points: 175.0 |
Week 6: Implementing Change Despite Resistance
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This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).
· CO6 Plans clinical practice activities that integrate professional nursing standards in accordance with the nursing code of ethics and American Nurses’ Association (ANA) standards of practice. (PO 6)
Change can be difficult to implement. Now that you are almost finished with your change project, if you were to implement your project in your clinical practice, what type of resistance do you expect from staff? List at least three ways that you can lessen the resistance you may encounter to help ensure the success of your project.
Nr451
Week 6: Capstone Project: Milestone 3: Educating Staff (graded)
Submit Assignment
Due Sunday by 11:59pm
Points 200
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Capstone Project Milestone 3: Educating Staff: Implementing Change Guidelines
Updated 5/2018
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to create the Educating Staff: Implementing Change Project PowerPoint presentation. Your plan is to educate the staff that will be involved in the pilot program. You will need to educate them on the problem, show the supporting evidence, and how your pilot plan will be implemented.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
CO2: Proposes leadership and collaboration strategies for use with consumers and other healthcare providers in managing care and/or delegating responsibilities for health promotion, illness prevention, health restoration and maintenance, and rehabilitative activities. (PO2)
CO3: Communicates effectively with patient populations and other healthcare providers in managing the healthcare of individuals, families, aggregates, and communities. (PO3)
CO7: Integrates the professional role of leader, teacher, communicator, and manager of care to plan cost-effective, quality healthcare to consumers in structured and unstructured settings. (PO7)
Due Date
Milestone 3 consists of the PowerPoint presentation Educating Staff: Implementing Change Project. Submit the PowerPoint file by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT by the end of Week 6.
Points
Milestone 3 is worth 200 points.
You are required to use the assignment specific item(s) (article/systematic review/topic/form/templates) or you will earn a “0” for the assignment. In addition, assignments that do not follow the current guidelines or use the required item, as defined above, will be evaluated for evidence of an academic integrity violation.
After the due date, there will be no opportunity for revision or resubmission of assignments that have been uploaded to the submission area. This includes blank, incomplete, incorrect file, and/or incorrect file format documents. It is your responsibility to submit the correct completed assignment in the correct format to the correct submission area. Your last submission before the due date will be graded. You may not resubmit after the due date with a different file and incur a late deduction per the Late Assignment policy.
Directions
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Create an educational presentation for staff before the launch of your change project. This should inform the staff of the problem, your potential solution, and their role in change project.
The format for this proposal will be a PowerPoint presentation.
Tutorial: For those not familiar with the development of a PowerPoint slideshow, the following link to the Microsoft website may be helpful. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Chamberlain Student Success Strategies (SSPRNBSN) offers a module on Computer Literacy that contains a section on PowerPoint. You can access SSPRNBSN from your Canvas course list.
The length of the PowerPoint presentation should be 15-20 slides; excluding the title and reference slides.
Below are the main topics or bullet points for your slides:
Title slide
Description of the Ace Star change model that you have used for this project.
Practice Issue (Using the one of the required articles)
Scope of the problem—use basic statistics from what you know of the problem in your work area.
Your team/stakeholders
Evidence to support your need for change—from your Evidence Summary
Action Plan
Timeline for the plan
The nurse’s role and responsibility in the pilot program
Procedure (what steps are to be taken to complete this change process, from start to finish?)
Forms that will be used (if applicable)
Resources available to the staff—including yourself
Summary
References
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. 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. Scholarly sources are expected, which means choose peer-reviewed journals and credible websites.
Guidelines
Application: Use Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You may download a FREE copy of Office 365 from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu . Click on the envelope at the top of the page.
Length: The PowerPoint slide show is expected to be between 15-20 slides in length (not including the title slide and reference list slides).
Submission: Submit your by 11:59 p.m. Sunday by the end of Week 6.
Late Submission: See the Policies on late submissions.
Tutorial: For those not familiar with the development of a PowerPoint slideshow, the following link to the Microsoft website may be helpful. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The Chamberlain Student Success Strategies (CCSSS) offers a module on Computer Literacy that contains a section on PowerPoint. The link to SSP CCSSS may be found under your course list in the student portal.
Best Practices in Preparing a PowerPoint Presentation
The following are best practices in preparing this presentation.
Be creative.
Incorporate graphics, clip art, or photographs to increase interest.
Make easy to read with short bullet points and large font.
Use speaker notes (found under the section View and “Notes” in the PowerPoint template you choose. These are for your personal use to use as a reference if you are giving your presentation to an audience and they help faculty identify what you will speak to your audience about.
Review directions thoroughly.
Cite all sources within the slides with (author, year) as well as on the Reference slide.
Proofread prior to final submission.
Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.
**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.
Rubric
NR451_Milestone3_2
NR451_Milestone3_2
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe Problem
Summary of change model discussed. Practice Issue is stated. Scope of the problem includes information and/or statistics as it relates to your work area and scope of problem to healthcare as a whole discussed. Team and stakeholders and their role/reason chosen is discussed as is logical. 30.0 pts
Summary of change model and Practice issue addressed. Information as it relates to work area, scope of problem to healthcare as a whole, is discussed. Team, stakeholders and role/reason chosen is discussed and is logical. 26.0 pts
One of the elements of the problem summary/practice issue listed in the first column is missing OR lacks detail. 24.0 pts
Two of the elements of the problem summary/practice issue listed in the first column are missing OR lack detail. 11.0 pts
Three of the elements of the problem summary/practice issue listed in the first column are missing OR lack detail. 0.0 pts
None of the elements were present.
30.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe Evidence
Discussion of the evidence is done in terms of themes of the multiple views given in the Systematic Review. Pertinent information is summarized. Sources are not listed individually but as an Evidence Summary synthesized into concepts discovered. Include the optional scholarly source if used. 35.0 pts
Discussion of the evidence is done in terms of themes the author/s pull from the multiple articles in the approved Systematic Review. Pertinent information is summarized. Sources are not listed individually but as an Evidence Summary synthesized into concepts discovered. (Include the optional supplemental scholarly article, if used.) 31.0 pts
Discussion of the evidence is adequately described and contains all elements in the first column. 28.0 pts
Discussion of the evidence is briefly described. 13.0 pts
Discussion of the evidence provides a minimal description OR is missing one or more elements from the first column. 0.0 pts
There is no discussion of the evidence.
35.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe Action Plan
Plan of action described. Important elements are discussed and logical. Timeline is thorough and contains all elements. Timeline is logical and appropriate. 35.0 pts
Plan of action described. Important elements are discussed and logical. Timeline is thorough and contains all elements. Timeline is logical and appropriate. 31.0 pts
Plan of action described but not all important elements included OR timeline is present but doesn’t contain all elements. 28.0 pts
Plan of action and timeline are briefly described. 13.0 pts
Plan of action and timeline are minimally described. 0.0 pts
Plan of action is not present. The timeline is not present.
35.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe Nurse’s Role
The nurse’s role in the pilot plan is described and clear. Procedures for the pilot plan are clear and concise, from start to finish. 25.0 pts
The nurse’s role in the pilot plan is described and clear. Procedures for the pilot plan are clear and concise. 22.0 pts
The nurses’ role is described but not clear OR procedures are discussed but not clear. 20.0 pts
The nurses’ role and procedures are discussed but are not clear. 10.0 pts
The nurse’s roles and procedures are minimally discussed and lack detail. 0.0 pts
Nurses’ roles are absent. Procedures are absent.
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe Resources
Tracking process described and/or form for tracking the outcomes during pilot plan is included. Resources the nurses will need to help implement the plan are included. At least three resources are included. The nurse investigator, the team, internet resources, or other resources the staff needs is included. 20.0 pts
Process description and/or form for tracking outcomes during pilot study is included. Resources (to help with the project) the nurses need are included. At least three resources included. The nurse investigator, the team, internet resources, or other resources are included.18.0 pts
Process description and/or form for tracking outcomes included. At least three resources the nurses need to help with the project are included but the resources were not the best suited resources for the project. 16.0 pts
Process description and/or form are missing 2 or more elements from the first column. 8.0 pts
Process description and/or form are missing multiple elements from the first column and lack detail. 0.0 pts
Process description and/or form for tracking outcomes is absent. No appropriate resources are listed.
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe Summary
Summary slide reiterates the problem and purpose of the plan along with the measurable goals in terms of success. 10.0 pts
Summary slide reiterates the problem; purpose of the plan; and, measurable goals. 9.0 pts
Summary slide reiterates the problem AND purpose. Goals are stated but are not measurable. 8.0 pts
Summary slide reiterates the problem OR the purpose, but not both. Goals are stated. 4.0 pts
Summary slide reiterates the problem OR the purpose, but not both. Goals are not mentioned.0.0 pts
Summary slide is not shown.
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOverall Presentation
Presentation is presented in a clear and logical manner. PowerPoint is appealing to the eye and includes creativity. Font is easy to read. Speaker notes are present.20.0 pts
Presentation is presented in a clear and logical manner. PowerPoint is appealing and includes creativity. Font is easy to read. All elements addressed. 18.0 pts
Presentation is accurate and covers most elements. 16.0 pts
Presentation content is accurate and can be followed, but lacks flow and creativity. 8.0 pts
Presentation lacks organization and creativity. Is difficult to follow. 0.0 pts
Presentation lacks any attempt at organization and comes across as chaotic.
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMechanics
Includes title slide. Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are correct. References are properly cited in APA within the presentation. Reference slide includes all citations. Evidence of spell and grammar check. 25.0 pts
Excellent mechanics. Includes title slide. Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure are correct. References properly cited within the presentation. Reference slide includes all citations within the PowerPoint presentation. Evidence of spell and grammar check. Minimal errors in all. 22.0 pts
Good mechanics and formatting considering the elements in the first column. 20.0 pts
Fair mechanics and formatting considering the elements in the first column. 10.0 pts
Poor mechanics and formatting considering the elements in the first column. 0.0 pts
Very poor mechanics and formatting such that the presentation was difficult to follow and comprehend.
25.0 pts
Total Points: 200.0
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2) Week 6: Data Results and Analysis
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This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs).
· CO1 Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7)
· CO2 Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs 4 and 8)
After the data are collected, it is time to analyze the results!
1. Discuss one of the four basic rules for understanding results in a research study.
2. Compare clinical significance and statistical significance. Which one is more meaningful when considering applying evidence to your practice?
3. Compare descriptive statistics and inferential statistics in research. Please give an example of each type that could be collected in a study that would be done on your nursing clinical issue you identified in previous weeks.
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