Essay Homework
Part 1: Intervention Procedures/Obtaining Information Procedures
Quantitative Study
Intervention/Treatment Group
a. Describe the intervention contents given to Intervention group
b. Describe how the contents were given to Intervention group
c. Identify the person who provided Intervention contents to Intervention group
Control Group: If the study has Control Group
a. Describe the contents given to Control group
b. Describe how the contents were given to Control group
c. Identify the person who provided contents to Control group
OR
Descriptive/Qualitative Study: Obtaining Information Procedure
d. Describe the detailed procedure for obtaining information/data (i.e. made appointment to meet each participant, visited home/met in clinical setting......etc)
Part 2: Data Collection Procedures & Measurement Tools/Instruments
a. Describe ALL methods to collect data in detail (i.e. interview, survey, observation......etc.)
b. Describe each measurement tool/instrument used to measure/assess outcomes in the study in detail.
Part 3: Results/Findings
Participant Characteristics/Sociodemographic Findings
a. Describe participant characteristics or sociodemographic status
b. Must be objective, descriptive, and comprehensive
c. Must describe the findings of Tables/Figures to provide comprehensive information about participant characteristics as article provided.
Study Results/Findings
a. Describe ALL Other Results/Findings besides above participant characteristics in detail.
• Each result item must include Headings/Subheadings as the article provided.
• Do NOT simply saying "pain level was decreased," "adherence was increased"...etc
• Do NOT include contents from Discussion and/or Conclusion in the article.
Part 4: Synthesis of Findings
Synthesis of Findings
a. Describe the Rationale/Mechanism for how/why Finding of each intervention/factor helps your Research Question (i.e. how/what mechanism does music therapy help pain, how does sucking stimulation increase oral intake for pre-term infants)
b. Should NOT repeat same contents you had on Findings section and/or article
c. May include citations from other sources for above described rationale/mechanism (i.e. textbooks, CDC...etc)
Nursing Implications
a. How the nurses can implement the research findings into nursing practice.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.