Research Designs Assignment
A baccalaureate nurse understands, relates, and values the fundamental elements of research, process, and designs as a foundation for an evidence-based practice (AACN, 2008; QSEN, 2018).
Purpose:
This assignment provides a learning activity for students to demonstrate understanding of quantitative and qualitative research, the purpose and importance of designs, and how research is critical for creating a credible evidence-based nursing practice.
Course Outcomes:
This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice.
2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies.
3: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice.
Directions
1. For the introduction paragraph section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words:
o The need for nursing research.
o The importance for nurses to understand the basic principles of research.
o The purpose of your paper.
2. For the quantitative research section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words:
o The importance of quantitative research.
o One type of quantitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.
o How quantitative research can help improve nursing practice.
3. For the qualitative research section, your learning using mostly your own words:
o The importance of qualitative research.
o One type of qualitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.
o How qualitative research can help improve nursing practice.
9. For the research sampling section, your learning using mostly your own words:
o What is sampling and why is sampling important.
o One sampling strategy used in quantitative research.
o One other sampling strategy that you learned.
10. For the credible nursing practice section, your learning using mostly your own words:
o How research can help to make nursing practice safer.
o Why research is critical for creating an evidence-based nursing practice.
11. For the conclusion section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words:
o Short, concise, thorough summary of the main points of the paper.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
References
American Association of Colleges of Nurses (AACN). (2008). Executive summary: The essentials of baccalaureate education for professional nursing practice (2008). Retrieved from https://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/AACN-Essentials
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). (2018). QSEN knowledge, skills, and attitude competencies.