Qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research serve to compare and evaluate evidence-based practice and healthcare in clinical practice. This course will demonstrate appropriate utilization of research findings to monitor patient-centered care, quality improvement, safety, and leadership outcomes. Critical appraisal skills that assist nurses as competent research consumers will be identified.
- Describe how scientific evidence might be integrated with clinical judgment, patient preferences, and available resources as a basis for clinical decision making. ( SLO 1, SLO 2, SLO 4)
- Define the variety of roles nurses may assume in the research process. (SLO 2, SLO 6, SLO 10)
- Discuss ethical and legal precepts related to research, scholarship, research subjects, and processes. (SLO 1, SLO 2, SLO 10, SLO 11)
- Examine the elements of the research process in studies relevant to nursing. (SLO 1, SLO 9)
- Describe qualitative and quantitative approaches to scientific inquiry. (SLO 1, SLO 2)
- Differentiate research designs, methods, tools, and statistics that have utility in nursing research. (SLO 1, SLO 2)
- Demonstrate beginning critical reasoning and analysis of research appraisal, as a consumer of research, to promote safety in nursing and health care services. (SLO 1, SLO 2, SLO 5, SLO 9, SLO 12)
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.
ISBN: 9781433832161
Grove, S. K., & Gray, J. R. (2019). Understanding nursing research: Building an evidence-based practice (7th ed.). Elsevier
ISBN: 9780323532051
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Assignment |
Percentage for Category |
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Chapter Reviews (7) |
15% |
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Discussion Threads (7) |
70% |
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Final Exam (1) |
10% |
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Reflection (1) |
5% |
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Total 100% |
Grades will be rounded per the policy outlined in the RN to BSN Student Handbook
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
75% - 79% = C
≤74% = F
Withdrew = W
Individual course assignments are recorded in percentages to two decimal points. At the end of the course, the final course grade will be rounded to the nearest whole number following the standard rounding rule, where 0.1 to 0.4 rounds down and 0.5 to 0.9 rounds up.
Example: An overall course grade of ≥89.5% is rounded up to 90% and becomes an “A” for the course and an overall course grade of ≤ 89.44% is rounded to 89% and remains a “B”.
A final grade of 75% or higher must be achieved in order to successfully pass this course.
College policy will dictate the drop date.
Attendance to all classes is expected. The online format for this course is asynchronous. Each module will open on Sunday, which is considered a preview day, but students may post in the discussion threads. Due dates are identified within each assignment. If the due date is not provided, it is Sunday at midnight. Any assignment not submitted by the due date will be counted as an absence. 10% will be deducted from the final course grade for each absence beyond two, unless previous arrangements were made with the faculty in writing. If an exam is missed, it may be made up at the discretion of the instructor. However, an automatic 10- point deduction will be applied to the exam grade.
Reading assignments
Lessons within Canvas or publisher websites
Class/Forum discussion posts
Websites accessed free of charge
Critical thinking exercises and other active learning strategies
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