NKU- DNP Theory and Research
Week 2
In 350-400 Words
1. Share an example of evidence-based practice from your work setting.
B & C. Describe how qualitative and quantitative research results can be used to solve practice problems. This is known as translational research.
2. Refer back to last module’s discussion board item #4 in which you identified one or two potential problems that you are considering for your DNP Project. As we move into the building blocks for evidence, try to think about what you want to improve through your DNP project.
A. State the problem that you are considering for your DNP project.
B. Find a peer-reviewed quantitative research article that addresses this problem.
C & D. State the type of research design and the associated level of evidence in the article.
E. What critical appraisal questions did you use to critique this article from Melnyk Chapter 5? Please list both the question and the answer to each question. (Use the questions that match the research design in the article). Which questions from critical appraisal did you utilize when you were evaluating this article from Melnek Chapter 5? I would appreciate it if you could provide both the question and the response to each one. (Be sure to ask the questions that correspond to the methodology described in the article.)
F. How can you use this evidence from your chosen article to solve your clinical problem?
RESOURCES
Corey, G. (2020). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy, enhanced. Cengage.
Denise F. Polit, & Cheryl Tatano Beck. (2017). Nursing research : Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (Tenth edition ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Knight, C., & Wheeler, K. (2020). Case study approach to psychotherapy for advanced practice psychiatric nurses. Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Moran, K. J., Burson, R., & Conrad, D. (2019a). The doctor of nursing practice project (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.
White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terhaar, M. F. (2019). Translation of evidence into nursing and healthcare (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Week 3
In 350-400 Words
1. Consider the two research paradigms: quantitative and qualitative research and discuss the researcher’s purpose for choosing one over the other.
2. A. Describe a clinical problem under which a DNP prepared nurse could utilize one of the following qualitative research designs which include: a) ethnography, b) phenomenology, and c) grounded theory.
B. Describe why the chosen qualitative research design is appropriate for the clinical problem you have identified.
3. A, Locate a qualitative article in one of the major qualitative traditions (ethnography, phenomenology, or grounded theory) and
B. briefly describe the article and
C. how the research questions connects to the methodology.)
4. A. Locate a mixed method nursing research article that interest you and
B. briefly describe how using both research methods in one study provides evidence for clinical practice. (Related to MO 1,3,4)
5. A. Describe the clinical/practice problem that you have chosen to focus on for your DNP Project (or are considering focusing on) AND
B. State your clinical/practice question using PICOT format. Please note the PICOT must be a clinical practice question….the PICOT cannot be related to an academic problem or any issue that would occur in an academic setting and/or involves working with students. AND C.1. Describe the influence that reviewing previous NKU DNP projects had on you developing your PICOT above. C.2. List the titles of at least 2 previous NKU DNP projects that you reviewed – I reviewed
RESOURCES
Corey, G. (2020). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy, enhanced. Cengage.
Denise F. Polit, & Cheryl Tatano Beck. (2017). Nursing research : Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (Tenth edition ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Knight, C., & Wheeler, K. (2020). Case study approach to psychotherapy for advanced practice psychiatric nurses. Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Moran, K. J., Burson, R., & Conrad, D. (2019a). The doctor of nursing practice project (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.
White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terhaar, M. F. (2019). Translation of evidence into nursing and healthcare (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Week 4
In 350-400 Words
1. The Melnyk (2019) describes how to access guidelines. Review the data bases and search for one clinical practice guideline that interests you. If your identified clinical problem and PICOT lend themselves to a clinical practice guideline, you may want to choose a clinical practice guideline related to your clinical problem and PICOT. It may be more than possible that there is not a clinical practice guideline that is related to your identified clinical problem and PICOT…..that is more than fine……then choose a clinical practice guideline that is simply of interest to you.
A. Name the guideline.
B. Name the resource (database) which housed this practice guideline.
C. State the strength of the guideline based on the validity and reliability of its recommendation.
D. Answer all of the questions listed in Box 8.4 Rapid Critical Appraisal checklist on page 245 of the Melnyk text to evaluate the attributes of the guideline.
2. After listening to the AGREE II overview tutorial and tutorial/ practice, note the necessary steps to evaluate a guideline. Find one article which the authors used the AGREE II tool to evaluate a practice guideline.
[Go to the library and use a medical/health database – use the search terms “practice guidelines” and “Agree tool. There are numerous articles.] (like this one I can find an article and send you the paper)
Summarize the following about the article you chose for discussion:
A. What is the citation of the article?
B. What were the findings and conclusion?
C. What was the review rated?
D. What was the overall assessment of the quality of the guideline?
E. Did the guideline clearly present the author/s’ recommendations?
RESOURCES
Corey, G. (2020). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy, enhanced. Cengage.
Denise F. Polit, & Cheryl Tatano Beck. (2017). Nursing research : Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (Tenth edition ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Knight, C., & Wheeler, K. (2020). Case study approach to psychotherapy for advanced practice psychiatric nurses. Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Moran, K. J., Burson, R., & Conrad, D. (2019a). The doctor of nursing practice project (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.
White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terhaar, M. F. (2019). Translation of evidence into nursing and healthcare (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated.
RESOURCES
Case Study Approach to Psychotherapy for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Candice Knight & Kathleen Wheeler
https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/reader/books/9780826195043/epubcfi/6/2[%3Bvnd.vst.idref%3Dx00_Cover]!/4/2/2%4051:81
The Doctor of Nursing Practice Project
Katherine J. Moran; Rosanne Burson & Dianne Conrad
https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/reader/books/9781284184549/epubcfi/6/2[%3Bvnd.vst.idref%3DCover]!/4/2/4%4051:35
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, Enhanced
Gerald Corey
https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/reader/books/9781305855953/pageid/0
Translation of Evidence Into Nursing and Healthcare, Third Edition
Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN, NEA-B; Sharon Dudley-Brown & Mary F. Terhaar
https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/reader/books/9780826147370/epubcfi/6/2[%3Bvnd.vst.idref%3Dx00_Cover]!/4/2/2%4051:81
Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice
Denise F. Polit & Cheryl Tatano Beck
https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/reader/books/9781496345301/epubcfi/6/2[idloc_000.xhtml-itemref]!/4[eid1]/2[eid2]%4053:10
