Assignment: Application: Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Data
In order to provide meaningful results, research processes must be carefully selected and appropriate for the data being analyzed. Statistical programs such as SPSS are frequently utilized by researchers to conduct the analysis of large data sets. These data are organized to provide meaningful interpretation and often include descriptive statistics. Qualitative analysis is completed using content analysis, looking for patterns and themes that emerge from the data. Individual experiences described in interviews and focus groups are considered data and are often provided as examples to support the results in the study publication. Whether you will engage in either quantitative or qualitative research, it is likely that you will encounter both types of studies in the literature. As a nursing professional, being able to analyze and interpret both types of research designs will be important to affect nursing practice that promotes positive health outcomes in The process of qualitative analysis is accomplished through the use of content analysis, which involves searching for recurring themes and patterns within the data. The individual experiences of participants who were interviewed or participated in focus groups are considered data and are frequently used as examples to corroborate the findings that were published in the study. Regardless of whether you want to engage in qualitative or quantitative research, it is probable that you will come across examples of both types of studies when reading academic literature. To have an impact on nursing practice that contributes to favorable health outcomes in patients, it will be essential for you, as a nursing professional, to be able to examine and interpret both qualitative and quantitative research designs.
quality of care and patient safety.
For Assignment 1, you will conduct descriptive statistical analyses using quantitative data. For Assignment 2, you will conduct content coding to analyze qualitative data. Please review the Instructions: Quantitative Analysis Assignment and Instructions: Content Coding of Challenges of Staying in the Hospital in this week’s resources to review how to complete both parts of this Assignment. Note: Assignments 1 and 2 will not be accepted unless the required templates are used.
Assignment 1: Quantitative Analyses
• Follow the step-by-step instructions provided in the Instructions: Quantitative Analysis Assignment document in this week’s resources on using the Excel program to conduct descriptive analyses of quantitative data.
• The Quantitative Data Excel Assignment spreadsheet that you will need is in the resources for this week.
• For this Assignment, you will need to describe the findings from your analyses and summarize what they tell you about these patients and the extent of the adverse events they experienced during their hospitalization. What additional information would you need to help develop a plan to decrease the occurrence of these events? Use the Summary Data Analysis Form in this week’s resources to complete your analysis.
Assignment 2: Qualitative Analyses
• Follow the step-by-step instructions provided in the Instructions: Qualitative Coding document in this week’s resources. The document provides detailed instructions on the step-by-step process of conducting the content analysis for this part of the Assignment.
• Access the Challenges of Staying in the Hospital Data document located in this week’s resources that includes the narrative descriptions of 10 students about their challenges in a recent hospital stay.
o The analytic method you will use to analyze the narrative data for this Assignment is called content analysis. It requires you to read each patient’s narrative and then code its content using thematic categories on a coding sheet.
• Access the Code Sheet document located in this week’s resources to carry out the coding as defined in the instructions.
o For the written part of this assignment, you will need to describe the most common types of challenges that students had while staying in the hospital.
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Title of the Paper in Full Goes Here
Student Name Here
Program Name or Degree Name, Walden University
Course Number, Section, and Title
(Example: NURS 0000 Section 01, Title of Course)
Instructor Name
Month, Day, Year
(enter the date submitted to instructor)
Week 5: Quantitative Analysis Assignment
Summary Data Analysis Form
This is the form you need to use to describe the findings (or results) of your quantitative analyses of the patient safety data set. The data set is found in the Week 5 Learning Resources. For each finding, you are given specific instructions on how to use the Excel program to analyze the data that will give you the results you need for this Assignment. When you have completed the analyses and described your findings on this form, you then need to submit it using the Week 5 platform for assignments.
Analysis 1:
What is the mean age of patients in the patient safety data set?
_____ years
Instructions:
a) Open up your patient safety data set using the Microsoft Excel program.
b) At the top of your screen, click on “Formulas.”
c) Highlight Column B, starting at line 2 and ending at line 52.
d) Click on “Autosum,” and then click on “Average.”
e) You will find the mean age of patients in the data set on line 52 for Column B.
Analysis 2:
What percentage of patients were reported to have fallen during their hospitalization?
_____ %
Instructions:
a) Open up your patient safety data set using the Microsoft Excel program.
b) At the top of your screen, click on “Formulas.”
c) Highlight Column G, starting at line 2 and ending at line 52.
d) Click on “Sum.”
e) The number of patients in the data set who had reported falls during their hospitalization is now given on line 52 for Column G.
f) To calculate the percentage of patients who fell during their hospitalization, divide the number of falls by the total number of patients in the data set (n = 50).
Analysis 3:
What percentage of patients reported catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) during their hospitalization?
_____ %
Instructions:
a) Open up your patient safety data set using the Microsoft Excel program.
b) At the top of your screen, click on “Formulas.”
c) Highlight Column H, starting at line 2 and ending at line 52.
d) Click on “Sum.”
e) The number of patients in the data set who reported CAUTIs during their hospitalization is now given on line 52 for Column H.
f) To calculate the percentage of patients with CAUTIs during their hospitalization, divide the number of CAUTIs by the total number of patients in the data set (n = 50).
Analysis 4:
What percentage of patients reported medication errors during their hospitalization?
_____ %
Instructions:
a) Open up your patient safety data set using the Microsoft Excel program.
b) At the top of your screen, click on “Formulas.”
c) Highlight Column I, starting at line 2 and ending at line 52.
d) Click on “Sum.”
e) The number of patients in the data set who reported medication errors during their hospitalization is now given on line 52 for Column I.
f) To calculate the percentage of patients with reported medication errors during their hospitalization, divide the number of errors by the total number of patients in the data set (n = 50).
Analysis 5:
What percentage of patients reported methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections when first admitted to the medical unit?
_____ %
Instructions:
a) Open up your patient safety data set using the Microsoft Excel program.
b) At the top of your screen, click on “Formulas.”
c) Highlight Column J, starting at line 2 and ending at line 52.
d) Click on “Sum.”
e) The number of patients in the data set who reported MRSA infections at the beginning of their hospitalization is now given on line 52 for Column J.
f) To calculate the percentage of patients with MRSA, divide the number of errors by the total number of patients in the data set (n = 50).
Data Analysis
Summarize the findings from your analyses about these patient safety events that occurred in one month on the two medical units at this major urban hospital. What additional information would you need to help develop a plan to decrease the occurrence of these events? The summary should consist of a minimum of 350 words and should be two to three paragraphs. Citations should be used to support statements. After the summary, a reference section should be included.
References
List your own references in alphabetical order and in APA format. References should be published within the last five years. In your paper, be sure every reference entry matches a citation, and every citation refers to an item in the reference list.
