GCU NRS433 All Assignments
Week 1 Assignment
PICOT
Question and Literature Search
The first
step of the evidence-based practice process is to evaluate a nursing practice
environment to identify a nursing problem in the clinical area. When a nursing
problem is discovered, the nurse researcher develops a clinical guiding
question to address that nursing practice problem.
For this
assignment, you will create a clinical guiding question know as a PICOT
question. The PICOT question must be relevant to a nursing practice problem. To
support your PICOT question, identify six supporting peer-revised research
articles, as indicated below. The PICOT question and six peer-reviewed research
articles you choose will be utilized for subsequent assignments.
Use the
“Literature Assessment Table” to complete this assignment.
Select a
nursing practice problem of interest to use as the focus of your research.
Start with the patient population and identify a clinical problem or issue that
arises from the patient population. In 200–250 words, provide a summary of the
clinical issue.
Following
the PICOT format, write a PICOT question in your selected nursing practice
problem area of interest. The PICOT question should be applicable to your
proposed capstone project (the project students must complete during their
final course in the RN-BSN program of study).
The PICOT
question will provide a framework for your capstone project.
Conduct a
literature search to locate six research articles focused on your selected
nursing practice problem of interest. This literature search should include
three quantitative and three qualitative peer-reviewed research articles to
support your nursing practice problem.
Note: To
Help in your search, remove the words qualitative and quantitative and
include words that narrow or broaden your main topic. For example: Search for
diabetes and pediatric and dialysis. To determine what research design was used
in the articles the search produced, review the abstract and the methods
section of the article. The author will provide a description of data
collection using qualitative or quantitative methods. Systematic Reviews,
Literature Reviews, and Metanalysis articles are good resources and provide a
strong level of evidence but are not considered primary research articles. Therefore, they should not be included in
this assignment.
While APA
style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing
is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA
formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in
the Student Success Center.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not
required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
NRS433 Introduction to Nursing Research
Week 2 Assignment
Rough Draft
Qualitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations
Write a
critical appraisal that demonstrates comprehension of two qualitative research
studies. Use the “Research Critique Guidelines – Part 1” document to
organize your essay. Successful completion of this assignment requires that you
provide rationale, include examples, and reference content from the studies in
your responses.
Use the
practice problem and two qualitative, peer-reviewed research article you
identified in the Topic 1 assignment to complete this assignment.
