DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 1 Assignment
Assignment:
Register
for a NCBI Account - (Do not click the
area that states “skip registration by using a 3rd party sign in option.”
Please make a note of your log in username and password).
Complete
these PubMed® activities by following
these instructions:
Using
PubMed®, you will create a search strategy for your selected topic. You should
use MeSH® terms and Boolean operators (i.e., AND, OR, NOT). After you complete
each step below, record the number of references returned by your search.
Include the frequency of "ALL" and "Review" for each step.
Adjust your search strategy so that you can complete all steps.
Run a basic
text search using two MeSH® terms for your topic.
Refine your
search by using the LIMIT feature to include only references that are within
five years.
Refine
further to include references in which the search terms appear in the
Abstract/Title.
Refine
further still to include references in which the search terms appear only in
the Title.
Display
your results in Abstract format. Export your results to text and print; this is
to use later while you write for this short activity. Save this file using your
search terms in the file name, e.g. diabetes-mellitus.doc.
Save your
work as " Firstinitial.lastname-coursenumber-modulenumber" in the
.doc or .docx file format, e.g. J.Smith-N000-1.docx.
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 2 Assignment
Assignment:
Instructions:
Write a 5-7
page (the page limit does not include title and reference pages) essay
addressing each of the following points/questions.
Prepare your
document using the APA 6th edition format, using the 12-point Times New Roman
font and formatted with one-inch margins.
Be sure to
completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. There should be six
sections, one for each bullet below.
Separate
each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to
know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. The
headings should follow APA format. This is a guide to formulating headings in
APA format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/16/
Support
your ideas with at least three (3) citations other than your textbook (you may
also cite your textbook = 4 citations minimum) in your essay.
Make sure
to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay.
The cover
page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount.
You will
need Microsoft Word or a compatible word processing application to complete
this assignment.
Save your
work as " Firstinitial.lastname-coursenumber-modulenumber" in the
.doc or .docx file format, e.g. J.Smith-N000-1.docx.
Assignment:
Describe
the frequency and composition of Review Committees.
What are
the functions of a Nursing Review Committee?
Describe
the guidelines for critiquing the ethical aspects of a study.
What are
your thoughts regarding these guidelines.
Are they
necessary?
Why or why
not?
What are
the levels of reviews by the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)?
Explain the
different levels.
Are you
familiar with IRBs?
Do you have
an IRB at your institution?
How do they
function?
How often
do they meet?
What is an
informed consent?
What are
the general requirements for an informed consent?
Review one
of the website below. Describe an ethical concern and how it is or was
addressed by the organization:
The
International Council of Nurses' (ICN) The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses (2012)
American
Nurses Association's (ANA) ANA Position Statements on Ethics and Human Rights
ANA's Code
of Ethics for Nurses
Steneck, N.
(2007). ORI introduction to the responsible conduct of research. Washington,
D.C.: US Government Printing Office.
The
Hastings Center web site
The
Hastings Center's Bioethics Forum
Office for
Human Research Protections (OHRP)
Office for
Human Research Protections (OHRP) IRB guidebook
U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Human Subjects Protection
Collaborative
Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 3 Assignment
Assignment:
Instructions:
Write a 3-4
page essay (the page limit does not include title and reference pages)
addressing each of the following points/questions.
Prepare
your document using the APA 6th edition format, using the 12-point Times New
Roman font and formatted with one-inch margins.
Be sure to
completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. There should be nine
sections, one for each bullet below.
Separate
each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to
know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. The
headings should follow APA format. This is a guide to formulating headings in
APA format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/16/
Support
your ideas with at least three (3) citations other than your textbook (you may
also cite your textbook = 4 citations minimum) in your essay.
Make sure
to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay.
The cover
page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount.
You will
need Microsoft Word or a compatible word processing application to complete
this assignment.
Save your
work as " Firstinitial.lastname-coursenumber-modulenumber" in the
.doc or .docx file format, e.g. J.Smith-N000-1.docx.
Assignment:
This is a 2
part assignment (Part A and Part B)
Part A:
Visit the
following websites:
Visit the
Cochrane Collaboration website and read the introduction.
Search for
“logo” in the website search box, and read the explanation of the Cochrane
Collaboration logo.
Visit the
website for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections
For
information about Hospital Acquired infection, Target Goals, Action plans and
information about steering committees use:
https://health.gov/hcq/prevent-hai.asp and
https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/index.html
Read about
Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections and the structured abstract.
What four
infections were studied?
What was
shown to be effective against prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections
and to what strength of evidence?
Part B:
Locate an
evidenced-based research paper (less than five years old). Describe the
following about the study:
The title?
What is the
study about?
Purpose of
the study?
What was
the framework of the study?
Protocol
development?
Describe
how the project began.
Did the
topic have support from leaders, clinical nursing staff?
Describe
the members of the project team.
How long
did the team meet?
What
materials, etc. were developed?
Describe
the evaluation of the study.
What were
the findings and conclusions?
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 4 Assignment
Assignment:
Refer to
the document - Critical Appraisal of the Evidence: Part III as a guide.
Complete
the Table of Evidence activity by following these instructions:
Create a
Table of Evidence for your scholarly project using your Modules 1 and 3 review
of literature results.
Save a
blank version of your tool (as your template) in a safe place on your computer
for future reference.
Enter data
from ten of the most appropriate studies to support your scholarly project
retrieved from your earlier searches in Module.
Do your
best to make decisions about the studies at this stage of the course. This is
meant to be a practice activity.
Save your
essay as “Firstinitial.lastname-coursenumber-modulenumber" in the .doc or
.docx file format, e.g. J.Smith-N000-1.docx.
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 5 Assignment
Assignment:
There are
two assignments for this section.
Instructions:
Write a 3-4
page essay (the page limit does not include title and reference pages) for
Assignment 1 in this Module below addressing each of the following
points/questions.
Prepare
your document using the APA 6th edition format, using the 12-point Times New
Roman font and formatted with one-inch margins.
Be sure to
completely answer all the questions for each bullet point.
Separate
each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to
know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. The headings
should follow APA format. This is a guide to formulating headings in APA
format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/16/
Support
your ideas with at least three (3) citations other than your textbook (you may
also cite your textbook = 4 citations minimum) in your essay.
Make sure
to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay.
The cover
page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount.
You will
need Microsoft Word or a compatible word processing application to complete
this assignment.
Save your
work as " Firstinitial.lastname-coursenumber-modulenumber" in the
.doc or .docx file format, e.g. J.Smith-N000-1.docx.
1.
Assignment 1:
Write a 3-4
page essay (the page limit does not include title and reference pages)
outlining the steps of conducting a qualitative research.
Describe
the Research Problem and Question
Describe
the Review of Literature
Explain the
design
Outline the
sample selection
Explain
data collection for Qualitative Research
Explain data
analysis in Qualitative Research
Explain
reporting the results of a qualitative study
2.
Assignment 2:
Begin
working on an abstract based on your scholarly project and your review of
literature from Modules 1 and 3 by following these instructions:
Prepare an
abstract that will describe your DNP project as if it was complete and you were
submitting your abstract for peer review for a poster/paper presentation to a
professional audience.
Complete
the sample abstract submission materials for a national conference as if you
were going to submit your scholarly work. Follow the Southern Nursing Research
Society Abstract Submissions Guidelines as a guide for your abstract.
You will
submit your abstract in Module 6 and will also use this work to create a poster
presentation in Module 8.
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 6 Assignment
Submit your
abstract that you started to work on in Module 5. Follow the directions below
to submit your work:
Prepare an
abstract that will describe your DNP project as if it was complete and you were
submitting your abstract for peer review for a poster/paper presentation to a
professional audience.
Complete
the sample abstract submission materials for a national conference as if you
were going to submit your scholarly work. Follow the APA guidelines when
formulating your abstract.
Save your
work as "Firstinitial.lastname-coursenumber-modulenumber" in the .doc
or .docx file format, e.g. J.Smith-N000-1.docx.
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 7 Assignment
Assignment:
Evaluating
a Practice Protocol
Take this
opportunity to examine clinical guidelines or practice protocols from your
specialty area.
Do the
following assignments:
Complete
the protocol evaluation activity by following these instructions:
Select a
practice protocol related to your clinical setting. These may be from your
agency’s policy and procedure manual used in your practice.
Determine
who wrote the protocol and request an interview with one or more individuals
who were involved in developing the protocol. Interview questions may include,
but are not limited to the following:
Can you
explain how protocols are developed in your agency?
What
specific information or data was used to develop this protocol?
Are there
any references you can identify that would give me a better understanding of
the rationale for the practices used in the protocol?
What rating
system was used to critique the protocol guidelines?
After the
interview, categorize the sources of knowledge identified by the interviewee
(e.g., authority, experience, research-based). Be specific.
After the
interview, you may not have enough information on which to rate the protocol.
If, for example, the interviewee has not provided you with sources from the literature,
you will have to do a search to determine whether research exists to support
the protocol you are assessing. This does not have to be an exhaustive review,
yet you should be able to determine whether there is valid research there to
support your rating (see next step).
Then, using
the AGREE ll rating scale, assess the protocol for its validity in application
to practice.
Complete a
Brief Evaluation of the Protocol Outline by following these steps:
Brief
description of the protocol.
Title and
credentials of the individuals who developed the protocol.
Parameters
of the literature search and a summary of how the protocol was developed.
Your
summary conclusion about the types and quality of knowledge upon which the
protocol was based with supporting rationale.
A brief
description of the AGREE rating scale used to assess the protocol.
Your
assessment of the validity of the selected protocol.
Upload the
following in the Assignment Dropbox:
the Brief
Evaluation (required elements listed below);
the
completed AGREE ll scale; and
a copy of
the clinical protocol in the designated Assignment Drop Box for this Module
SUBMIT a
copy of the Brief Evaluation (see above) to the Discussion 2 Question Area in
this Save your work as " Firstinitial.lastname-coursenumber-modulenumber"
in the .doc or .docx file format, e.g. J.Smith-N000-1.docx.
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 8 Assignment
This is a 2
part assignment (Part A and Part B)
Part A:
Complete a
poster presentation activity by following these instructions:
Prepare a
single poster presentation, using https://prezi.com/product/ or similar
product. The poster will describe your scholarly project as if it was complete
and you were submitting your poster presentation to a professional audience.
Develop
your poster based on your review of literature, table of evidence, and
abstract.
In your
poster, provide SAMPLE results using tables and/or figures to illustrate
findings you might anticipate. Clearly mark the Table or Figure as a Sample.
Refer to the document - Critical Appraisal of the Evidence: Part III as a
guide.
Use APA
formatting for your source citations and references.
Part B:
There are
many resources available for data analysis and which ones you use will depend
in large part on the type of data you have and the decisions that must be made
based on that data. This assignment is designed to provide you with some basic
understanding of one source that may be available to you for data analysis, IBM
SPSS Statistics software.
You are not
being asked to purchase this software. You will only need to download a free
trial of SPSS for this course. This version of SPSS is only to be used to
review, demonstrate, and evaluate IBM SPSS Statistics Software for purchase
considerations later. Your trial period is only for 14 days, so you must use
good judgment in when to download it and then complete the assignments related
to it. Execute the following functions using SPSS.
Enter the
following data
|
Case
|
Age
|
Weight
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Gender
|
Pretest score
|
Post-test score
|
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1
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24
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165
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Male
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65
|
80
|
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2
|
28
|
150
|
Female
|
65
|
75
|
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3
|
23
|
125
|
Female
|
80
|
85
|
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4
|
31
|
150
|
Male
|
83
|
90
|
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5
|
24
|
150
|
Male
|
75
|
80
|
b) Run descriptive
statistics on the data
c) Run a
frequency distribution on the data
d) Create a
graph of posttest scores
Complete
the SPSS Assignment Table below
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Item
|
Response
|
Comment
|
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1. What was your mean?
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2. What were your t-test results?
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3. What was your standard deviation?
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Save your
work as " Firstinitial.lastname-coursenumber-modulenumber" in the
.doc or .docx file format, e.g. J.Smith-N000-1.docx.
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 8 Assignment Reflection
Please
consider how you have developed the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that
enable your achievement of the Course Goals listed in the syllabus. Then write
a minimum of a 1000 word APA-style essay reflecting on how this course has
helped you achieve these goals.
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 1 Discussion
Select a
topic or clinical problem.
Go to
several of the recommended Web sites to find any information available in
summaries or guidelines.
Do you
believe the information on these sites is as up-to-date as the results of a
PubMed® or CINAHL search on the same topic? How do you explain any discrepancies
in your findings?
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 2 Discussion
Describe a
scientific misconduct within the last five years involving some aspect of the
process of conducting research or dissemination of findings.
Use annual
reports or newsletters published by the U. S. Office of Research Integrity or
other sources such as Lexus-Nexus or PubMed®.
Include the
following in your description:
Name,
position, employer of offender
Nature of
the misconduct
Legal
consequences or pending litigation from the misconduct
Actual or
potential consequences for patients/public
Actual or
potential consequences for EBP
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 3 Discussion
Consider
the topic of your DNP project. Utilize the DNP810Module3- Template for Asking
PICOT Questions.pdf and discuss the uses of the various types of PICOT
questions. Post your PICO question for your future DNP Project, so that your
colleagues can provide feedback.
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 4 Discussion
You are a
DNP graduate who is functioning in an education position in a large teaching
medical center that is university-affiliated. You are concerned that the IV
catheter insertion technique and orientation program currently being used with
new registered nurses is not as effective as other methods.
How would
you perform a systematic review of the evidence on this subject?
How would
you design a new clinical practice guideline for the facility once the systematic
review is complete?
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 5 Discussion
Describe
Qualitative Research in evidence based practice.
What is the
difference been qualitative and quantitative research?
What are
the advantages and limitations of using qualitative research design?
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 6 Discussion
Outline the
following steps for conducting QUANTITATIVE Research:
Describe
the Research Problem and Questions
Describe
the Review of Literature
Explain the
design
Outline the
sample selection
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 7 Discussion
After
reviewing the website http://www.agreetrust.org/, do the following:
Describe
the purpose of the Agree ll instrument.
Describe
the history of the AGREE Project
Compare the
original AGREE and AGREE II items.
What
guidelines can be evaluated with the AGREE ll instrument.
Is there a
Guideline that you are interested in that would benefit from an evaluation by
the AGREE ll instrument? Why?
DNP810 Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement
Module 8 Discussion
This
module's assignment is a poster creation about your hypothetical completed DNP
Project, at the end of your program. For this discussion, post what images,
graphics, tables, figures and visual materials you would include in the poster
to the discussion board. Why is the material you selected important to your
project? Respond to your peer's questions regarding your presentation material.
