Capella NHS8050 All Units Discussions Latest 2020 January

NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences

Unit 1 Discussion        

PhD Versus Professional Doctorate

For this discussion, consider the trends in the field of education and health care.

In your initial post:

Provide your own scholarly assessment of the differences between a PhD and professional doctorate.

Express your opinion about why professional doctorates may be gaining ground in the marketplace now.

Note your own current skill sets and how a professional doctorate may help you meet your own career goals.

Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines.  Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.

NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences

Unit 2 Discussion        

Evidence-Based Practice

Review the unit readings and complete your own research. In your initial post:

Discuss what EBP means in your field.

Assess the move toward evidence-based efforts across the health care and public health environments.

Compare and contrast the application of qualitative methods versus quantitative methods in the movement toward EBP.

Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.

NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences

Unit 3 Discussion        

Project Topics

Note: Please complete this discussion before completing the assignment in this unit.

In this discussion, you will prepare for the assignment in this unit.

In your initial post:

Provide at least two possible topics you are considering for the course project.

Compare and contrast the two topics.

Discuss why each might be an important topic for a doctoral project.

Provide your thoughts on the value each topic might bring to an organization if you pursued it.

Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.

NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences

Unit 4 Discussion        

The Specifics of Your Research

With your proposed gap and topic identified, begin to search the databases available in the Capella library. Determine search terms you will use to search the databases.

In your initial post, describe your project topic for this course and discuss what you found helpful as you began to research it.

What databases were helpful to you?

What types of search terms did you use?

What types of limiters did you consider?

Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.

NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences

Unit 5 Discussion        

Levels of Evidence

Think about your own project topic for this course. In your initial post, discuss the three different levels of evidence you could apply to your own paper in this course.

What are the levels of evidence used in the peer-reviewed articles that you found?

Are there white papers or opinion papers on your topic?

Is there an industry expert you could consult?

What did you find that is not evidence based, but could be appropriate?

Provide your findings for all three levels of evidence.

Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.

NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences

Unit 6 Discussion        

Analyzing a Research Article

Note: Please complete this discussion before completing the assignment in this unit.

For this discussion, select one of the peer-reviewed articles you included in your evidence table for the Unit 5 assignment.

In your initial post:

Cite the article and provide your own analysis of it. Use the general outline for analyzing a research article from the Analyze Results page (link given in the resources).

State why this specific article is important to your course project.

Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.

NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences

Unit 7 Discussion        

Health Care Improvement

Review the "How to Study Improvement Interventions: A Brief Overview of Possible Study Types" article on health care improvement.

In your initial post:

Provide a synopsis of ways an improvement focus might be useful in bringing evidence to your practice.

Discuss if your own project might work as an improvement project. How do you see improvement ideas integrated into your own work?

Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.

NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences

Unit 8 Discussion        

Peer Review

Post the draft of the paper you submitted in the Unit 6 assignment as an attachment to this discussion. Indicate the type of feedback you would like from other learners. If there are specific aspects of the paper you would like help with, indicate that.

NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences

Unit 9 Discussion        

Practicum Site

For this discussion, propose the most likely site for completing a practicum with a project similar to the one you have worked on in this course.

In your initial post, address the following:

Is the chosen site your current employer?

Is there a likely location within your own community?

What are your options for a practicum site for doctoral-level work?

NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences

Unit 10 Discussion      

Reflection and Questions

For this discussion, think of all you have learned in this course. In your initial post, explain what you have learned that will assist you in moving forward. What types of questions do you have now?

If your post refers to the ideas or work of others, it must be supported by citing an outside scholarly source, using APA style.

Response Guidelines

You need not respond to the posts of other learners for this discussion, but you may, if you wish.