WC NURS540 Assignments Latest 2022 May (Full)

NURS540 Research Utilization

Week 1 Assignment

Research Proposal Project: Submit Problem Statement and Research Topic

Problem Statement and Research Topic

This week, you will seek approval for a research area for your quantitative research proposal project due in weeks 7 and 8. Submit a one-page, double-spaced paper addressing the following points:

Identify your chosen research topic

Create at least one problem statement to go along with your chosen research area

Identify your research question/s

Explain the significance of the research topic to nursing

Upon completion, your instructor will approve, deny, or make recommendations for modifications of your research topic, problem statement, or research question(s) to ensure successful completion of the research proposal project.

If you need some assistance creating a PICOT question, click here (Links to an external site.) for a template provided by the AAACN.

NURS540 Research Utilization

Week 2 Assignment

Research Proposal Literature Review (Rough Draft)

Literature Review Rough Draft

The literature review is one of the most important components, and often the most time consuming part, of a good research proposal. Without the solid foundation of a good literature review, it is difficult to make a strong research proposal.

This week, you will work to develop a rough draft of your literature review. You will continue to develop the literature review next week based on feedback provided by your instructor. Then in week 7, you will submit a well-polished literature review as part of your final research proposal.

The following requirements should be met in your literature review:

Include a minimum of six scholarly sources

Organize in logical sections

Include an overview of the literature

Be unbiased in your presentation of information

Include sources and content relevant to your research questions and hypothesis; state the relevance in your literature review

Include a critical assessment of the sources. Do not simply include a summary of what you have read

A strong introduction and conclusion, including further questions for research

Proper APA formatting, citations, and references

Keep in mind that this is a rough draft, so the literature review does not need to be perfect. However, you should still submit a literature review with proper APA formatting, correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar that meets all of the specifications of the assignment listed above. You will then receive feedback from your instructor and continue to do more research, and modify and improve your current literature review.

NURS540 Research Utilization

Week 3 Assignment

Research Proposal Project: Literature Review

Literature Review

This week, you will receive feedback from your instructor on your rough draft assignment. You will edit, revise, and add any additional information to your literature review based on your instructor feedback and additional research and reading. This submission should be more polished than your previous version. As you continue to read about your chosen research topic, feel free to add to your literature review and make it even more meaningful for your research proposal.

The following requirements should be met in your literature review:

Include a minimum of six scholarly sources

Organize in logical sections

Include an overview of the literature

Be unbiased in your presentation of information

Include sources and content relevant to your research questions and hypothesis; state the relevance in your literature review

Include a critical assessment of the sources. Do not simply include a summary of what you have read

A strong introduction and conclusion, including further questions for research

Proper APA formatting, citations, and references

NURS540 Research Utilization

Week 4 Assignment

Research Proposal Project: Design (Sampling, Reliability, Validity)

Design

For this section of your research proposal assignment, you will focus on the sampling, reliability, and validity of your research proposal. This section will include information on sampling, reliability, and validity.

The following components should be addressed in your paper this week:

Information on your sample

Sampling basic information (age, gender, criteria, etc.)

Sample size

Explain why your sample is appropriate for your study

Reliability

Explain how your data collection process is consistent and reliable

Explain why your measurement tool is reliable

Validity

Explain how you will ensure you have a valid sample

Explain how you tested the validity of your measurement tool

NURS540 Research Utilization

Week 5 Assignment

Research Proposal Project: Implementation Plan (Ethics, Recruitment, Data Collection)

Implementation Plan

For this section of your research proposal assignment, you will focus on the implementation plan, which includes considerations for ethics, recruitment practices, and a plan for how you will collect your data. Please note that you will not explain how to analyze your data in this section, but rather how you will go about collecting the data.

The following components must be addressed:

Explain how you will ensure your research is conducted in an ethical manner

Include a copy of an informed consent that will be included for participants of your research proposal project (see pp. 202–203 for a sample)

Explain how you will recruit participants for your study, and how your recruitment process will remain ethical. Be sure to address any incentives (if applicable)

Explain what quantitative data you will collect and how you will go about collecting this data (survey, questionnaire, observation, etc.)

NURS540 Research Utilization

Week 6 Assignment

Research Proposal Project: Data Analysis Plan

Data Analysis Plan

For this section of your research proposal assignment, you will carefully design a plan for analyzing your quantitative data. Explain in detail how you will go about analyzing your data. Be sure to:

Include definitions of all variables

Identify your null hypothesis and research hypothesis

Include the type of analysis to be conducted (correlation, t-test, confidence interval, regression, ANOVA, ANCOVA, etc.)

Explain why this type of analysis is most appropriate for your research

Identify the significance level (typically set to .05, but may be set to .01 or .10)

Explain what results you are looking for in your quantitative study (how will you know if you will accept or reject your null and research hypothesis?)

NURS540 Research Utilization

Week 7 Assignment

Research Proposal Project

All components of this project have been completed in previous weeks, so your final research proposal project paper should be cohesive, polished, and incorporate feedback from your instructor from the previous weeks. Your research proposal should be between 10 and 15 pages. Follow proper APA format and style and include a cover page, reference page, and any applicable tables or appendices. Your research proposal should have a nursing theoretical foundation.

Your research proposal must include the following sections:

Background and rationale for the study

Review of the relevant literature

Design and methodology

You must include the following components:

Section One: Introduction

The research proposal should:

Start with a statement of the problem and objective for the study, which articulates the main objectives that the study desires to achieve.

Include a description of the theoretical framework to be utilized and a rationale for choosing a framework.

Describe the significance and relevance of the problem. Why is this particular study needed? How will findings contribute to the field of advanced practice nursing? Why is this research needed?

Section Two: Literature Review

The literature review should:

Be a synthesis of the major concepts from recently published research findings.

Be organized by themes and not just a report about what each author discovered in his or her research findings.

Identify no fewer than six relevant research articles.

Synthesize the literature in relation to where the study fits within the context of the proposed study.

Section Three: Design and Methodology

In this section, what is to be done, and who, what, how, and where are all to be included in your proposal. The methods should be relevant to the question that is to be answered as a result of the research study. There should be information included about the study design, the setting and sample, data collection methods, and data collection analysis procedures. Ethical considerations should also be addressed in this area. Limitations and a plan for communicating the research findings should also be included in this section.

 All critical elements of design and methods should be detailed, including:

Definitions of the variables

Identification of the population and sample

Procedures for sampling

Processes for obtaining consent to do the study

Informed consent form to be given to research participants

Data collection procedures

A clearly stated method of data analysis

An explanation on why your data analysis method is appropriate for your research

Issues related to validity and reliability

Ethical considerations (including plans for the protection of human subjects as appropriate)

NURS540 Research Utilization

Week 8 Assignment

Research Proposal Presentation

This week, you will submit an 8- to 10-minute recorded presentation explaining the key components of your research proposal.

A brief introduction, including your research questions and hypothesis

The significance to nursing

An overview of your literature review

A summary of your design and methodology

Include:

Your sample procedures

Your data collection procedures

An overview of your data analysis plan

Ethical considerations

A summary and conclusion of your research proposal