Week 5 Assignment: Clarifying Research

Purpose

A baccalaureate nurse understands, relates, and values the fundamental elements of research, process, and designs as a foundation for an evidence-based practice (AACN, 2008; QSEN 2020). This assignment provides a learning activity to demonstrate understanding of the significance of research, the types of research and designs, the importance of sampling, utilization, and how research contributes to a credible nursing profession.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
• CO 1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7)
• CO 2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs 4 & 8)
• CO 5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (POs 7 & 8)

Points
This assignment is worth 225 points.
Directions for Preparing the Scholarly Worksheet

1. Read each of the instructions.
2. Download and complete the required Clarifying Research Worksheet under Templates below.
3. Review the Week 5 Assignment Tutorial below which reviews your Week 5 Assignment. Tutorial may look slightly different session to session. Grading criteria and rubric will be the same.
4. Two or more supporting scholarly sources are required. Textbooks are not allowed and should not be used as a scholarly source. Use the Chamberlain Library to locate relevant, scholarly sources.
5. No more than two direct quotes are allowed. You should be using mostly your own words to demonstrate your understanding of the topics/criteria for this assignment. Citations and references must be included.
6. Submit the completed assignment on the Week 5: Assignment.

Templates
Clarifying Research Worksheet (Links to an external site.)
Best Practices
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Scholarly Sources and Citations
• Two or more supporting scholarly sources are required.
• No more than two direct quotes are allowed.
• Use APA format in citations and references.
References

American Association of Colleges of Nurses (AACN). (2008). Executive summary: The essentials of baccalaureate education for professional nursing practice. http://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/AACN-Essentials
QSEN Institute. (2020). QSEN competencies. http://qsen.org/competencies/pre-licensure-ksas/