NR 505 Week-2 Assignment: Refinement of Nursing Issue Into Research

NR 505 Week-2 Assignment: Refinement of Nursing Issue Into Research

NR 505 Week-2 Assignment: Refinement of Nursing Issue Into Research

Purpose
This assignment provides the opportunity for the student to continue work on a previously identified area or phenomenon of interest. This work is expanded into selected elements of the evidence-based practice process including development of the PICOT question and identification of evidence related to topic.  This assignment becomes the framework for the project proposal due at the end of the course.  Students begin writing the proposal with this assignment and add to this work throughout the course.  (Note that all faculty feedback and corrections are to be completed prior to resubmission of additional sections in the following weeks).

Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO#1 Integrate evidence-based practice and research to support advancement of holistic nursing care in diverse healthcare settings. (PO 1, 2, 7, 9)

CO#2 Integrate knowledge related to evidence-based practice and person-centered care to improve healthcare outcomes. (PO 1, 2, 7, 9, 11)

CO#4 Develop knowledge related to research and evidence-based practice as a basis for designing and critiquing research studies.  (PO 1, 2, 6, 9)

Due Date: End of Week Two

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Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

1. This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn™, as required by the TurnItIn™ policy. A Similarity Index of “blue” or “green” must be obtained. A score in the blue or green range indicates a similarity of less than 24% which is the benchmark for CCN graduate nursing students. Any other level of similarity index level requires the student to revise the assignment before the due date and time. To allow sufficient time for revision, early submission of the assignment to TurnItIn™ is highly encouraged. The final submission will be graded by faculty. If a Turnitin™ report indicates that plagiarism has occurred, the Academic Integrity policy will be followed.
2. The use of a dictionary is not allowed for this assignment.
3. The textbook required for this course and lesson information may not be used as a reference for this assignment.
4. A minimum of 7 (seven) scholarly references must be used.
5. When presenting information from a published resource, past tense verbs are required.
6. Title page, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section or topic (except for introduction) of the paper.
7. The paper (excluding the title page and references page) should be at least 5 pages but not more than 8 pages long. Points will be lost for not meeting these length requirements (too short or too long)
8. Ideas and information that come from readings must be cited and referenced correctly.
9. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual.
10. Past tense verbs are used when presenting information from published resources.