Week 4: Quantitative Methods: Analyzing Quantitative Data Research allows us to learn more. It allows us to go beyond simple questioning and curiosity. It provides us the opportunity to dig deeper, search for outcomes, and explore meaning. Throughout your practice,...
Week 3: Quantitative Methods: Collecting Quantitative Data You have finally decided on a research topic, and you are eager to begin. You have determined your focus, your purpose, and your plan, so what happens next? For quantitative research, the next step is more...
Week 2: Concepts in Research How do we improve the world around us? How might we improve the practice of nursing and the care we give our patients? Consider how the role of research may answer these two questions. Analyzing, evaluating, and experimenting is the...
Week 1: Introduction to Research Methods What comes to mind when you think of research? What about research in the field of nursing? How is research generated, and how is it applied? What does research mean to the doctoral nursing student? Nursing research addresses...
Concept Map Template Primary Diagnosis: ___________________________________________________________ Describe the pathophysiology of the primary diagnosis in your own words. What are the patient’s risk factors for this diagnosis?...
EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT, PART 1: IDENTIFYING RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES Is there a difference between “common practice” and “best practice”? When you first went to work for your current organization, experienced colleagues may have shared with you details about processes...
