Eastern Florida NUR3164 All Assignments Latest 2019 March NUR3164 Introduction to Nursing Research and Health Informatics

Assignment
1

So, as we discussed in the Learning Plan,
we are going to “dip our toes in” to the scholarly research of nursing. After
you have reviewed the PowerPoints and the reading for this learning plan, I
would like to challenge you to not just look at the highest read journals, but
to also look at research studies from some culturally-inclusive research
journals.

A big part of research is identifying
quality sources ~ this would include those published by the National Institute
of Health & peer-reviewed journals ~ to make sure you are comfortable with
this, the focus of this assignment is going to be helping you find/ identify a
variety of quality sources and begin feeling comfortable with reading them.

Assignment: There are 4 parts to this
assignment:

Compile 3 scholarly sources from the
Internet including one culturally based source in your specialty area/area of
interest (ie. Journal of the National Medical Association, Journal of
Transcultural Nursing, etc. – these are available through the EFSC library.)

Choose ONE article from these sources that
provides research and data results of disparity/disparities among different
groups’ health status and access to healthcare, identify this as well.to
review. In your review, identify:

The research question

The PICO aspects of the question (or PICOT
if you choose to include the time aspect)

For example: In the following article:
Brown, T., Hargrove, T., Griffith, D. (2015). Family and Community Health.
Oct.-Dec.; 38(4): 307-318. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000080 (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.

Question: To what extent are SES,
stressors, discrimination and neighborhood conditions mechanisms underlying
racial/ethnic disparities in functional limitations among older men?

The question above includes the PICO
elements:

Example:

P (Problem or Patient or Population) Black/hispanic men

I(intervention/indicator(s) socio-economic systems, stressors,
discrimination and neighborhood conditions

C (comparison) U.S.-born black and Hispanic men compared to their white counterparts

O (outcome of interest)

Is there a link between being
black/hispanic man and functional limitations

T
(Time to Achieve outcome) This is
an optional step

(can be something like “over 30
yrs”)

3. Identify one NANDA nursing diagnosis of
your choice for a patient from the population of your article. Create a plan of
care to address this ONE nursing diagnosis (think concept map), incorporating
information from one of your specific research journal sources (e.g., Journal
of the National Medical Association, Journal of Transcultural Nursing, etc.).?

4. Identify resources to facilitate
cross-cultural communication/patient teaching with the patient from #3, who has
limited English proficiency (LEP) and/or low health literacy.

Eastern Florida NUR3164 All Assignments Latest 2019 March NUR3164 Introduction to Nursing Research and Health Informatics

Assignment
2 Part 1

Ladies and gentlemen ~ Learning to ask the
right question is half of the battle of finding the answers you are looking
for. We will start identifying how to
find best practice/evidence-based practice (EBP) utilizing a PICO format which
includes the population, intervention, comparison, and outcome of the chosen
topic/research article. Make sure you’ve
done your reading in Foundations of Nursing Research. It will talk you through
the process.

Identify a PICO formatted question on a
topic you wish to explore. Then respond
to at least 2 others in helping them formulate their question. This type of brainstorming takes place with
mentors, peers, and researchers ~ begin the development of this type of
relationships here.

Resource:
PICO Question Template Examples:
There are different kinds of questions so choose your format accordingly

It can be helpful to classify your question
based on the clinical domain(s) it falls under.

See below for definitions, PICO templates,
and example questions from the primary clinical domains: intervention,
diagnosis, etiology, prevention, prognosis/prediction, quality of life/meaning,
and therapy.

Intervention

Questions addressing the treatment of an
illness or disability.

In _________ (P), how does _________ (I)
compared to _________(C) affect _______(O) within _______ (T)?

In _______(P), what is the effect of
_______(I) on ______(O) compared with _______(C) within ________ (T)?

Example:
In African American female adolescents with hepatitis B (P), how does
acetaminophen (I) compared to ibuprofen (C) affect liver function (O)? (Time is
optional).

Diagnosis

Questions addressing the act or process of
identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through
evaluation.

Are (is) _________ (I) more accurate in
diagnosing ________ (P) compared with ______ (C) for _______ (O)?

In ________ (P) are/is ________(I) compared
with ________(C) more accurate in diagnosing ________(O)?

Example: Is a PKU test (I) done on two week
old infants (P) more accurate in diagnosis inborn errors in metabolism (O)
compared with PKU tests done at 24 hours of age (C)? Time is implied in two
weeks and 24 hours old.

In middle-aged men with suspected
myocardial infarction (P), are serial 12-lead ECGs (I) compared with one initial
12-lead ECG (C) more accurate in diagnosing an acute myocardial infarction (O)?

Etiology

Questions addressing the causes or origin
of disease, the factors that produce or predispose toward a certain disease or
disorder.

Are ____ (P) who have _______ (I) at ___
(Increased/decreased) risk for/of_______ (O) compared with ______ (P)
with/without ______ (C) over _____ (T)?

Are ______(P) who have ______(I) compared
with those without _______(C) at ________ risk for/of _______ (O) over
________(T)?

Example: Are kids (P) who have obese
adoptive parents (I) at Increased risk for obesity (O) compared with kids (P)
without obese adoptive parents (C) during the ages of five and 18 (T)?

Example: Are 30- to 50- year old women (P)
who have high blood pressure (I) compared with those without high blood
pressure (C)at increased risk for an acute myocardial infarction (O) during the
first year after hysterectomy (T)?

Prevention

Questions on how to reduce the chance of
disease by identifying and modifying risk factors and how to diagnose disease
early by screening.

For ________ (P) does the use of ______ (I)
reduce the future risk of ________ (O) compared with _________ (C)?

Example: In OR nurses doing a five minute
scrub (P) what are the differences in the presence and types of microbes (O)
found on natural polished nails and nail beds (I) and artificial nails (C) at
the time of surgery (T)?

Prognosis/Prediction

Questions addressing the prediction of the
course of a disease.

Does __________ (I) influence ________ (O)
in patients who have _______ (P) over ______ (T)?

In _______ (P), how does ________ (I)
compared to ________ (C) influence _________ (O) over _________ (T)?

Example: Does telemonitoring blood
pressure (I) in urban African Americans with hypertension (P) improve blood
pressure control (O) within the six months of initiation of the medication (T)?

Example: For patients 65 years and older
(P), how does the use of an influenza vaccine (I) compared to not received the
vaccine (C) influence the risk of developing pneumonia (O) during flu season
(T)?

Quality of Life/Meaning

Questions addressing how one experiences a
phenomenon.

How do ________ (P) diagnosed with _______
(I) perceive ______ (O) during _____ (T)?

Example: How do pregnant women (P) newly
diagnosed with diabetes (I) perceive reporting their blood sugar levels (O) to
their healthcare providers during their pregnancy and six weeks postpartum (T)?

Therapy

Questions around how to select treatments
to offer our patients that do more good than harm and that are worth the
efforts and costs of using them.

In _______(P), what is the effect of
_______(I) on ______(O) compared with _______(C) within ________ (T)?

Example: What is the duration of recovery
(O) for patients with total hip replacement (P) who developed a post-operative
infection (I) as opposed to those who did not (C) within the first six weeks of
recovery (T)?

Eastern Florida NUR3164 All Assignments Latest 2019 March NUR3164 Introduction to Nursing Research and Health Informatics

Assignment
2 Part 2

Research Critique Midterm Project

This assignment is worth 10% of you final
grade

This is essentially a continuation of
assignment 1. As you search the
databases now, you’re looking to narrow down your search by choosing ONE
research article on a topic of interest.
This assignment is designed to help lay the foundation for determining
the value of conducted and published research.

The goal of the assignment is to start
identifying how to find best practice/evidence-based practice (EBP) utilizing a
PICO format which includes the population, intervention, comparison, and
outcome of the chosen topic/research article.
From there, critically critique the article and begin to explore how to
assess the evidence to determine best-practice.

Please make sure you review the example for
formatting and guidance. This is not a
formal paper, it is an article critique. Assignment 2. Research Critique.
Student Example. docx Preview the document

Enjoy the process!

Assignment Directions

Identify your research article choice for
Review: (APA formatted reference)

Research Goal:

Stated Population of Interest:

Inclusion /Exclusion Criteria:?

Inclusion:?

Exclusion:?

Experimental Unit:

Actual Population of Interest:

Sampling technique:

Response variable:

Factors: Study factors:

Study type: Prospective study:

9.
Summary:

10. Conclusion:

NUR3164
Introduction to Nursing Research and Health Informatics

Assignment
3

You will be conducting an abbreviated
review of the literature and learning to use a table format: Table of EBP for
Assignment 3Preview the document. The
goal of this assignment is to help you:

Determine what is already known about your
proposed research topic /question

Appraise the quality of the research
evidence

Synthesize the research evidence from
studies of the highest quality

Identify research gaps and priorities for
generating new evidence to fill these gaps

Avoid unnecessarily duplication of research

Shape your future research project

SO ~ Where to begin?!

Start with clearly defining your question
in PICO format

Start your search with key search terms
(keep track of these!)

Once you’ve read the abstract of the
articles, narrow down/establish your inclusion/exclusion criteria for the
articles (this can be publication dates ~ nothing older than 5 yrs, in the US,
in English, etc.)

Choose a minimum of 5 articles on your PICO
and place their information in the table

Briefly summarize the findings of your
research (1-2 paragraphs)

Provide a reference page corresponding with
the articles in your table of reviewed articles