Chamberlain Univeristy Directions for Preparing the Scholarly Paper

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. (PO 4 & 8)

CO 5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (PO 7 & 8)

Directions for Preparing the Scholarly Paper:

1. Read each of these instructions.
2. Read the assignment grading rubric criteria.
3. This assignment is completed as an APA paper. APA resources can be found in your Resources Tab. You are required to complete the paper using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.) . Click on the envelope at the top of the page.
4. You are required to use the grading rubric criteria to ensure you are meeting all grading requirements of the paper.
5. The guideline below is a recommended outline only and does not substitute for your assignment grading rubric; your paper will be graded using the assignment grading rubric criteria.
6. For the introduction paragraph section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
   • The need for nursing research.
   • The importance for nurses to understand the basic principles of research.
   • The purpose of your paper.
7. For the quantitative research section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
   • The importance of quantitative research.
   • One type of quantitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.
   • How quantitative research can help improve nursing practice.
8. For the qualitative research section, your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
   • The importance of qualitative research.
   • One type of qualitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.
   • How qualitative research can help improve nursing practice.
9. For the research sampling section, your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
   • What is sampling and why is sampling important.
   • One sampling strategy used in quantitative research.
   • One other sampling strategy that you learned.
10. For the credible nursing practice section, your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
    • How research can help to make nursing practice safer.
    • Why research is critical for creating an evidence-based nursing practice.
11. For the conclusion section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
    • Short, concise, thorough summary of the main points of the paper.
12. Double check your work with the grading rubric to ensure you have met all grading criteria for this assignment.
13. Two or more supporting scholarly references are required. Textbooks are not allowed and should not be used as a scholarly source. Use the Chamberlain Library to locate relevant, scholarly sources.
14. 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.
15. This is a short, scholarly paper. The assignment should be 3-4 pages in length not including the title page and references page.
16. Submit the completed assignment on the Week 5: Assignment page.

Reminder

Before preparing your assignment, please review this “Crediting Sources Made Simple (Links to an external site.)“ resource. This tool is intended to help you understand scholarly writing, APA, referencing, and crediting. Please reach out to your instructor with any questions as you prepare your assignment.

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References

American Association of Colleges of Nurses (AACN). (2008). Executive summary: The essentials of baccalaureate education for professional nursing practice (2008). Retrieved from http://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/AAC…

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). (2018). QSEN knowledge, skills, and attitude competencies. Retrieved from http://qsen.org/competencies/pre-licensure-ksas/

Rubric

NR439 Research Designs Assignment Rubric

NR439 Research Designs Assignment Rubric

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroductionWrite a paragraph introduction incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: a) The need for nursing research. b) The importance for nurses to understand the basic principles of research. c) The purpose of your paper.	32.0 pts Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided. 28.0 pts Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details or is missing. 25.0 pts Minimally summarizes criteria from first the column or two criteria lack details or is missing. 11.0 pts Poorly summarizes criteria from the first column or all criteria lack details. 0.0 pts All criteria from the first column are missing.	32.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQuantitative ResearchWrite a paragraph incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: a) The importance of quantitative research. b) One type of quantitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design. c) How quantitative research can help improve nursing practice.	34.0 pts Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided. 30.0 pts Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details or is missing. 27.0 pts Minimally summarizes criteria from first the column or two criteria lack details or is missing. 13.0 pts Poorly summarizes criteria from the first column or all criteria lack details. 0.0 pts All criteria from the first column are missing.	34.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQualitative ResearchWrite a paragraph incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: a) The importance of qualitative research. b) One type of qualitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design. c) How qualitative research can help improve nursing practice.	34.0 pts Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided. 30.0 pts Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details or is missing. 27.0 pts Minimally summarizes criteria from first the column or two criteria lack details or is missing. 13.0 pts Poorly summarizes criteria from the first column or all criteria lack details. 0.0 pts All criteria from the first column are missing.	34.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResearch SamplingWrite a paragraph incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: a) What is sampling and why is sampling important. b) One sampling strategy used in quantitative research. c) One other sampling strategy that you learned.	34.0 pts Thoroughly summarizes all criteria in the first column. Thorough details are provided. 30.0 pts Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details or is missing. 27.0 pts Minimally summarizes criteria from the first column or two criteria lack details or is missing. 13.0 pts Vaguely summarizes all criteria from the first column or all criteria lack details. 0.0 pts All criteria from the first column are missing.	34.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCredible Nursing PracticeWrite a paragraph incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: a) How research can help to make nursing practice safer. b) Why research is critical for creating an evidence-based nursing practice.	34.0 pts Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the first column. Thorough details are provided. 30.0 pts Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column. Good details. 27.0 pts Minimally summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lack details or is missing. 13.0 pts Poorly summarizes criteria from the first column or both criteria lack details. 0.0 pts Both criteria from the first column are missing.	34.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusionWrite a short, concise, thorough summary of the main points of the paper.	32.0 pts Summarizes a short, concise, thorough summary of the main points of the paper. 28.0 pts Mostly summarizes the main points of the paper. Good details. 25.0 pts Writes a vague summary of the paper. Fair details. 11.0 pts Writes a poor summary of the paper. Poor details. 0.0 pts Did not sufficiently provide any of the conclusion criteria or conclusion not discussed.	32.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeScholarly Writing, Mechanics, Organization, Spelling, Sentence Structure, Grammar.	8.0 pts Excellent scholarly writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. No errors noted. 6.0 pts Good writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. A few errors. 3.0 pts Fair writing, mechanics, organization, Spelling, sentence structure, grammar. Some errors noted. 2.0 pts Poor writing, mechanics, organization, spelling sentence structure, grammar. Many errors noted. 0.0 pts Very poor writing, mechanics, and organization. Errors throughout are noted. Writing is difficult to understand or follow.	8.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Formatting	8.0 pts Excellent APA formatting with no errors. Uses mostly own words. No more than 2 direct quotes used. 6.0 pts Good APA formatting with a few errors noted. Three direct quotes used. 3.0 pts Fair APA formatting with some errors noted. Four direct quotes used. 2.0 pts Poor APA formatting with many errors noted. Five or more direct quotes used. 0.0 pts Very poor APA with errors noted throughout.	8.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSupporting EvidenceUses 2 or more relevant scholarly sources to support writing. Textbooks should not be used.	9.0 pts Uses 2 or more relevant scholarly sources to support writing. Textbooks are not used. 5.0 pts Uses at least 1 relevant scholarly source to support writing. 0.0 pts No relevant scholarly sources provided.	9.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLate Deduction	0.0 pts 0 points deducted Submitted on time 0.0 pts Not submitted on time – Points deducted 1 day late =11.25 deduction; 2 days=22.5 deduction; 3 days=33.75 deduction; 4 days =45 deduction; 5 days = 56.25 deduction; 6 days =67.5 deduction; 7 days =78.75 deduction; Score of 0 if more than 7 days late	0.0 pts
Total Points: 225.0

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