Nursing research and curriculum design (24 hours)

1) Minimum 5 full pages and Complete the template (Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per part)

             Part 1: Minimum 1 page (Must Upload the article in PDF format)

             Part 2: minimum 1 page

             Part 3: Minimum 1 page

             Part 4: Minimum 1 page

             Part 5: Minimum 1 page

             Part 6: Minimum Complete the template

Submit 1 document per part

2)¨******APA norms

          All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraphs

          Bulleted responses are not accepted

          Dont write in the first person 

          Dont copy and pase the questions.

          Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

Submit 1 document per part

3)****************************** It will be verified by Turnitin (Identify the percentage of exact match of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks) 

********************************It will be verified by SafeAssign (Identify the percentage of similarity of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)

4) Minimum 3 references per part not older than 5 years

5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question. Start your answer on the same line, not the next

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering: 

Example:

Part 1.doc 

Part 2.do

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Part 1: Nursing Research FN

Locate a scholarly article Quantitative Research about nursing (Must Upload the article in PDF format)

1. Briefly inform what the article is about. 

Part 2: Nursing Research 1

1. Compare independent variables, dependent variables, and extraneous variables. 

2. Describe two ways that researchers attempt to control extraneous variables. 

Part 3: Nursing Research 2

1. Describe the “levels of evidence” 

2. provide an example of the type of practice change that could result from each.

Part 4:  Curriculum Design 1

The need for clinical continuous quality improvement (CQI) is well documented. 

1. What strategies and faculty members employ to ensure the competencies of nurse graduates? 

2. What approaches are useful to faculty to improve and embed a culture of CQI in educational processes? 

3. How can the QSEN model be integrated into curriculum and used to measure nursing competencies?

Part 5:  Curriculum Design 2

1. Explain the importance of a master plan of evaluation. 

2. What are the differences between conceptual models of evaluation and the use of benchmarks? 

3. How are benchmarks applied to the evaluation of an educational program? 

4. How do programs utilize benchmarks to measure success and standards of excellence? 

5. Describe how benchmarks influence student recruitment and competition with other programs.

Part 6:  Curriculum Design 3 

The purpose of this assignment is to develop a master plan of evaluation for a case study based on a fictional school of nursing’s outreach program. 

1. Select one case study from the fictional school of nursing outreach programs (See file “fictional  Case Study”)

2. Complete the template included below for your reference (See file 1 to develop a master plan of evaluation.

Please review the following links for examples of master plans. Master plans will vary, dependent on school, program, and focus. Please use the template provided and the Keating  book (Pending)  to assist you with your fictional master plan. 

https://uncw.edu/chhs/son/about/documents/facultyhandbook18-19.pdf

http://nursing.jhu.edu/faculty_research/faculty/handbook/documents/committees/master-plan-committee.pdf

http://uprm.info/avaluo/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MASTER-PLAN-OUTCOMES-EVALUATION-JUNIO-2014.pdf