Florida National University NUR 3165

Syllabus

Course Number

NUR 3165

Course Title

Nursing Research

Course Credits

3 Credits

Prerequisites

NUR 3805, NUR 3065

Instructor Information

Yesenia Osle, DNP, MSN/Ed, BS, RN

[email protected]

Text and Materials

Polit, D. & Beck, C. (2017).  Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health.

ISBN-13: 978-1496300232

American psychological Association (2009).  Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (6th Edition). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.

ISBN: 976-1-4338-0561-5

Course Description

This course presents nursing research as a basis for nursing practice. Gives experiences in reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting research data for nursing practice.

*This course will use a variety of learning modalities to attain the course objectives, including but not limited to lecture, online discussion, case study, assessment strategies, group and or individual exercises, team and individual presentation, and learning games.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, student should be able to: –

1. Produce a complete research paper (AACN Essential III: QSEN: Evidence Based Practice).

2. Identify the research methods, sources and application in nursing practice (AACN Essential

III; QSEN).

3. Formulate a clinical question using the patient/population/problem, intervention, comparison

outcome, and time (PICOT) format. This question will serve as the basis to direct

subsequent inquiry in the program (AACN Essential III, VI; QSEN).

4. Conduct literature searches using appropriate search strategies, parameters, and

resources (AACN Essential III, IV; QSEN: Evidence Based Practice).

5. Analyze and apply evidence from research and other reliable information sources to guide

nursing practice (AACN Essential I, III, IV; QSEN).

6. Demonstrate effective collaboration with the transdisciplinary professionals in healthcare to

promote positive working relationships, improve patient health outcomes, and deliver quality,

safe patient care (AACN Essential III, IV; QCEN).

7. Promote individual and population health promotion in communities and healthcare facilities

through application of evidence based research by assessing cultural factors to develop

appropriate disease-prevention strategies (AACN Essential I, II, III, IV; QCEN).

8. Integrate knowledge of evidence based nursing research in the care of transcultural patients

and populations across the lifespan, in diverse healthcare settings (AACN Essential I, III, IV;

QCEN).

Course Objectives

Upon Completion of this course, the student will be able to:

· Apply knowledge of research methods in analyzing and critiquing research studies and on-going research relevant to nursing practice.

· Analyze existing research studies for theoretical/conceptual development and relevancy to nursing and nursing practice.

· Identify legal, ethical, social, cultural, economic and political implications of research in relation to the use of human subjects and completed research publications pertinent to nursing practice.

· Analyze research studies and theories for their contribution to the advancement of nursing science and individual practice.

· Synthesize analyzed research studies and theories for their contribution to the advancement of nursing science and individual practice.

· To formulate and approve the research question to be used in the students clinical practice experience in NUR 4636 – Community Nursing and NUR 4827 — Nursing Leadership & Management.

Course Requirements

See College catalogue

Clinical Practice Experience

Enrollment into nursing coursework is dependent upon the students’ successful completion and of all practice experience clearance requirements. Once enrolled, students are expected to remain current and in good standing on all required immunizations, certifications, and licensures in order to meet the requirements set forth by the program.

FNU uses American DataBank’s Complio system to facilitate the practice experience clearance process. To verify and maintain your clinical package through American DataBank, log-on to Complio at https://allaplusessays.com/order and follow the steps to sign-in to your account.

If you have any questions regarding the requirements set forth by the program, please contact the course faculty as soon as possible.

During NUR3165, Nursing Research, students will be introduced to the concept of PICO, the four step method of formulating questions for evidence based research. Subsequently, students will select their PICOT question which will guide their clinical experience throughout NUR4636-Community Nursing and NUR4827 Nursing Leadership and Management. The course faculty for NUR3165 will approve the students’ PICOT question before the completion of the course. In addition, during NUR3165, students will identify and select an approved clinical site and preceptor.

Please refer to the student clinical handbook for further information.

Library Assignments

Two planned per term during Week 5 and Week 9.

Guest Speaker

Optional throughout semester

Week Schedule

The beginning of the week is considered Monday 12:01 a.m. EST and closes Sunday at 11:59 pm EST

*All assignments and DQ’s are to be submitted on or before Sunday at the end of the specified week that they are due by 11:59 p.m. EST, unless otherwise noted.

NOTE: To receive credit for a week’s discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to all weeks begins on Monday at 12:01 a.m. EST, and that week’s assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. EST Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday. Assignments may be due earlier in Week 8. Refer to the Guidelines and Rubric found in Course Resources.

Course Outline

Discussions & Discussion Questions

Participation Guidelines:

Students must post a minimum of three (3) times in each graded discussion. The three posts in each individual discussion must be on separate days, the initial answer(s) and two responses to peers. The student must provide an initial answer(s) to the graded discussion posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. EST, of each week. If the student does not provide an answer to each graded discussion topic (not a response to a student peer) before the Wednesday deadline, an automatic “0” will be issued for that week’s DQ. Subsequent posts, including essential responses to peers, must occur by the Sunday deadline, 11:59 p.m. EST of each week.

*Credit for peer responses will be issued via the DQ rubric if peer responses are made without an initial DQ response.

NOTE: To receive credit for a week’s discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Monday of that week at 12:01 a.m. EST. Unless otherwise specified, access to all weeks begins on the first day of the course.

DQ Submission Guidelines

Students must submit their initial weekly DQ post in two separate areas. First, the student will submit their initial response via that week’s assignment link provided under the assignments tab as a Word document. Once this is done, the student will then copy and paste their answer onto that week’s DQ thread under the Discussions tab. Thereafter, all discussions and peer replies will be conducted via the DQ board.  Failure to submit your initial DQ response to BOTH the assignments tab and the DQ thread will result in a “0” for that week’s DQ.

Note: All DQ submissions will be monitored for plagiarism.

Course Notes

It is recommended that students login to this course at least 4 days each online week. Students are also required to know the expectations or “etiquette” that pertains to the discussion board. Students who abuse this forum by making harassing, inappropriate or abusive statements will be removed and receive a zero (0).

Remember, your participation is essential to connecting with other students and developing an online learning community. Furthermore, often it’s the deciding factor between receiving a higher or lower grade at the end of the term.

Course Assignments

Specific assignments, their due dates, and grading criteria are listed in this syllabus. You are accountable for both individual assignments and for providing a significant contribution toward your learning team’s collaborative assignments when assigned. Your course grade includes scores from both your individual and group assignments. You are also responsible for completing all assignments including readings, written papers, presentations, and class discussions. You will be graded on the achievement of the objectives, not on the effort you put into your assignments. All online discussions, written assignments and documentation of others’ ideas and words in presentations must be in APA 6th edition format. You have one opportunity to complete each assignment. Papers cannot be rewritten, and presentations cannot be re-given to obtain a higher grade.

Late Assignments

Due dates are established for reasons of equity. It is not fair to peers who complete assignments on time if other classmates have extra time to work on their assignments. It is also not fair to the professor who must grade assignments in a timely fashion. Therefore, 5% of the assignment points (i.e., 1 out of 20, 1.25 out of 25, .2 out of 40 will be deducted each day for late submissions.

Class Policies

All students are responsible for reviewing the School Catalog section on Policies at:

Student Code of Ethics

Cheating or plagiarism is dishonest, undermines the necessary trust upon which relations between students and faculty are based, and is unacceptable conduct. Students who engage in cheating or plagiarism will be subject to academic sanctions, including a lowered or failing grade in a course; and the possibility of an additional administrative sanction, including probation, suspension, or expulsion. Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work by using dishonest means. Cheating at FNU includes but is not limited to: Copying, in part or whole from another’s examination, paper, mathematical analysis, research or creative project, or the like; Submitting as one’s own work an examination, paper, mathematical analysis, research or creative project, or the like which has been purchased, borrowed, or stolen; or fabricating data; Consulting notes, sources, or materials not specifically authorized by the instructor during an examination; Employing a surrogate to take an examination, write a paper, do mathematical analysis, or complete, in part or wholly, an evaluation instrument; Aiding or abetting any act that a reasonable person would conclude, when informed of the evidence, to be a dishonest means of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work; and committing any act that a reasonable person would conclude, when informed of the evidence, to be a dishonest means of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work. Plagiarism is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work by representing the work of another as one’s own without the necessary and appropriate acknowledgment. More specifically, plagiarism is: The act of incorporating the ideas, words of sentences, paragraphs, or parts thereof without appropriate acknowledgment and representing the product as one’s own work; and The act of representing another’s intellectual work such as musical composition, computer program, photographs, painting, drawing, sculpture, or research or the like as one’s own. If a student is in doubt about the nature of plagiarism, he/she should discuss the matter with the course instructor. Theft – Copying computer programs owned, leased, or rented by the College for use by the student in his or her course of studies is considered theft and will be dealt with according to the laws covering such actions and to the College norms for disciplinary actions. In cases like these, the Campus Dean will convene a Hearing Committee which will hear, investigate and render a report to the Campus Dean. This Committee will be composed of three members from the faculty or staff. According to the findings, the Campus Dean will render a decision. If this decision is not acceptable to those involved, a petition to the Dean to appoint an Honor Court must be signed by at least three people. The Honor Court procedure is explained in the Student Handbook.

Religious Holidays

Religious holidays are an excused absence, but not beyond the day for the holiday itself. Students should make their requests known at the beginning of the semester and arrangements must be made with the faculty member for missed work.

Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities who may need special accommodations must register with the Office of Disability Services. In addition, students must contact the instructor so that arrangements can be made to accommodate their needs.

FNU is committed to offering accessible courses to all students, in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), Titles I and II of the ADA of 1990, and Sections 503 & 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you require special accommodations, you have the right to receive services including but not limited to customized assessments, individualized tutorial services, and other accommodations provided to you by faculty and staff. Please do not hesitate to contact our Student Services Office or Distance Learning department if you require any special accommodations.

Evaluating Methods

The maximum points in this class is  1,000 points. The categories, which contribute to your final grade, are weighted as follows.

Grading System