*****The assignment should be 3-4 pages in length not including the title page and references page.***** 

This assignment provides a learning activity for students to demonstrate understanding of quantitative and qualitative research, the purpose and importance of designs, and how research is critical for creating a credible evidence-based nursing practice.

This assignment is completed as an APA paper. You are required to use the grading rubric criteria to ensure you are meeting all grading requirements of the paper.   

For the introduction paragraph section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words 

The need for nursing research.

The importance for nurses to understand the basic principles of research.

The purpose of your paper.

For the quantitative research section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words. 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.

For the qualitative research section, your learning using mostly your own words. 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.

For the research sampling section, your learning using mostly your own words. What is sampling and why is sampling important.

One sampling strategy used in quantitative research.

One other sampling strategy that you learned.

For the credible nursing practice section, your learning using mostly your own words. How research can help to make nursing practice safer.

Why research is critical for creating an evidence-based nursing practice.

For the conclusion section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words. Short, concise, thorough summary of the main points of the paper.

Double check your work with the grading rubric to ensure you have met all grading criteria for this assignment.

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.

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.

This is a short, scholarly paper. The assignment should be 3-4 pages in length not including the title page and references page. 

To Prepare:

• Review the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template provided in the Resources.
• Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you and get approval to use it from your Instructor.
• Review the healthcare program or policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described.

The Assignment: (2–3 pages)

Based on the program or policy evaluation you selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following:

• Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
• How was the success of the program or policy measured?
• How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?
• How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?
• At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?
• What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
• What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?
• What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
• Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
• Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
• Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.

Question 1 :

Identify one health care reform initiative put forth by a  politician. Briefly discuss the initiative. Who do you feel the  initiative benefits? Who does it harm? Should it be passed? Why or why  not?

Question 2 :

For this reflective discussion:  Reflect upon two concepts that you learned in this course.

• What are the concepts? What insight or ideas did you gain from  learning each of these concepts? Were there aspects of the concepts that  you would challenge?
• What is the importance of these concepts to public health? How will you use this new wisdom in your current or future career?
• Optional: Offer feedback on how the course and/or facilitation of the course can be improved.

Reflection is a mental process that challenges you to use critical  thinking to examine the course information, analyze it carefully, make  connections with previous knowledge and experience, and draw conclusions  based on the resulting ideas. A well-cultivated critical thinker raises  vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely;  gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to  interpret it effectively; comes to well-reasoned conclusions and  solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards; thinks  open-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and  assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical  consequences; and communicates effectively with others in figuring out  solutions to complex problems. (Paul & Elder, 2008)

In order to earn maximum credit, the comment should be more than your  opinion, and more than a quick “off the top of your head” response. Be  sure to support your statements, cite sources properly, cite within the  text of your comments, and list your reference(s). The response must be a  minimum of 250 words.

APRNs are licensed registered nurses who have earned a graduate degree at the master’s or doctorate level and achieved national advanced practice certification for their specific practice area. The APRN designation includes Nurse Practitioners, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Certified Nurse Midwives, Psychiatric Certified Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists. Florida law requires APRNs to practice within a collaboration protocol with a physician or dentist.

        State laws regulating nurse practitioners in Florida are among the strictest in the nation. Florida law requires that nurse practitioners are supervised by physicians. While the supervising physician does not need to be available to the NP in person he/she must be available by phone for consultation. State law also requires that patients be notified when the physician will and will not be present in the clinic.  (Practitioners, 2015). These hours must be conspicuously posted in each office staffed by nurse practitioners and supervised by a physician so patients are aware when the MD will be on site.  There is no minimum amount of time the physician must be present in the clinic, they must simply alert patients if the supervising MD is off site. Rules for specialty clinics are even stricter in Florida.  Physicians in specialty practice may supervise nurse practitioners at only one location in addition to their primary practice and these clinics must be no more than 75 miles apart. Rules for specialty clinics are even stricter in Florida.  Physicians in specialty practice may supervise nurse practitioners at only one location in addition to their primary practice and these clinics must be no more than 75 miles apart.

        APRNs are proven to provide effective and high-quality patient care. A review of studies published over the past 18 years demonstrate comparable performance between nurse practitioners and primary care physicians on clinical outcomes, including reduction of symptoms and overall health improvement. Patients seen by nurse practitioners also report higher rates of satisfaction. In addition, APRNs are more readily recruited to states that authorize full practice. Full scope of practice regulation is associated with a higher supply of nurse practitioners in rural areas and counties facing health-professional shortages. (Practitioners, 2015)

References

Practitioners, A. A. (2015, October 09). Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners . Retrieved from AANP American Association of Nurse Practitioners: https://www.aanp.org/advocacy/advocacy-resource/position-statements/scope-of-practice-for-nurse-practitioners