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ASSESSMENT 1:

Select a hospital-acquired condition (HAC) that is relevant to a health care context with which you are familiar. Create a 2- to 3-page report that includes the research-based explanation of the background of a problem associated with your chosen HAC, as well as develop appropriate research problem and purpose statements.

Introduction

Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to complete them in the order in which they are presented.

A research problem statement expresses the issue or phenomenon that a project is seeking to solve or improve. It also helps to show readers the importance of the issue and defines the context for the study. To make problem statements more compelling, we can use the past research of others to improve care and inspire further research. A review of the literature can provide knowledge about what others found useful in addressing problems that are similar to the ones you face. By leveraging this evidence base, you can create clearer and more compelling problem statements.

The purpose statement tells the reader the intent of your research. Within the context of this course, it will be to make improvements related to one or more hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) of your choice. Take, for instance, the case of a hospital-acquired infection resulting from the insertion of a central line. You may determine through the literature search that there are other methods to prevent infections.

Perhaps you note that the staff in your organizations were not properly using sterile techniques and outlining a sterile field. Your new process may involve adopting better sterilization protocols prior to inserting a catheter. In order to make the change, you will need to provide evidence that this practice is based on research and is clearly accepted as the standard practice.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 2: Develop a research question based on a hospital-acquired condition.

Explain the background of a given research problem based on information in the literature.

Apply evidence-based information to support the development of a given research problem.

Competency 3: Plan a research project.

Develop a problem statement based on relevant literature.

Formulate a purpose statement supported by a review of the literature.

Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

Instructions

This assessment has three distinct parts.

Part 1: Background and Evidence

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

Explain the background of a given research problem based on information in the literature.

Apply evidence-based information to support the development of a given research problem.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

ASSESSMENT 2:

For this assessment you will craft a qualitative research question based on the hospital-acquired condition you selected for the Research Problem and Purpose Statements, as well as examine qualitative methodologies and data collection strategies that would enable you to answer your research question.

There is no length requirement for this assessment. Most submissions that fully address all scoring guide criteria will be 2 to 5 pages in length.

Introduction

Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to complete them in the order in which they are presented.

Qualitative research uses inductive reasoning based on an exploration or observation. The focus is typically on the researcher investigating the reasons why something happened. The information comes from interviews or observations. The answers emerge as more information is discovered. You could relate it to the work of a detective who gathers facts and organizes them to find patterns that lead to explanations for events.

In this assessment, you will continue to expand your understanding of a research framework in the context of qualitative research by analyzing and evaluating research questions in qualitative studies. You will also continue to analyze the interrelated elements of a research study making the connection among theory, problem, purpose, and, now, qualitative research questions and design.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Explain the different types of health care research methodologies.

Identify relevant qualitative methodologies that will support answering a research question.

Describe qualitative data collection tools or strategies that are appropriate for answering research questions.

Explain the importance of methodologically relevant data collection to a research plan as a whole.

Competency 2: Develop a research question based on a hospital-acquired condition.

Formulate a qualitative research question.

Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with the expectations of health care professionals.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

Instructions

For this assessment it is suggested that you build upon the work that you did in the Research Problem and Purpose Statements assessment.

The assessment has two distinct parts:

Part 1: Qualitative Research Question

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

Formulate a qualitative research question.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

For this section, you will formulate a research question that is appropriate for a research project that will use qualitative methodologies. Remember the HAC that you used in your Research Problem and Purpose Statements assessment for this course. Your research question should align to the problem and purpose statements that you developed in this assessment. A well-written research question should be a single statement.

When examining or creating qualitative research questions, the following checklist may be useful.

Qualitative Research Question Checklist

Does the purpose statement fit logically with the problem statement? Are there similar words, or does it seem to address a different topic?

Do the research questions align with the method and design of the study? For instance, are words like perception used that would automatically reject a quantitative study?

Do questions seek to describe responses to the variables described in the study?

Do the questions begin with the word why?

Do the questions focus on a single phenomenon?

Do the questions include exploratory verbs?

Is the language nondirectional?

Are the questions open ended?

Do the questions specify the participants and research site?

Part 2: Qualitative Methods and Data Collection

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

Identify relevant qualitative methodologies that will support answering a research question.

Describe qualitative data collection tools or strategies that are appropriate for answering research questions.

Explain the importance of methodologically relevant data collection to a research plan as a whole.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

For this section, you will draw upon your readings about qualitative methods and data collection to first identify specific qualitative methodologies that will enable you to answer your research question. You will also discuss specific qualitative data collection tools or strategies that are appropriate for answering your research questions. Questions to consider when looking for tools and strategies and tools include:

What is your research question specifically trying to answer?

How does the specific HAC impact the types of tools and strategies that would work best?

How does the health care setting that the research project will be occurring in impact the types of tools and strategies that would work best?

Lastly, this section should include a review of why it is important to a potential research plan as a whole to ensure that your data collection plan is relevant to your chosen methodology.

This section should be 2 to 5 pages in length, depending on the level of detail required to fully present your methodologies and data collection tools and strategies.

Additional Submission Requirements

Structure: Include a title page, table of contents, and reference page.

Length: There is not length requirement for this assessment. Most submissions that fully address all scoring guide criteria will be 2 to 5 pages in length.

References: Cite at least five current scholarly or professional resources.

Format: Use APA style for references and citations.

You may wish to refer to the following APA resources to help with your structure, formatting, and style:

APA Style and Format.

APA Paper Template.

APA Paper Tutorial.

Font: Times New Roman font, 12 point, double-spaced for narrative portions only.

ASSESSMENT 3:

For this assessment you will craft a quantitative research question based on the hospital-acquired condition you selected for the Research Problem and Purpose Statements, as well as examine quantitative methodologies and data collection strategies that would enable you to answer your research question.

There is no length requirement for this assessment. Most submissions that fully address all scoring guide criteria will be 2 to 5 pages in length.

Introduction

Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to complete them in the order in which they are presented.

The quantitative method is the original scientific method. Quantitative research methods can be subdivided by various designs that researchers use to answer their research questions. In fact, the wording of the research question must match the methodology and may contain the words that indicate the design. Quantitative research identifies what happened, but not why it happened. It identifies causation or relationships.

The relationships in a quantitative research study are similar to those used for a qualitative design. There is still a relationship between the theory, problem, purpose and, now, the research questions, hypotheses, and design. This week, you will continue to expand your understanding of this framework by analyzing and evaluating research questions and hypotheses in quantitative studies. You will also learn about various quantitative research designs that researchers use to answer their research questions.

In addition, you will continue to analyze the interrelated elements of a research study, making the connection among theory, problem, and purpose, and research questions, hypotheses, and design.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Explain the different types of health care research methodologies.

Identify relevant quantitative methodologies that will support answering a research question.

Describe quantitative data collection tools or strategies that are appropriate for answering a research question.

Explain the importance of methodologically relevant data collection to a research plan as a whole.

Competency 2: Develop a research question based on a hospital-acquired condition.

Formulate a quantitative research question and associated hypothesis.

Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with the expectations of health care professionals..

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

Instructions

For this assessment it is suggested that you build upon the work that you did in the Research Problem and Purpose Statements assessment.

The assessment has two distinct parts:

Part 1: Quantitative Research Question

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

Formulate a quantitative research question and associated hypothesis.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

For this section, you will formulate a research question that is appropriate for a research project that will use quantitative methodologies.

Remember the HAC that you used in your Research Problem and Purpose Statements assessment. Additionally, your research question should align to the problem and purpose statements that you developed at that time.

Keep in mind that a well-written research question should be a single statement.

When examining or creating qualitative research questions, the following checklist may be useful.

Quantitative Research Question Checklist

Does the purpose statement fit logically with the problem statement? Are there similar words or does it seem to address a different topic?

Based on the problem statement, do the research questions align with the method and design of the study? Do questions seek to describe responses to the variables described in the study?

Do the questions include words like compare, correlate or other words that indicate a quantitative study?

Do the questions include identification of the independent and dependent variables?

Does the hypothesis fit with the research questions?

Do the questions and hypothesis identify the participants for the research study?

Do the questions and hypothesis specify the participants and the research site?

Part 2: Quantitative Methods and Data Collection

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

Identify relevant quantitative methodologies that will support answering a research question.

Describe quantitative data collection tools or strategies that are appropriate for answering a research question.

Explain the importance of methodologically relevant data collection to a research plan as a whole.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

For this section, you will draw upon your readings about qualitative methods and data collection to first identify specific quantitative methodologies that will enable you to answer your research questions. You will also discuss specific qualitative data collection tools or strategies that are appropriate for this purpose. Questions to consider when looking for strategies and tools include:

What is your research question specifically trying to answer?

How does the specific HAC impact the types of tools and strategies that would work best?

How does the health care setting that the research project will be occurring in impact the types of tools and strategies that would work best?

Lastly, this section should include a review of why it is important to a potential research plan as a whole to ensure that your data collection plan is relevant to your chosen methodology.

This section should be 2 to 5 pages in length, depending on the level of detail required to fully present your methodologies and data collection tools and strategies.

Additional Submission Requirements

Structure: Include a title page, table of contents, and reference page.

Length: There is not length requirement for this assessment. Most submissions that fully address all scoring guide criteria will be 2 to 5 pages in length.

References: Cite at least five current scholarly or professional resources.

Format: Use APA style for references and citations.

You may wish to refer to the following APA resources to help with your structure, formatting, and style:

APA Style and Format.

APA Paper Template.

APA Paper Tutorial.

Font: Times New Roman font, 12 point, double-spaced for narrative portions only.

ASSESSMENT 4:

For this section you will need to select one or more hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) from the list of Hospital-Acquired Conditions created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). From your readings and independent research you will compose a background explanation of the HAC and how it is manifesting as an issue in a health care setting of your choice. You will also be creating an evidence-based rationale for why it is important to further study this particular HAC.

This first section should be one to two pages, with support from the literature for the background of the issue, the importance of the problem within the context of your chosen health care setting, and support for your purpose in pursuing your research project.

Part 2: Problem Statement

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

Develop a problem statement based on relevant literature.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

For this part you will create a problem statement that developed out of your review of the literature related to the HAC(s). This problem statement will help to inform the research questions; you will develop these further in Assessments 2 and 3 and include them in your work for Assessment 4.

A well-written problem statement should be one or two sentences.

Problem Statement Checklist:

Identify the problem that led to the research.

Is it easy to determine?

Were there identifying words that justify the problem?

Was the rationale or justification of the problem clearly stated?

Do the words in the problem statement indicate the kind of study performed? What words in particular?

Was the evidence for the problem provided in the literature?

Part 3: Purpose Statement

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

Formulate a purpose statement supported by a review of the literature.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

For this part, you will develop your purpose statement, which will clearly lay out what you would hope to accomplish as you work towards addressing the problem you have identified. Purpose statements should be grounded in the evidence and indicate the kind of study that will be performed. This purpose will help to inform the research questions you will develop in Assessments 2 and 3 and include in your work for Assessment 4.

A well-written purpose statement should be one or two sentences in length.

Purpose Statement Checklist:

Identify the purpose that led to the research study.

What does the study hope to accomplish? What are the desired outcomes?

Was the rationale or justification of the purpose clearly stated?

Do the words in the purpose statement indicate the kind of study performed? What words in particular?

Was the item cited as evidence for the purpose published within the last five years?

Additional Submission Requirements

Structure: Include a title page, table of contents, and reference page.

Length: There is no length requirement for this assessment. Most submissions that fully address all scoring guide criteria will be 2 to 3 pages in length.

References: Cite at least five current scholarly or professional resources.

Format: Use APA style for references and citations.

You may wish to refer to the following APA resources to help with your structure, formatting, and style:

APA Style and Format.

APA Paper Tutorial.

APA Paper Template.

Font: Times New Roman font, 12 point, double-spaced for narrative portions only.

For this assessment you will develop a thorough 5- to 9-page research plan based upon your work on previous assessments. The plan will be based on either qualitative or quantitative methodologies, but not both. In addition to refining your previous work, you will also discuss the concepts of reliability and validity as they pertain to data collection.

Introduction

Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to complete them in the order in which they are presented.

When conducting research, it is possible to move in multiple directions rather than toward a specific focal point. These multiple directions create components of the research that do not align with one another. It is particularly a problem for novice researchers. For this final assessment, it will be critical to ensure that all parts of your submission: problem statement, purpose statement, research questions, and data collection or sampling are aligned. This review will help lead to a focused research plan, that is more likely to be successful at addressing the research question.

One important considerations is the validity and reliability of data and collection tools for a research plan. For reasons of expediency, researchers find a sample of a specific population, as it is not possible to research an entire population. In quantitative studies, statistical formulas are used to determine the number required from the sample to ensure validity of the study results. In qualitative studies, the simple rule of 12–20 participants is accepted based on the total population. They must meet the criteria outlined as specific for the study. The sample comprises individuals who can represent the total population. From the data gathered, the researcher can determine causation, correlation, or inference.

Remember, reliable data are data findings than can be repeated. In other words, the results are from the data collection are consistent across different samples and time periods. Valid data are data findings that accurate and relevant.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Explain the different types of health care research methodologies.

Explain a chosen data collection method in the context of a research plan.

Describe a contextually valid data collection method.

Competency 2: Develop a research question based on a hospital-acquired condition.

Explain a given research problem in the context of a research plan.

Explain a given purpose statement in the context of a research plan.

Explain a given research question in the context of a research plan.

Competency 3: Plan a research project.

Explain contextual measurement reliability and validity.

Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.

Competency 4:Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with the expectations of health care professionals.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

Instructions

The purpose of a research plan is to provide a brief overview of the key components of a planned research study. It helps to build quality into the research process. During this course, you have, step by step, developed an abbreviated research plan contributing to a process improvement focused on decreasing the incidence of a hospital-acquired condition (HAC) of your choice. As you have progressed the course, you may have improved your ideas and revised your writing based on new information and the expertise you have gained.

To complete this final assessment, combine relevant work from your previous assessments into one seamless research plan. Be sure to incorporate any useful feedback suggested by your instructor, and be sure to properly cite all resources used to support your plan.

For this assessment it is suggested that you build upon the work that you did in the Research Problem and Purpose Statements assessment, as well as the research question and methods assessment that fits the method you chose.

This assessment has four distinct parts:

Part 1: Problem Statement

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

Explain a given problem statement in the context of a research plan.

Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

For this section, present your revised and finalized problem statement based on your work in the Research Problem and Purpose Statements assessment.

Additionally, you will explain how the purpose statement is grounded within the context and evidence of your chosen hospital-acquired condition (HAC) and the health care setting that is being used as the basis for your research plan. Additionally, you should point out the ways in which the problem statement will help to establish the alignment of other parts of the research plan.

This section should be about one page in length.

Remember, the checklist below when finalizing your problem statement.

Problem Statement Checklist

Identify the problem that led to the research.

Is it easy to determine?

Were there identifying words provided that justify the problem?

Was the rationale or justification of the problem clearly stated?

Do the words in the problem statement indicate the kind of study performed? Which words in particular?

Was the evidence for the problem provided in the literature?

Part 2: Purpose Statement

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

Explain a given purpose statement in the context of a research plan.

Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

For this section, present your revised and finalized purpose statement based on your work in the Research Problem and Purpose Statements assessment.

Additionally, you will explain how the purpose statement is grounded within the context and evidence of your chosen hospital-acquired condition (HAC) and the health care setting that is being used as the basis for your research plan. Additionally, you should point out the ways in which the purpose statement is aligned with you problem statement, as well as how it will help inform an aligned methodological choice for other parts of the research plan.

This section should be one to two pages in length.

Remember to use the checklist below when finalizing your purpose statement.

Purpose Statement Checklist:

Identify the purpose that led to the research study.

What does the study hope to accomplish? What are the desired outcomes?

Was the rationale or justification of the purpose clearly stated?

Do the words in the purpose statement indicate the kind of study performed? What words in particular?

Was the item cited as evidence for the purpose published within the last five years?

Part 3: Research Question

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

Explain a given research question in the context of a research plan.

Align the separate parts of a research plan into a unified whole.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.

For this section, present your revised and finalized research question. This research question should be based on your work in either the Qualitative Research Questions and Methods or the Quantitative Research Questions and Methods assessment.

Additionally, you will explain how the research question is grounded within the context and evidence of your chosen hospital-acquired condition (HAC) and the health care setting that is being used as the basis for your research plan. Additionally, you should point out the ways in which the research question is aligned to the purpose of your research plan, as well as how answering it will help to address your research problem. You should also comment on the ways in which the research question helps to provide a guide to which data collection methods can be aligned.

This section should be one to two pages in length.

Depending on your chosen methodology, the checklists below could be useful.

Qualitative Research Question Checklist:

Does the purpose statement fit logically with the problem statement? Are there similar words or does it seem to address a different topic?

Do the research questions align with the method and design of the study? For instance, are words like perception used that would automatically reject a quantitative study?

Do questions seek to describe responses to the variables described in the study?

Do the questions begin with the word why?

Do the questions focus on a single phenomenon?

Do the questions include exploratory verbs?

Is the language nondirectional?

Are the questions open ended?

Do the questions specify the participants and research site?

Quantitative Research Question Checklist

Does the purpose statement fit logically with the problem statement? Are there similar words or does it seem to address a different topic?

Based on the problem statement, do the research questions align with the method and design of the study? Do questions seek to describe responses to the variables described in the study?

Do the questions include words like compare, correlate, or other words that indicate a quantitative study?

Do the questions include identification of the independent and dependent variables?

Does the hypothesis fit with the research questions?

Do the questions and hypothesis identify the participants for the research study?

Do the questions and hypothesis spe

 

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