Date Lecture Concepts/Theories/Research Journal Club Readings Assignment Jan 7 Part I Introduction to Research Introduction to Course Importance of Research as Evidence in Nursing Dr. Stechmiller Research as Evidence in Nursing Practice; Purpose of Nursing Research; Levels of Evidence; Resources for EBP; LOE review for Journal Club; Journals as resources for EBP; Impact factors; examining Journals for critical information Houser Chapter 1 review research literature search procedures Sign up for clinical problem presentation Sign up for Journal club Jan 14 The Research Process and ways of knowing; Key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research in class- Dr. Stechmiller The Research Process; Qualitative and quantitative research Journal Club Critiquing Research articles; to an overall critique of a quantitative research report (Box 5.2) research problem, hypothesis, questions, variables; critique of research report – critique theory Houser Chapter 2 Initiate literature review for investigation of clinical problem for class paper and presentation Initiate literature review for clinical problem; sign up for clinical problem presentation Jan 21 Ethics in Nursing Research Controlling the research situation IRB; HIPPA; data safety; human subjects safety Journal Club Critiquing Research articles; Guide to an overall critique of a quantitative research report (Box 5.2) research problem, hypothesis, questions, variables; critique of research report – critique theory Houser Chapter 3 Clinical Problem Presentations (12) Date Lecture Concepts/Theories/Research Journal Club Readings Assignment
Jan 28 Part 2: Planning for Research Conceptualizing and planning a study to generate evidence; Overview of research problems, questions and hypotheses Dr. Stechmiller Finding Research problems and writing questions, hypotheses Journal Club Critiquing Research articles;Guide to an overall critique of a quantitative research report research problem, questions, begin using critique of research report (LOE) Houser Chapter 4 Clinical problem presentations (12) Feb 4 Literature Reviews; finding and critiquing evidence Journal Club Critiquing Research articles;Guide to an overall critique of a quantitative research report research problem, hypotheses, questions, variables; critique of research report; LOE Houser Chapter 5 Clinical Problem Presentation (12); Feb 11 Research-theory link; Theories, models and frameworks; nature of models used in nursing research ; Assessment of a model or theory Generating Health Belief Model, Penders Model, Cognitive Behavior Model, Stress and Coping Model Journal Club Critiquing Research articles;Guide to an overall critique of a quantitative research report research problem, hypotheses, questions, variables; critique of research report; LOE Clinical Problem Presentations (12) Date Lecture Concepts/Theories/Research Journal Club Readings Assignment
Feb 18 Qualitative Research Journal Club Critiquing Research articles;Guide to an overall critique of a quantitative research report research problem, hypotheses, questions, variables; critique of research report; LOE Practice Quiz Feb 25 Quiz 1 No Journal Club March 11 Part 3: Research Process Planning Quantitative and Qualitative Studies APA Journal Club Critiquing Research articles; Guide to an overall critique of a quantitative research report (Box 5.2) research problem, hypotheses, questions, variables, critique of research report – critique theory Box 6.1 LOE Houser Chapter 6, 8 Clinical Problem Presentations (12) Paper 1 due Date Lecture Concepts/Theories/Research Journal Club Readings Assignment Designing and conducting Quantitative studies to generate evidence for nursing Quantitative Research Journal Club Critiquing Research articles; Guide to an overall critique of a quantitative research report (Box 5.2) research problem, hypotheses, Houser Chapter 9,12 Clinical Problem Presentations (12)