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NURS 6050 Week 2 Discussion Assignment Papers

NURS 6050 Week 2 Discussion Assignment Papers

NURS 6050 Week 2 Discussion Assignment Papers

This week’s Discussion asks you to choose a research priority from the list that is shared in your Resources for the week.  You are asked to find 2-3 articles that address the selected priority, and based on what you find in those articles and in your searches more generally, reflect on the state of research in the priority area you have chosen.

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To do this, you will need to:

  • identify Nursing databases useful for this research
  • identify search terms that will produce useful search results in the Nursing databases
  • conduct a search that turns up useful results on a chosen research topic from the Resource listed
  • assess the current state of research on your selected priority, based on the existence (or non-existence) of results

The Walden University Library can help!  On this page you will find information on a Library Lab that offers live instruction on how to research this discussion post.  See the box below for details on dates and times that the Lab is offered live, as well as links to watch recordings of previous sessions.

You will also find guidance on how to choose useful databases, identify good search terms, and conduct an effective search.  Then, you can draw your conclusions about the state of research for the priority you have chosen, and respond to the discussion post.

Choose a database

The Nursing Research page offers a list of databases that are recommended for searching for Nursing articles.

1. On the Library homepage, go to the Subject Resources box.

2. Click on Select a subject and choose: Nursing

3. Scroll down until you see a section called Nursing articles, journals & books.

4. Click on Nursing databases and then click on the link for CINAHL Plus with Full Text to access the database.

This is a great place to find current, peer-reviewed articles on Nursing Leadership Research Priorities.

Test yourself:

Identify your search terms

Before you begin searching, pick out the main concepts from the research priority that you selected. Good search terms will often be the nouns of your research priority. It is useful to choose jargon or terms specific to your field, but that may not always be possible. In the case of these research priorities, the terms may have to be more general: Nurses, Decision Making, Health Care, etc.

See our Choosing your topic guide to learn how to do this. You can also try some of these suggestions, focusing on those that more closely align with your topic:

Leadership

Skills

Knowledge

Quality Improvement

Programs

Initiatives

Mentorship

Recruitment

Nurses

Health Care [Note: Some authors use health care, while others use healthcare. Searching for either form of the term will help to bring back all of the relevant articles.]

Decision Making

Committees

Boards

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Conduct the search in the database

Here is an example of a search that you can do in the CINAHL Plus with Full-Text database to find articles on the influence of nurses in health care decisions:

1. Once you are in the CINAHL Plus with Full-Text database, enter your keywords in the search boxes. If you need a refresher on how to access CINAHL, please see the choose a database instructions above. NURS 6050 Week 2 Discussion Assignment Papers.

First search box:

Nurses

Second search box:

Health Care OR Healthcare

Note: Connecting these terms with OR tells the database to search for either spelling.

Third search box:

Decision Making​

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2. Below the search boxes, under Limit your results, click the boxes under Full Text and Peer Reviewed Scholarly Journals.NURS 6050 Week 2 Discussion Assignment Papers.

3. Click on the Search button to run your search.

4. At the top of the list of results, click on Relevance and then select Date Newest. This will reorder your results so the most recent articles are at the top of the list.

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5. You should now have a list of recent articles on your topic. To open an article, click on the PDF Full Text link.

Test yourself:

Evaluation Criteria for Applications and Formal Papers

Levels of Achievement
Criteria Outstanding Performance Excellent Performance Competent Performance Proficient Performance Room for Improvement
QUALITY OF WORK SUBMITTED –
1. The extent to which work meets the assigned criteria and work reflects graduate level critical and analytic thinking (0-30 Points)		 30 to 30 points Assignment exceeds expectations. All topics are addressed with a minimum of 75% containing exceptional breadth and depth about each of the assignment topics 25 to 29 points Assignment exceeds expectations. All topics are addressed with a minimum of 75% containing exceptional breadth and depth about each of the assignment topics 20 to 24 points Assignment meets expectations. All topics are addressed with a minimum of 50% containing good breadth and depth about each of the assignment topics. 16 to 19 points Assignment meets most of the expectations. One required topic is either not addressed or inadequately addressed. 0 to 15 points Assignment superficially meets some of the expectations. Two or more required topics are either not addressed or inadequately addressed.
QUALITY OF WORK SUBMITTED: Purpose of the paper is clear (0-5 Points) 5 to 5 points A clear and comprehensive purpose statement is provided which delineates all required criteria. 5 to 5 points A clear and comprehensive purpose statement is provided which delineates all required criteria. 4 to 4 points Purpose of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.

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 1 to 3 points Purpose of the assignment is vague. 0 to 0 points No purpose statement was provided.
ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS
The extent to which the work reflects the student’s ability to-
1. Understand and interpret the assignment’s key concepts (0-10 Points)		 10 to 10 points Demonstrates the ability to critically appraise and intellectually explore key concepts. 9 to 9 points Demonstrates the ability to critically appraise and intellectually explore key concepts. 8 to 8 points Demonstrates a clear understanding of key concepts. 5 to 7 points Shows some degree of understanding of key concepts. 0 to 4 points Shows a lack of understanding of key concepts, deviates from topics.

 

ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS 2. Apply and integrate material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings, and textbook) and credible outside resources (0-20 Points) 20 to 20 points Demonstrates and applies exceptional support of major points and integrates 2 or more credible outside sources, in addition to 3-4 course resources to support point of view. 15 to 19 points Demonstrates and applies exceptional support of major points and integrates 2 or more credible outside sources, in addition to 3-4 course resources to support point of view. 10 to 14 points Integrates specific information from 1 credible outside resource and 3 to 4 course resources to support major points and point of view. 3 to 9 points Minimally includes and integrates specific information from 2-3 resources to support major points and point of view.

NURS 6050 Week 2 Discussion Assignment Papers

 0 to 2 points Includes and integrates specific information from 0 to 1 resource to support major points and point of view.
ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS OF IDEAS 3. Synthesize (combines various components or different ideas into a new whole) material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings, and textbook) by comparing different points of view and highlighting similarities, differences, and connections. (0-20 Points) 20 to 20 points Synthesizes and justifies (defends, explains, validates, confirms) information gleaned from sources to support major points presented. Applies meaning to the field of advanced nursing practice. 18 to 19 points Synthesizes and justifies (defends, explains, validates, confirms) information gleaned from sources to support major points presented. Applies meaning to the field of advanced nursing practice. 16 to 17 points Summarizes information gleaned from sources to support major points, but does not synthesize. 14 to 15 points Identifies but does not interpret or apply concepts, and/or strategies correctly; ideas unclear and/or underdeveloped. 0 to 13 points Rarely or does not interpret, apply, and synthesize concepts, and/or strategies.
WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND FORMATTING 1. Paragraph and Sentence Structure: Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are clearly structured and carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. (0-5 Points) 5 to 5 points Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards.

NURS 6050 Week 2 Discussion Assignment Papers

 5 to 5 points Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards. 4 to 4 points Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards 80% of the time. 3 to 3 points Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards 70% of the time. 0 to 2 points Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards < 70% of the time.

 

 

WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND FORMATTING 2. English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation (0-5 Points) 5 to 5 points Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors. 5 to 5 points Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors. 4 to 4 points Contains a few (1-2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. 3 to 3 points Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. 3 0 to 2 points Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND FORMATTING 3. The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list (0-5 Points) 5 to 5 points Uses correct APA format with no errors. 5 to 5 points Uses correct APA format with no errors. 4 to 4 points Contains a few (1-2) APA format errors. 3 to 3 points Contains several (3-4) APA format errors. 0 to 2 points Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.

 

NURS 6050 Week 2 Discussion Assignment Papers: Assess the current state of research

Take a look at the results of your database searches. Are you finding a few relevant articles? Many relevant articles? No relevant articles? (Hint: If you don’t find any relevant articles with your first database search, you may wish to try a few more searches using other suggested keywords or different keyword combinations, to be sure you’re not missing useful results.)

What does the number of results tell you about the state of research for your selected priority?