NURS 8201 Week 11 Discussion: Using Qualitative and Quantitative Methods to Inform Evidence-Based Practice Chronic pain affects millions of Americans. Diagnosing, treating, and understanding chronic pain creates many challenges for healthcare. Is the challenge on how  to properly diagnose and manage a patient’s pain? Or is the challenge on whether or not to prescribe pain…

NURS 8201 Week 10 Assignment 3: Qualitative Research Approaches to Support Nursing Practice When researchers want to seek group interaction, a focus group may be utilized in a qualitative research study. “Focus groups, or groups interviews, are composed of similar participants to encourage interaction among the participants” (Gray & Grove, 2020).These interactions cannot be evaluated…

NURS 8201 Week 10: Assignment 2 Article Critique This is Assignment 2 for the course, but the first Assignment this week. DNP graduates are expected to apply research findings and integrate nursing science into evidence-based practice. To develop your skills in this high level of nursing practice, you will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of…

NURS 8201 Week 9 Discussion: Using Qualitative Research to Inform Evidence-Based Practice “Qualitative researchers are motivated to know more about a phenomenon, a social process, or a culture from the perspectives of the people who are experiencing the phenomenon, involved in the social process, or living in the culture (Gray & Grove, 2020). Qualitative research…

NURS 8201 Week 8 Discussion: Statistical Analysis in Nursing “An essential component of nursing education is ensuring students develop the competencies in the use of empirical evidence in their clinical practice. The fundamental goal of statistics courses is to teach healthcare professionals the proper uses of statistical thinking to enable them to effectively evaluate the…

NURS 8201 Week 7 Discussion: Use of Regression Analysis in Clinical Practice Regression analysis provides the researcher with an opportunity to predict and explore future outcomes. Whether it is to determine prevention methods, promote opportunities for learning, or propose new treatments, looking towards the future can have a significant impact on patient care and sustained…

NURS 8201 Week 6 Assignment: Correlations Is there a connection between caffeine and headaches? Is there an association between hospital wait times and patient care? Is there a relationship between antibiotic use and weight gain? Correlation statistics all begin with a research question, and these research questions all seek to determine relationships between variables. Correlational…

NURS 8201 Week 6 Discussion: Correlations “Much of the clinical research relevant to nursing explores whether a relationship exists between two patient characteristics. Understanding potentially related characteristics helps nurses better identify which physical, psychological, or demographic factors are associated with reason for concern” (American Nurse, 2011). In order to explore relationships among associated variables, a…

NURS 8201 Week 5 Assignment: T-Tests and ANOVA You are a DNP-Prepared nurse tasked with evaluating patient care at your practice compared to patient care at affiliated practices. You have noticed that a key complaint from your patients concerns the wait times associated with each patient visit. Based on these complaints, you have decided to…