SYLLABUS-NURSING 3304-110 NURSING RESEARCH Texas A&M University - Central Texas Spring 2021 Texas A&M University-Central Texas COURSE DATES, MODALITY, AND LOCATION Course Dates- January 19-May 14 web-based course taught online through the TAMUCT Canvas Learning Management System: [https://tamuct.instructure.com] INSTRUCTOR AND CONTACT INFORMATION Instructor: Lee Ogburn-Russell Office: On line Phone: 512-864-5090 Email: [email protected]. This is the preferred e-mail. Office Hours: Phone or synchronous online interaction can be arranged by appointment to accommodate student needs. Student-instructor interaction: Emails and messages within Canvas are checked daily. Students may expect a response within 24 to 48 hours. Office hours may also include synchronous online interaction to meet student’s learning needs and serving as a resource person to guide the student in the learning process. 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COURSE INFORMATION Course Overview and description: This introductory nursing research course focuses on improving nursing practice based on evidence discovered in the research process. Methods of data collection and analysis, and the interpretation and use of study findings will be evaluated. The importance of scientific integrity and maintaining ethical standards are highlighted. Course Objective: Student Learning Outcomes: For the Registered Nurse to be able to integrate best practices in scholarship for translating evidence into practice. 2.1 Student Learning Outcomes 1. State the significance of research to evidence-based nursing practice. 2. Apply critiquing criteria to the evaluation of literature reviews in selected research studies 3. Explain the difference among types of systematic reviews: integrative review, meta-analysis, and meta-synthesis. 4. Explain the ways in which theory is used in nursing research. 5. Describe common research methods used in nursing. 6. Examine legal and ethical issues in nursing research. 7. Examine strategies and tools for developing an evidence-based practice. 8. Discuss the differences between a research question and a clinical question in relation to evidence-based practice. 9. Identify areas of quality improvement in your practice setting. 2.2 Competency Goals Statements from The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2008). Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice- Integrate best practices in scholarship for translating evidence into practice. Required Reading and Textbook(s): American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington D.C: American Psychological Association. ISBN – 978-1-4338-3216-1 LoBiondo-Wood, G., & Haber, J. (2018). Nursing Research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice. (9th ed.). St. Louis MO, Elsevier/Evolve. ISBN: 9780323431316 Recommended LoBiondo-Wood, G., Haber, J., Berry, C. & Yost J.. (2018). Study Guide for Nursing Research : Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice. (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO, Elsevier/Evolve. ISBN: Writing Instructive Course-This is a Writing Instructive (WI) course so writing will be an integral part of my instruction and our interactions. Writing will also be a fundamental way that I measure student mastery of course content. WI means that you will have several opportunities to work on improving your writing skills. In this course we will focus on appropriate citations and scholarly writing. You will have opportunities to present your work for feedback before the final evidence based practice paper. [COURSE REQUIREMENTS Course Requirements: (include point values for each- not just a percentage) 1. Discussion Board entry of Experience in Nursing Research. (no grade). Chapter 1 Discussion (100 points). Associated student learning outcomes: State the significance of research to evidence-based practice. 2. Chapter 2 Discussion(100 points ). Associated student learning outcomes: State significance of research to evidence-based practice. 3. Chapter 3 Discussion (100 points) Associated student learning outcomes: Apply critiquing criteria to the evaluation of literature reviews in selected research studies. 4. Chapter 4 Discussion (100 points) Associated student learning outcomes: Explain the ways in which theory is used in nursing research. 5. Chapter 5 Discussion (100 points) Associated student learning outcomes: Describe common research methods used in nursing. 6. Chapter 6 and 7 Discussion(100 points ). Associated student learning outcomes: Describe common research methods used in nursing. Examine legal and ethical issues in nursing research. 7. Chapter 8 Discussion (100 points). Associated student learning outcomes: Describe common research methods used in nursing. 8. Chapters 9 & 10, Discussion, (100 points).Experimental, quasi- experimental, and non-experimental designs. Associated student learning outcomes: Describe common research methods used in nursing. 9. Chapters 11 & 12,Discussions (100 points-50 for each chapter discussion). Associated student learning outcomes: Explain the difference among types of systematic reviews: integrative review, meta-analysis, and meta-syntheses. Describe common research methods used in nursing. 10. Chapters 13 & 14, Discussion (100 points-50 for each Chapter Discussion) Associated student learning outcomes: Examine legal and ethical issues in nursing research. Describe common research methods used in nursing. 11. Chapters15 & 16, Discussion (100 points-50 for each Chapter Discussion) Associated student learning outcomes: Describe common research methods used in nursing. 12. Chapters 17 & 18, Discussion (100 points) Associated student learning outcomes: Describe common research methods in nursing. Examine strategies and tools for developing an evidence-based practice 13. Chapters19 & 20, Discussion (200 points). Associated student learning outcomes: Examine strategies and tools for developing an evidence-based practice.