Journal Response MODULE 3

Module 3: Quantitative Research  Module 3 Overview

This module will focus on quantitative designs. The purpose of quantitative designs is to help provide a structure to follow once the problem has been identified and better understand the cause and effect of the variables at play (independent and dependent variables). There are multiple types of designs. When examining the problem, selecting the appropriate quantitative design that matches what you seek to answer is necessary. Having an inappropriately assigned design could yield incorrect, unfound, and unreliable results, thus affecting the validity of the findings.

As a Doctor of Nursing Practice leader looking for valid evidence to make quality improvement recommendations, you must select sound research to support the initiative. It is essential to analyze the study's structure when evaluating studies, and the critiquing process is an essential step in selecting sound evidence. Critiquing is a systematic process of critically evaluating the study's merits to determine if the recommendations are valid to support evidence-based practice changes. This week's assignment will require you to understand the quantitative study design while working through the critiquing process.

Journal Response

Reflecting on last week's assignment and your first draft of your PICOT, considering your instructor's feedback, what modifications will you make to your question? Explain how these changes may affect the overall focus of your project idea.

Journal Response Expectations

Each short-answer Journal response will be a minimum of 300 words.

No citation, reference, or APA style is necessary.

This is my Topic

“ This quality improvement project is to implement the use of an evidence-based self-care tool, Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA), to improve diabetes self-care behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes.”

Refererences

Finkelman, A. (2020).  Quality improvement: A guide for integration in nursing (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 9781284206531 Read chapter 7.

Schmidt, N. A., & Brown, J. M. (2021).  Evidence-based practice for nurses: Appraisal and application of research (5th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning. IBSN:9781274226324. Read chapters 7 & 8.

Additional resources

 Titler, M.G. (2018). Translation research in practice: An introduction.  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 23(2).  https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol23No02Man01  

University of Texas|UThealth. (2022).  Critiquing research articles.  https://libguides.sph.uth.tmc.edu/writing_support_services/CritiquingResearch

Vance, D. E., Talley, M., Azuero, A., Pearce, P.F., & Christian, B.J. (2013). Conducting an article critique for a quantitative research study: perspectives for doctoral students and other novice readers.  Nursing: Research and Reviews, 3, 67-75.  https://doi.org/10.2147/NRR.S43374 

The John Hopkins Hospital (n.d.).  John Hopkins nursing evidence-based practice: Appendix D: Evidence level and quality guide.    https://www.mghpcs.org/eed/ebp/Assets/documents/pdf/2017_Appendix%20D_Evidence%20Level%20and%20Quality%20Guide.pdf  

Module 3: Quantitative Research  Module 3 Overview

This module will focus on quantitative designs. The purpose of quantitative designs is to help provide a structure to follow once the problem has been identified and better understand the cause and effect of the variables at play (independent and dependent variables). There are multiple types of designs. When examining the problem, selecting the appropriate quantitative design that matches what you seek to answer is necessary. Having an inappropriately assigned design could yield incorrect, unfound, and unreliable results, thus affecting the validity of the findings.

As a Doctor of Nursing Practice leader looking for valid evidence to make quality improvement recommendations, you must select sound research to support the initiative. It is essential to analyze the study's structure when evaluating studies, and the critiquing process is an essential step in selecting sound evidence. Critiquing is a systematic process of critically evaluating the study's merits to determine if the recommendations are valid to support evidence-based practice changes. This week's assignment will require you to understand the quantitative study design while working through the critiquing process.

Journal Response

Reflecting on last week's assignment and your first draft of your PICOT, considering your instructor's feedback, what modifications will you make to your question? Explain how these changes may affect the overall focus of your project idea.

Journal Response Expectations

Each short-answer Journal response will be a minimum of 300 words.

No citation, reference, or APA style is necessary.

This is my Topic

“ This quality improvement project is to implement the use of an evidence-based self-care tool, Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA), to improve diabetes self-care behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes.”

Refererences

Finkelman, A. (2020).  Quality improvement: A guide for integration in nursing (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 9781284206531 Read chapter 7.

Schmidt, N. A., & Brown, J. M. (2021).  Evidence-based practice for nurses: Appraisal and application of research (5th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning. IBSN:9781274226324. Read chapters 7 & 8.

Additional resources

 Titler, M.G. (2018). Translation research in practice: An introduction.  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 23(2).  https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol23No02Man01  

University of Texas|UThealth. (2022).  Critiquing research articles.  https://libguides.sph.uth.tmc.edu/writing_support_services/CritiquingResearch

Vance, D. E., Talley, M., Azuero, A., Pearce, P.F., & Christian, B.J. (2013). Conducting an article critique for a quantitative research study: perspectives for doctoral students and other novice readers.  Nursing: Research and Reviews, 3, 67-75.  https://doi.org/10.2147/NRR.S43374 

The John Hopkins Hospital (n.d.).  John Hopkins nursing evidence-based practice: Appendix D: Evidence level and quality guide.    https://www.mghpcs.org/eed/ebp/Assets/documents/pdf/2017_Appendix%20D_Evidence%20Level%20and%20Quality%20Guide.pdf