Foundations of Nursing Research
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info.docx· This course will be the beginning of your Master's level project. The research you do, will be kept and used throughout the rest of the program. Please, before you pick your topic to research, ensure it is within your field of study. Meaning if your program is in case management, then the research project should be related to that. (My program is healthcare administration and organizational leadership.)
Please look for good, solid, high level of evidence research (if you are not sure what that is, please look it up!). Blogs don't qualify as that and editorials are even if-y, so some tips --- make sure there is a reference list-- if there isn't then maybe it's not a good, reliable source. Also, look for peer- reviewed articles and try to keep the data recent (less than 5 yrs). Not saying that ALL the info has to be 5 yr or less, but the majority. You may still find some really great sources from 10 years ago and if the info is still valid and good, then use it.
The course builds upon each week. So, I would recommend looking all the way through so you can have an idea of what is to be expected.
· The research project you undertake needs to be in the area of your track - in other words, if they are an informatics student, the research project needs to be in the area of informatics. (My program is healthcare administration and organizational leadership.)
The final is your concept paper. HOLD ON TO THIS. It will be the basis for the research project in the 600 courses.
Also, keep all certificates you complete during this course (such as CITI), you will need them for the courses to come.
Very important to have an extensive literature review and good, solid evidence.
Writing: Please, please check your APA. At this point in the program I would expect that you all can successfully create a title page. Also know that paragraphs need to have a minimum of three sentences. As far a citing throughout the body of the paper, if the idea or thought you are writing is your own and is not influenced by another then it does not need a citation. However, let me tell you in this class, you will be citing a lot. Most of the information you will be writing about will be influenced from another sources, as this is a research class. As a general rule, do not go more than two sentences without citing (if from the same source); it will not be sufficient to write a paragraph with one citation at the very end. For the smaller, weekly papers, the abstract is optional. I will not take or give points for it being there. However, for the final it is a must.
To break it down for the weekly assignments (does not include final here): 1st page- correctly formatted title page; 2nd page abstract is completely optional; 3rd page begin the body (needs to be 2-3 pages long); page 5 or 6 (depending on length of body) is the reference page
Please limit the use of quotations. I like quotes as long as they are so amazing the paper couldn't possible do without them. However, I don't want your paper to be plagued with quotes -as the I like to see your understanding of the material and research you are doing, not simply writing someone else's idea.
