review the Research Methods and Findings of the Verweij study conducted in 2014 in this week’s resources

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Assignment 2: APPLICATION:
Drawing Conclusions About Research Findings and Their Implications for Clinical Practice
As a current or future nursing researcher and professional, your ability to draw reasonable conclusions from research findings will determine the effectiveness of proposed solutions for clinical nursing practice. As you continue to develop your skill set to become a nursing leader, your exposure to a multitude of research designs, research findings, and evidence-based practice will likely inform how you will absorb this knowledge into meaningful clinical practice. Throughout this course and program, your exposure to different research questions, research study designs, and approaches to addressing serious issues in both nursing and health care confirms the ever-changing landscape in which you have elected to practice. While this is in its own right challenging, it also offers several opportunities to create new knowledge, improve upon current nursing practice, and exercise research skills
for positive patient outcomes.
For this Assignment, review the Research Methods and Findings of the Verweij study conducted in 2014 in this week’s resources. The primary purpose of this quantitative research study was to investigate the effectiveness of an intervention to decrease medication errors in a hospital. The citation and discussion/conclusion information is intentionally deleted so you can draw your own conclusions.
In a 2- to 3-page, double-spaced paper, describe three conclusions you have drawn from the findings in this study, taking into consideration the limitations of the study. Next describe three implications for clinical practice. Once you have submitted the assignment, you will be given the full article for review.

For this ASSIGNMENT, read the book chapter by Titler (2008) presented in this week’s resources that describes evidence-based practice and translational science

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ASSIGNMENT 1: Use of Research in Clinical Practice
Throughout this course, you have examined and considered how the research process contributes to the field of clinical nursing practice. More than just an exercise in developing a research question, searching the literature to guide future research, and performing actual data collection/data analysis, the conclusions you draw from your research findings are useful in helping to develop and enact effective clinical practice. In essence, the process of conducting research contributes to positive social change in that the solutions that you might propose as a nurse researcher and professional will likely impact quality of care and patient safety.
For this ASSIGNMENT, read the book chapter by Titler (2008) presented in this week’s resources that describes evidence-based practice and translational science, as well as the kind of research needed for both. Then, reflect on how the knowledge you gained about research will support your effort as a nursing professional to improve patient quality and safety.
Describe how you will use evidence-based practice to improve patient quality and safety in your health care setting. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain how the knowledge gained about research in this course will support your role in practice as a nursing professional. Then, describe how you will use evidence-based practice to improve patient quality and safety. Be sure to include in your Discussion any unanswered questions that need to be considered by your classmates and/or Instructor.
Note: WRITE a three paragraph (at least 350 words) response. Be sure to use evidence from the readings and include in-text citations. Utilize essay-levelwriting practice and skills, including the use of transitional material and organizational frames. Use the writing resources to develop your post.
Evidence
In-text Citations
Essay-Level
Transitional Material
Organizational Frames

Tying it All Together

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Question description
Tying it All Together
Once a nursing researcher or nursing professional has conducted analyses on their collected data, what can they conclude about their research and research question?
The last and final phase of the research process involves drawing conclusions about research findings as well as tying them into meaningful solutions for clinical nursing practice. How might a nursing researcher or nursing professional relate their research findings to solutions for improved quality of care and patient safety? How might drawing certain conclusions from research findings impact your health care setting?
This week, you will examine two content areas.
PART I: Drawing Conclusions About Research Findings and Their Implications for Clinical Practice
PART I focuses on the last phase of the research process, namely drawing conclusions about the findings and discussing their implications for clinical practice. You will examine how the findings contribute to clinical practice and how the findings might add to new knowledge and the existing literature on a topic. You will consider how the characteristics of well-written conclusions and implications, including consideration of the study’s limitations, recommendations for future research, and variation in the quality of presenting these areas in published research may impact nursing practice.
PART II: The Value of Research in Evidence-Based Practice and Translational Science
PART II focuses on what has been explored about the value of quantitative and qualitative research in evidence-based practice and translational science in nursing.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Evaluate how evidence-based practice will improve patient quality and safety
Evaluate the importance of the interpretation, conclusion, and clinical implications of clinical research articles in evidence-based practice
Evaluate effectiveness of interventions on decreasing medication errors in health care settings
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Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Grove, S. K., Burns, N., & Gray, J. R. (2013). The practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (7th ed.). St. Louis, MS: Elsevier.
Chapter 26, “Interpreting Research Outcomes” (pp. 590–601)
Becker, P. T. (2009). Thoughts on the end of the article: The implications for nursing practice. Research in Nursing & Health, 32(3), 241–242.
Thoughts on the end of the article: The implications for nursing practice by Becker, P. T., in Research in Nursing & Health, 32(3), 241–242. Copyright by John Willey & Sons – Journals. Reprinted by permission of John Willey & Sons – Journals via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Titler, M. G. (2008). Chapter 7. The evidence for evidence-based practice implementation. In R.G. Hughes (Ed.), Patient safety and quality: An evidence-based handbook for nurses (Vol. 1, 113–116). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2008, April). Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses, Volume 1. Retrieved from http://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/resources/nursing/resources/nurseshdbk/nurseshdbk.pdf

Discussion

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Discussion

Question descriptionFor this discussion, you will address the following:

  • Review the attached article, paying particular attention to the case study on p. 13
  • First, identify the two types of IT-related incidents
  • Briefly describe the situation in the case study
  • What type of IT incident is seen in this case study?
  • What were the potential consequences to the patient in this case study?
  • How can nurse leaders establish a culture of safety related to health IT?

Your initial post must be posted before you can view and respond to colleagues, must contain minimum of two (2) references, in addition to examples from your personal experiences to augment the topic. The goal is to make your post interesting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it. Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the use of direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.

RUBRIC: DISCUSSION BOARD (30 pts)
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NOTE: No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.
*Peer-reviewed references include professional journals (i.e. Nursing Education Perspectives, Journal of Professional Nursing, etc. – see library tab on how to access these from
database searches), professional organizations (NLN, CDC, AACN, ADA, etc.) applicable to population and practice area, along with clinical practice guidelines (CPGs – National
Guideline Clearinghouse). All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information) References not acceptable (not inclusive)
are UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.
**Since it is difficult to edit the APA reference in the Blackboard discussion area, you can copy and paste APA references from your Word document to the Blackboard discussion area
and points will not be deducted because of format changes in spacing.
Criteria
Levels of Achievement
Meets Expectations Needs Improvement Unsatisfactory
Characteristics
of initial post
10 to 10 Points
 Provided response with rationale.
 The post is substantive and reflects careful
consideration of the literature.
 Examples from the student’s practice/experience are
provided to illustrate the discussion concepts.
 Addressed all required elements of the discussion
prompt.
 Well organized and easy to read.
3 to 9 Points
 Provided response missing either
substantive rationale, consideration of the
literature, or examples from the student’s
practice/experience to illustrate the
discussion concepts.
 Addresses all or most of required elements.
 Somewhat organized, but may be difficult to
follow.
0 to 2 Points
 Provided response with minimal
rationale.
 Does not demonstrate thought
and provides no supporting
details or examples.
 Provides a general summary of
required elements.
Support for
initial post
5 to 5 Points
 Cited minimum of two references: at least one (1)
from required course materials to support rationale
AND one (1) from peer-reviewed* references from
supplemental materials or independent study on the
topic to support responses.
 The initial post is a minimum of 200 words excluding
references.
2 to 4 Points
 Missing one (1) required course reference
AND/OR one (1) peer-reviewed reference to
validate response.
 Post has at least 200 words.
0 to 1 Points
 Missing 1 or more of the correct
type (course or peer-reviewed)
or number of references to
support response.
 Post is less than 200 words or
there’s no post.
Responses to
Peers
10 to 10 Points
 Responses to colleagues demonstrated insight and
critical review of the colleagues’ posts and stimulate
further discussion
 Responded to a minimum of two (2) peers and
included a minimum of one (1) peer-reviewed* or
course materials reference per response.
 Responses are a minimum of 100 words and are
posted on different days of the discussion period by
the due date.
4 to 9 Points
 Responses to colleagues are cursory, do not
stimulate further discussion and paragraph
could have been more substantial.
 Responses missing one of the following:
o insight/critical review of colleague’s
post,
o OR respond to at least two peers,
o OR a peer reviewed*or course materials
reference per response
 Responses are a minimum or less than
100 words and posts were on the same
date as initial post.
0 to 3 Points
 Responses to colleagues lack
critical, in depth thought and
do not add value to the
discussion.
 Responses are missing two or
more of the following:
o insight/critical review of
colleagues’ post
o AND/OR response to at least
two peers
o AND/OR a peer reviewed*
reference per response.
 Responses are less than 100
words, posted same day as
initial post.
APA format*;
Spelling/
Grammar/
Punctuation
5 to 5 Points
 APA format** is