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What type of sampling strategy was used?

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Qualitative Mini Critique Due (10 points) Individual

Objectives

1. Identify an area of clinical interest

2. Find one peer-reviewed journal article (no older than 5 years) related to your clinical topic of interest. Do not use a meta-analysis or systematic review.

3. Critique the journal article, fully answering the following questions

4. This critique should be 3-4 pages (not including the cover page and reference page)

5. Utilize the APA levels of headings on page 62 of the APA Manual

6. APA formatting required (Include appropriate APA level/headings)

Ethical Aspects of a Study (1 point)

Were adequate steps taken to safeguard participant’s privacy?

How was confidentiality maintained?

Were vulnerable groups involved in research?

If yes, were special precautions instituted because of their vulnerable status?

Research Tradition (1 point)

Was the research tradition for the study identified?

If none was identified, can one be inferred? Are the data sources, research methods and analytic approach congruent with the research tradition?

Was there evidence of reflexivity in the design?

Sampling (1 point)

What type of sampling strategy was used?

Are sampling procedures clearly delineated in the study?

Data Collection (1 point)

Given the research question and characteristics of study participants, did the researcher use thebest method of capturing study phenomena (self-reports, observation)?

If self-report methods, did the researcher make good decisions about the specific method used to solicit information (focus group interviews, critical incident interviews)?

Were interviews tape recorded and transcribed?

Clinical Practice (1 point)

Did the researchers discuss the study’s implications for clinical practice or future research and if so, were the implications grounded in the study evidence, and in evidence from earlier research?

Data Collection (1 point)

What methods of data collection were utilized (Self-reports, Scales, Observation, and Rating Scales)? If self-report methods were used, did the researchers make good decisions about specific methods (in-person interviews, mailed questionnaires, etc.)?

If observational methods were used, did the report adequately describe what the observations entailed?

 

The article is attached

escribe how this initiative supports patient quality care.

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Meaningful Use (70 Points)

In 2013, Health Information Exchanges are growing in number, the Meaningful Use initiatives within healthcare organizations are moving forward, and numerous healthcare facilities are considering forming or joining Accountable Care Organizations in their region. The management of health data and information is foundational to all of these initiatives and others.

Select one of these current initiatives (you may select one mentioned above or another) and discuss its importance to the future of healthcare.

  1. Describe how this initiative supports patient quality care.
  2. Discuss whether it will help decrease healthcare costs.
  3. Explain how health informatics is critical to the initiative.
  4. Discuss whether this initiative will impact patient access to care.

Complete your 2- to 4-page response using Microsoft Word using Times New Roman or a similar font, 12 point, double-spaced. Select 2-3 current articles from journals to support your responses. The CSU-Global Library is a great place to find these articles. Your paper should be formatted according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements, with sources and references properly cited.

Describe why you have pursued the DNP degree and what changes in your professional stance will change as a result of obtaining the degree.

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Instructions:

In your paper address the following;

1.      Describe why you have pursued the DNP degree and what changes in your professional stance will change as a result of obtaining the degree.

a)       Provide your professional and personal accounts of why you are pursuing the degree.

b)       Provide your insight as to whether you feel there will be a change in your professional stance as a result of your degree.

c)       How will you be addressed by physicians and non-physicians?

2.      Identify and describe your ideal position and how you plan to meet the healthcare challenges, as well as transform practice (refer to two areas most relevant to you)?

a)       How will your new role contribute to improving the healthcare system in terms of cost, quality, and access?

b)       How will your new role contribute to changing practice to the clinical realm through evidence-based practice?

c)       How will your new role contribute to addressing policy changes that impact the clinical realm?

3.      In your new role as a DNP-prepared nurse, describe what skills and knowledge will you bring forth in the healthcare or academic setting (answer to the area most relevant to you).

a)       As a nurse leader, what new skills and knowledge will you bring forth compared to a nurse executive with his or her MSN or MBA?

b)       As a nurse faculty member, what new skills and knowledge will you bring forth compared to a tenured faculty member with their PhD?

c)       As a nurse politician, what new skills and knowledge will you bring forth compared to a nurse leader with his or her MSN or MPH?

d)       As a quality improvement specialist, what new skills and knowledge will you bring forth compared to a nurse quality consultant with his or her MSN or MPH?

4.      Review the Eight Recommendations for Transforming the Future (2011). Expand on two of the recommendations that resonate most with you and in alignment with your ideal position.

a)       How may you support the two recommendations from your new skills and knowledge as a DNP-prepared nurse?

5.      Conclusion

 

a)       Summarize the main points from the content of your paper.

What was your greatest loss so far in your life?

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Background:  This project will involve interviewing three individuals about their most significant loss in Life.  You will then analyze your findings in relation to concepts from the text/class.

 

 

 

  1. Interview 3 people about the thoughts and feelings they experienced relative to the GREATEST loss in their lives.  Ask each person, “What is the greatest loss that you have experienced in your life so far?”  Remember the loss does not have to be about death!  Let each person decide his/her own greatest loss.  If at all possible you will want to interview relatives for this project.  You may be surprised at the insights you gain into your own family.
  2. Before you interview your interviewees, be sure to compose a list of questions that you will ask.  Ask each person the same questions.  You may also use some of the sample questions listed below.  You must ask a minimum of five (5) questions.

     

 

  • What was your greatest loss so far in your life?
  • What exactly happened?
  • Did you experience any different physical symptoms as a result of this loss?
  • Were there any unusual emotional thoughts or feelings you had as a result of this loss?
  • Were there any changes in your daily routine following this loss?
  • How were your sleep patterns affected by this loss?
  • What words best describe exactly what you lost from your life?
  • Has this loss changed you as a person?  If so, how?
  • Has this loss helped you to understand others who have had a similar loss?  In what ways?

 

  1. Face-to-face interviews are strongly recommended!  Skype interviews are allowed.  Email and telephone interviews are NOT permitted.  It is important for you to see the facial expressions of the person you are interviewing.  Sometimes these will tell you more than the person verbalizes.
  2. Be probative in your interviews.  When a person gives a one word answer, follow up with something like, “Tell me how that felt.”  “Describe what you mean when you say….”
  3. Summary Section: Write a summary of your 3 interviews.  Compare the answers from your respondents.  How do their loss experiences compare with yours?
  4. Conclusion Section : What was most remarkable to you about this project?  Did any of your interviewee’s answers surprise you or were they exactly what you expected?  What lessons did you learn while doing this assignment?

     

     

    Formatting Instructions _ Paper must include:

 

  • Title Page with the title of project, class name, class number, your full name, and date.
  • Name of each person you interviewed and their relationship to you.
  • Exact time, dates, and locations that you interviewed each person.
  • Each person’s signature,  These will be hand written on a separate piece of paper.
  • Each person’s answers as verbatim as possible.  Do not write it from the 3rd person, “He said that…” typed directly beneath each question(single space the answers)  Use bold type for the questions and regular type for the answers.
  • A summary section Double-space this section.
  • A conclusion section. What was most remarkable or noteworthy to you?  Why? What did you learn from this assignment?
  • 1” margins on all sides.  Please use Microsoft Word.  12 point font size.  Number your pages in the top right hand corner.

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