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This course focuses on enhancing healthcare delivery in the United States by emphasizing the crucial role of effective nurse advocacy in politics, policy-making, and professional associations. Students are encouraged to develop a comprehensive understanding of the current healthcare landscape, including its systems, policies, and contextual factors. The course involves a systems-level analysis that explores…
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NURS 3005 – The Context of Healthcare Delivery Discussion Essay Assignments Improvement of healthcare delivery in the United States relies on many factors, such as effective nurse advocacy through politics, policy, and professional associations. But advocacy depends on the ability to fully understand current issues, systems, policies, and related contexts. In this course, students…
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NURS 3005 – The Context of Healthcare Delivery Week 1: Trends Influencing Access and Equity in Health Care Trends Influencing Access and Equity in Health Care Select a trend that is influencing access or equity in the health care system negatively and summarize how it is impacting the delivery of health care. Include…
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NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Assignment: 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…
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NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Week 6 Discussion: 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…
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NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Week 4: Qualitative Research Designs and Methods [Qualitative research] is more than simply conducting research on a single individual or situation. This approach has the potential to deal with simple through complex situations. It enables the researcher to answer “how” and “why” type questions, while taking into consideration how a phenomenon…
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NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Week 5 Assignment: Application: Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Data In order to provide meaningful results, research processes must be carefully selected and appropriate for the data being analyzed. Statistical programs such as SPSS are frequently utilized by researchers to conduct the analysis of large data sets. These data are organized…
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NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Week 6: Tying it All Together 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…
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NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Week 5: Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Data Jaime has just completed gathering quantitative and qualitative data on causes of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) on a medical/surgical unit in his hospital. After collecting data on different patients, physicians, procedures, and infections, Jaime is ready to begin analyzing the data. However, how…
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NURS 3150/ NURS 3151 Discussion: Basic Characteristics of Qualitative Research As a nursing professional, you will likely engage in research for your health care setting. Depending on the research question you seek to address, you might choose to use a qualitative research design. Understanding when and why it is appropriate to choose a qualitative research…