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1. Discussion: Importance of Empowering Nurses to Research Safer Nursing
Care
Discussion: Importance of Empowering Nurses to Research Safer Nursing CareORDER
HERE FOR ORIGINAL, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERS Discussion: Importance of Empowering
Nurses to Research Safer Nursing CareA baccalaureate nurse understands, relates, and
values the fundamental elements of research, process, and designs as a foundation for an
evidence-based practice (AACN, 2008; QSEN, 2018). This assignment provides a learning
activity for students to demonstrate understanding of quantitative and qualitative research,
the purpose and importance of designs, and how research is critical for creating a credible
evidence-based nursing practice. Discussion: Importance of Empowering Nurses to
Research Safer Nursing Care.Course OutcomesThis assignment enables the student to meet
the following Course Outcomes.CO 1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to
professional nursing practice. (PO 7)CO 2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of
the content of published research studies. (PO 4 & 8)CO 5: Recognize the role of research
findings in evidence-based practice. (PO 7 & 8)Due DateSubmit the completed this
assignment by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5.PointsThis assignment is
worth 225 points.Directions for Preparing the Scholarly PaperRead each of these
instructions.Read the assignment grading rubric criteria. Your paper will be graded using
the assignment grading rubric criteria.Review the Recommended Guideline (Links to an
external site.). The guideline is a recommended outline only and does not substitute for
your assignment grading rubric.Review the following link which contains a tutorial for your
Week 5 Assignment. Tutorial may look slightly different session to session. Grading criteria
and rubric will be the same. Click here for the transcript. (Links to an external
site.) https://lms.courselearn.net/lms/video/player.html?video=0_72mxt830This
assignment is completed as an APA paper. APA resources can be found in your Resources
Tab and the library. You are required to complete the paper using the productivity tools
required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version),
or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx”
format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office
365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student
portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.) . Click on the envelope at
the top of the pageTwo or more supporting scholarly references are required. Textbooks
and assigned readings are not allowed and should not be used as a scholarly source. Use the

2. Chamberlain Library to locate relevant, scholarly sources.No more than two direct quotes
are allowed. You should be using mostly your own words to demonstrate your
understanding of the topics/criteria for this assignment. Citations and references must be
included.This is a short, scholarly paper. The assignment should be 3-4 pages in
length not including the title page and references page.Submit the completed assignment on
the Week 5: Assignment page.Best PracticesFor questions about this assignment, please
contact your instructor.Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final
submission.Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page.Please use your
browser’s File setting to save or print this page.Scholarly Sources and CitationsUse APA
format in citations and references.No more than two direct quotes are allowed.
Paraphrasing encouraged.**Academic Integrity**Chamberlain College of Nursing values
honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and
follow it in all discussions and assignments.By submitting this assignment, I pledge on my
honor that all content contained is my own original work except as quoted and cited
appropriately. I have not received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment.
Discussion: Importance of Empowering Nurses to ResearchReferencesAmerican Association
of Colleges of Nurses. (2008). Executive summary: The essentials of baccalaureate
education for professional nursing practice. http://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-
Resources/AAC…Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. (2018). QSEN knowledge, skills,
and attitude competencies. http://qsen.org/competencies/pre-licensure-
ksas/RubricNR439 Week 5 Assignment RubricNR439 Week 5 Assignment
RubricCriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Introduction Write a
paragraph introduction incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to
summarize:a) The need for nursing research.b) The importance for nurses to understand
the basic principles of research.c) The purpose of your paper.32.0 pts Thoroughly
summarizes criteria in the first column. Excellent details are provided.28.0 pts Mostly
summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details or is missing.25.0 pts
Minimally summarizes criteria from first the column or two criteria lack details or is
missing.11.0 pts Poorly summarizes criteria from the first column or all criteria lack
details.0.0 pts All criteria from the first column are missing.32.0 ptsThis criterion is linked
to a Learning Outcome Quantitative Research Write a paragraph incorporating your
learning and using mostly your own words to summarize: Discussion: Importance of
Empowering Nurses to Researcha) The importance of quantitative research.b) One type of
quantitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.c) How quantitative
research can help improve nursing practice.34.0 pts Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the
first column. Excellent details are provided.30.0 pts Mostly summarizes criteria in the first
column or one criteria lacks details or is missing.27.0 pts Minimally summarizes criteria
from first the column or two criteria lack details or is missing.13.0 pts Poorly summarizes
criteria from the first column or all criteria lack details.0.0 pts All criteria from the first
column are missing.34.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Qualitative
Research Write a paragraph incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words
to summarize:a) The importance of qualitative research.b) One type of qualitative design;
explain one important feature of this type of design.c) How qualitative research can help

3. improve nursing practice.34.0 pts Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the first column.
Excellent details are provided.30.0 pts Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column or one
criteria lacks details or is missing.27.0 pts Minimally summarizes criteria from first the
column or two criteria lack details or is missing.13.0 pts Poorly summarizes criteria from
the first column or all criteria lack details.0.0 pts All criteria from the first column are
missing.34.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Research Sampling Write a
paragraph incorporating your learning and using mostly your own words to summarize:a)
What is sampling and why is sampling important.b) One sampling strategy used in
quantitative research.c) One other sampling strategy that you learned.34.0 pts Thoroughly
summarizes all criteria in the first column. Thorough details are provided.30.0 pts Mostly
summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details or is missing.27.0 pts
Minimally summarizes criteria from the first column or two criteria lack details or is
missing.13.0 pts Vaguely summarizes all criteria from the first column or all criteria lack
details.0.0 pts All criteria from the first column are missing.34.0 ptsThis criterion is linked
to a Learning Outcome Credible Nursing Practice Write a paragraph incorporating your
learning and using mostly your own words to summarize:a) How research can help to make
nursing practice safer.b) Why research is critical for creating an evidence-based nursing
practice.34.0 pts Thoroughly summarizes criteria in the first column. Thorough details are
provided.30.0 pts Mostly summarizes criteria in the first column. Good details.27.0 pts
Minimally summarizes criteria in the first column or one criteria lack details or is
missing.13.0 pts Poorly summarizes criteria from the first column or both criteria lack
details.0.0 pts Both criteria from the first column are missing.34.0 ptsThis criterion is linked
to a Learning Outcome Conclusion Write a short, concise, thorough summary of the main
points of the paper.32.0 pts Summarizes a short, concise, thorough summary of the main
points of the paper.28.0 pts Mostly summarizes the main points of the paper. Good
details.25.0 pts Writes a vague summary of the paper. Fair details.11.0 pts Writes a poor
summary of the paper. Poor details.0.0 pts Did not sufficiently provide any of the conclusion
criteria or conclusion not discussed.32.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning
Outcome Scholarly Writing, Mechanics, Organization, Spelling, Sentence Structure,
Grammar.8.0 pts Excellent scholarly writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence
structure, grammar. No errors noted.6.0 pts Good writing, mechanics, organization, spelling,
sentence structure, grammar. A few errors.3.0 pts Fair writing, mechanics, organization,
Spelling, sentence structure, grammar. Some errors noted.2.0 pts Poor writing, mechanics,
organization, spelling sentence structure, grammar. Many errors noted.0.0 pts Very poor
writing, mechanics, and organization. Errors throughout are noted. Writing is difficult to
understand or follow.8.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome APA
Formatting8.0 pts Excellent APA formatting with no errors. Uses mostly own words. No
more than 2 direct quotes used.6.0 pts Good APA formatting with a few errors noted. Three
direct quotes used.3.0 pts Fair APA formatting with some errors noted. Four direct quotes
used.2.0 pts Poor APA formatting with many errors noted. Five or more direct quotes
used.0.0 pts Very poor APA with errors noted throughout.8.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a
Learning Outcome Supporting Evidence Uses 2 or more relevant scholarly sources to
support writing. Textbooks should not be used.9.0 pts Uses 2 or more relevant scholarly

4. sources to support writing. Textbooks are not used.5.0 pts Uses at least 1 relevant scholarly
source to support writing.0.0 pts No relevant scholarly sources provided.9.0 ptsThis
criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Late Deduction0.0 pts 0 points
deductedSubmitted on time0.0 pts Not submitted on time – Points deducted1 day late
=11.25 deduction; 2 days=22.5 deduction; 3 days=33.75 deduction; 4 days =45 deduction; 5
days = 56.25 deduction; 6 days =67.5 deduction; 7 days =78.75 deduction; Score of 0 if more
than 7 days late0.0 ptsTotal Points: 225.Discussion: Importance of Empowering Nurses to
Research Safer Nursing Care