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4: Demonstrate scholarly inquiry and reflection that exemplifies critical, creative, and
systems thinking to advance the practice of nursing.The student will write a one to two
pages stating how the literature review paper has helped them achieve Program Learning
Outcome 4.This is a student example of a reflection:The Indiana University Kokomo (IUK)
program has been an experience that has influenced and refined my thoughts on nursing
education.In the last several decades nursing has become more diverse, with higher patient
acuities and increased nursing demands caused by a wide variance of treatment modalities
(Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, Day, & Shulman, 2009).Nursing programs initially responded to
the current educational needs by creating content-laden courses that required rote
memorization by nursing students, however a new impetus has been promoted, which
replaces content-laden curriculum with the development of critical reasoning in nursing
students (Billings & Halstead, 2012; Cronenwett et al., 2005).The IUK program has utilized a
systematic approach to facilitate the same development of critical reasoning in their
Masters of Science Nursing (MSN) students.Each course throughout the MSN program
encouraged me to create my own knowledge-base, which allowed me to identify a need
within current nursing academia, utilize relevant literature to explore solutions to the
identified problem and then to propose a study to evaluate a possible remedy to that
problem.My ability to understand and utilizing evidence-based research findings is
paramount for creating new and innovative teaching paradigms for student nurses.Novice
nurses are now required to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients using critical
judgment, while providing evidence-based care and using quality assurance initiatives
(Billings & Halstead, 2012).This course and the IUK MSN program has given me tools for
understanding what is important for future nursing education, as well as how to critically
think through a nursing issue, understand and judge current research and the importance of
contributing to nursing research.YES, there were references with this paper, I just did not
include them. But you will include them on your paper.Keep Going, the Rubric is on the Next
PageRubric for Portfolio ReflectionPlease remember the portfolio is what you will be taking
to future employers as proof of your learning. Please make the portfolio a reflection of the
professional you desire to become.Value of the Portfolio 25 pointsComponentsClarity of
thoughtAPA, Spelling, and GrammarContent Reflects the Program Learning
Outcome1052.5Clarity ofThoughtAPA, Spelling,Grammar——–1 error2 or more

2. errorsContent Reflects the Program Learning OutcomeTotal Points./25Portfolio Reflection/
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PreviewSpring 2019 R500 Nursing Research MSN Program 1 Table of Contents Course Title
Course Number Credit Hours School Program Faculty Locations Times Course Catalog
Description Prerequisites Anticipated Class Format Contact Type Required Books
Recommended Books Topics to be Covered MSN Program Objectives The Essentials of
Master’s Education in Nursing R500 Nursing Research Objectives Accessing IUK’s Library
Grading Scale General Class Information Class Calendar Resources 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
4 4 4 5 6 8 9 10 10 13 Indiana University Kokomo School of Nursing MSN Program R500
Nursing Research Spring 2019 COURSE TITLE: Nursing Research COURSE NUMBER: R 500
CREDIT HOURS: 3 SCHOOL: Indiana University Kokomo School of Nursing PROGRAM:
Master of Science in Nursing FACULTY: Tamera Ledbetter, DNP, RN, CNE Location: KO
(Main Building) 206 Time: Thursdays, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm COURSE CATALOG
DESCRIPTION: This course provides a survey of research in nursing, including critique of
research literature, research designs, sampling, data collection and measurement strategies,
relation of research and theory, development of researchable problems, and theory
utilization. PREREQUISITES: Undergraduate statistics course ANTICIPATED CLASS FORMAT
(Online, Classroom, Hybrid): Classroom CONTACT TYPE (Lecture, Lab, Other): Lecture 3
TEXTBOOK(S) FOR FIRST OFFERING: Required: Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (6th ed., 2nd printing). (2010). Washington, D.C.: American
Psychological Association. Recommended: Roush, K. (2015). A nurse’s step by step guide to
writing your dissertation or capstone. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society of Nursing. TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED: • Evidenced-Based Practice •
Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research • Conceptualizing Research Problems, Questions, and
Hypotheses • Literature Reviews • Research Designs • Measurement and Measurement
Quality • Sampling • Data Collection & Analysis • Portfolio Reflection/ My class is NURSING
RESEARCH METHODS: 28358Integrating Research Evidence • Disseminating Evidence •
Writing Proposals to Generate Evidence • Critiquing Research MSN Program Outcomes 1.
Model excellence in nursing leadership to improve nursing practice within a complex health
care system. 2. Conduct advanced nursing practice within ethical-legal guidelines,
professional policies and regulations, and standards of practice associated with a specialty
area of practice. 3. Synthesize knowledge from nursing as well as biological, behavioral,
social, administrative, educational, and communication sciences for application to a chosen
domain of advanced practice nursing. 4. Demonstrate scholarly inquiry and reflection that
exemplifies critical, creative, and systems thinking to advance the practice of nursing. 5.
Frame problems, design interventions, specify outcomes, and measure achievement of
outcomes while balancing human, fiscal, and material resources to achieve quality health
outcomes. 4 6. Use information technology and knowledge-based resources to mange and
transform data that inform clinical practice. 7. Systematically apply evidence from research
findings to answer clinical questions, solve clinical problems, and develop innovative
nursing interventions and health policies for selected patient populations. 8. Demonstrate
collaborative practice and interpret nursing science with an interdisciplinary context. 9.
Articulate the effects of culture, diversity, values, and globalization in the design, delivery,

3. and evaluation of health services. 10. Engage in lifelong learning activities that contribute to
the professional development as well as to the advancement of nursing. The Essentials of
Master’s Education in Nursing (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2011)
Essential I: Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities Recognizes that the
master’s-prepared nurse integrates scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields,
genetics, public health, quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual
improvement of nursing care across diverse settings. Essential II: Organizational and
Systems Leadership Recognizes that organizational and systems leadership are critical to
the promotion of high quality and safe patient care. Leadership skills are needed that
emphasize ethical and critical decision making, effective working relationships, and a
systems-perspective. Essential III: Quality Improvement and Safety Recognizes that a
master’s-prepared nurse must be articulate in the methods, tools, performance measures,
and standards related to quality, as well as prepared to apply quality principles within an
organization. Essential IV: Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice Recognizes
that the master’s-prepared nurse applies research outcomes within the practice setting,
resolves practice problems, works as a change agent, and disseminates results. Essential V:
Informatics and Healthcare Technologies Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse uses
patient-care technologies to deliver and enhance care and uses communication technologies
to integrate and coordinate care. Essential VI: Health Policy and Advocacy Recognizes that
the master’s-prepared nurse is able to intervene at the system level through the policy
development process and to employ advocacy strategies to influence health and health care.
Portfolio Reflection/ My class is NURSING RESEARCH METHODS: 28358Essential VII: Inter-
professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes 5
Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse, as a member and leader of inter-professional
teams, communicates, collaborates, and consults with other health professionals to manage
and coordinate care. Essential VIII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving
Health Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse applies and integrates broad,
organizational, clientcentered, and culturally appropriate concepts in the planning, delivery,
management, and evaluation of evidence-based clinical prevention and population care and
services to individuals, families, and aggregates/identified populations. Essential IX:
Master’s-Level Nursing Practice Recognizes that nursing practice, at the master’s level, is
broadly defined as any form of nursing intervention that influences healthcare outcomes for
individuals, populations, or systems. Master’s-level nursing graduates must have an
advanced level of understanding of nursing and relevant sciences as well as the ability to
integrate this knowledge into practice. Nursing practice interventions include both direct
and indirect care components. Curriculum Guide: The Essentials of Master’s Education or
Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential 1 – The purpose of research at the master’s level is to
prepare a practitioner for the utilization of new knowledge to provide high quality health
care, initiate change, and improve nursing practice. The goal of the research component of
the curriculum should be to prepare a clinician who is proficient at the utilization of
research including the evaluation of research, problem identification within the clinical
practice setting, awareness of practice outcomes, and the clinical application of research.
Research findings should serve as the basis for clinical and organization decision-making.

4. Separate or distinct course work in this area is deemed essential in addition to the
integration of this content into other didactic and clinical course work. Essential 4 –
Master’s-prepared nurses lead continuous improvement processes based on translational
research skills. The cyclical processes in which these nurses are engaged includes
identifying questions needing answers, searching or creating the evidence for potential
solutions/innovations, evaluating the outcomes, and identifying additional questions.
Master’sprepared nurses, when appropriate, lead the healthcare team in the
implementation of evidencebased practice. Program graduates must possess the skills
necessary to bring evidence-based practice to both individual patients for whom they
directly care and to those patients for whom they are indirectly responsible. Those skills
include knowledge acquisition and dissemination, working in groups, and change
management. R500 Nursing Research Program Learning Outcomes Program Learning
Outcome 5: Frame problems, design interventions, specify outcomes, and measure
achievement of outcomes while MSN Essential Essential IV: Translating and Integrating
Scholarship into Practice Recognizes that the master’s-prepared Course Learning Objectives
Consider topic related to project in the course Construct EvidencedBased Practice literature
review from nursing database. 6 Instructional Activities Construct an Evidence Based
Literature Review Evaluation Methods Literature Review of the identified problem.
Program Learning Outcomes balancing human, fiscal, and material resources to achieve
quality health outcomes MSN Essential Program Learning Outcome 4: Demonstrate
scholarly inquiry and reflection that exemplifies critical, creative, and systems thinking to
advance the practice of nursing. Essential IV: Translating and Integrating Scholarship into
Practice Portfolio Reflection/ My class is NURSING RESEARCH METHODS: 28358Recognizes
that the master’s-prepared nurse applies research outcomes within the practice setting,
resolves practice problems, works as a change agent, and disseminates results. Course
Learning Objectives Instructional Activities Evaluation Methods Critique and analyze
evidence-based research results focused on an identified problem. Discuss evidencebased
research in large groups. Graduate students in education track will focus on evidencebased
practice in the academic setting. Students in the administration track will focus on evidence
–based practice in the administration setting. Write a research critique of the current
research on the topics. Are there gaps in research? Summarize findings and where there is
agreement and disagreement. nurse applies research outcomes within the practice setting,
resolves practice problems, works as a change agent, and disseminates results. Integrative
Paper Program Learning Outcome 5: Frame problems, design interventions, specify
outcomes, and measure achievement of outcomes while balancing human, fiscal, and
material resources to achieve quality health outcomes Essential I: Background for Practice
from Sciences and Humanities Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse integrates
scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, quality
Evaluate qualitative vs. quantitative research in management/education Formulate a
research interest, evaluate research methods appropriate for topic of choice Create and
conceptualize research problems, questions, and hypotheses Create research problem
based on identified research interest, create questions and/or hypotheses 7 Choose a
researchable topic related to area of interest in nursing. Literature Review: A written paper

5. in APA format that summarizes literature review Program Learning Outcomes MSN
Essential Course Learning Objectives Instructional Activities Construct a literature review
Literature Review Clarify design & measurement. Identify sampling, data collection and
type of analysis. Evaluation Methods improvement, and organizational sciences for the
continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings. Program Learning Outcome
7: Articulate the effects of culture, diversity, values, and globalization in the design, delivery
and evaluation of health services. Essential IV: Translating and Integrating Scholarship into
Practice Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse applies research outcomes within the
practice setting, resolves practice problems, works as a change agent, and disseminates
results. Develop a theoretical or conceptual context, research design, measurement Discuss
sampling, data collection, and data analysis Integrate research evidence into practice.
Project – Prepare a class presentation of the project and research reviewed. Discuss the
integration, dissemination of evidence Group work case study on writing of proposals Plan
how to disseminate evidence, and write proposal findings? Utilize the web-sites provided to
complete required national IRB compliance Do online activities required and take test at
end. Relating evidence based research to create new research applications in an ethical
approach using statistical analysis Write an IRB Proposal and have peer review Accessing
IUK’s Library IUK.Edu/Library is the website for the IU On-Line library. This is an excellent
site to find your peer-reviewed journal articles for your literature review. IUK.edu/library 8
You will place in your topic or IRL number and then sign into the library with your user
names and password Assignments are on the Canvas Site GRADING SCALE: A minimum
grade of “C” is required to pass for nursing majors. The following grading scale will be used:
Remember the grading scale for the School of Nursing is different from the University
grading scale. 99-100 95-98 92-94 89-91 85-88 82-84 79-81 75-78 72-74 69-71 65-68 62-
64 0-61 A+ A AB+ B minimum grade to pass (850 total points, 723 needed to pass) BC+ C
CD+ D DF According to IU Kokomo Nursing Policy, there is no rounding of grades. DATE OF
COURSE IMPLEMENTATION: Fall 2012 Date of Course Revision: Spring 2019 All
assignments will use the following when submitting an assignment Name, Date, Name of
Assignment, example: Ledbetter, 1/5/17, First 5 Annotative Bibliography There are 30 +
students in this class. I need the date you are submitting the paper as part of the heading. I
need you to use the above way of submitting your papers. 9 Class Dates are: 1/10, 1/17,
1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/254/25 is the MSN
Reunion, we go out to eat with previous graduates. This dinner is not mandatory, but highly
recommended! Spring Break March 11-16 KO 206, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Thursdays Class
Calendar DATE Week 1 January 10, 2019 READING Aging with Grace (if you have not
received the book, I will bring them to class) APA Manual Chapters 2, 4, 6, and 7 January 17,
2019 APA and Grammar IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES Discussion of Syllabus ASSIGNMENTS DUE
DATES Write an APA, Grammar correct paper Aging with Grace questions due Jan 23 at
11:59 pm (bring to class for the class discussion and load your answers to canvas) Review
APA and Grammar requirements for professional writing Mike or Greg will show up to
teach how to create a title page with running head Review APA and Grammar requirements
for professional writing Groups- correct a paper Correct an paper for APA and English
Errors Assignment to find articles. How to do a literature table Ensure everyone has their

6. research topic Work through a literature table together January 24, 2019 Portfolio
Reflection/ My class is NURSING RESEARCH METHODS: 28358EBP, QI, and Research Great
Cookie Experiment Great Cookie Experiment Critical Appraisal Assignment Literature
Tables Literature Table Creation Difference Between QI, EBP and Research Paper due Jan 31
at 11:59 pm Literature Table with annotative bibliography at the end of the table for each
article How to do an annotative Bibliography January 31, 2019 APA Grammar Paper due
1/24 at 11:59 pm. How to critically appraise a journal article Literature Table with first five
article Due 2/7 at 11:59 pm Three research questions, hypothesis, and null hypothesis due
Feb 7 at 11:59 pm Discuss research questions problems and hypothesis PP Critical
Appraisal Due Feb 14th at 11:59 pm Get into groups develop your research question,
hypothesis and review each other’s research question, hypothesis and general project 10
February 7, 2019 2nd Set of 5 research articles for lit table due Feb 14 at 11:59 pm Methods
and Sampling Power Points Discuss the methods of your Scholarly Project- What do you
want to do in your scholarly project February 14, 2019 February 21, 2019 February 28,
2019 IRB PP Ethics PP Rough Draft of your methods sections due Feb 21 at 11:59 pm Ethics
in Research and The IRB Process and Consents Bring a copy of the IRB and Consent form to
class. We will complete these forms in class. . Integrative writing PP Discuss Integrative
writing Practice writing an integrative paper in class Bringing the Class together PP Review
handwashing articles prior to class. Dr. Bourke’s PP Critical Appraisal Assignment Due 2/14
at 11:59 pm 3rd Set of 5 Articles for Literature Table due Feb 21 at 23:59 4th Set of 5
articles for literature due Feb 28 at 23:59 Work in class on your literature review. I will
answer questions March 7, 2019 March 21, 2019 March 28 2019 How to write an abstract,
introduction and conclusion How to write the limitations, lessons learned, and your
discussion of the literature and findings Expectations for the PowerPoint What is a portfolio
Power Points First copy of literature review to canvas site due March 28 at 23:59 Discuss
data collection, measurement and data quality in quantitative research. Will assist each
other in deciding what type of statistics is appropriate for project. April 4, 2019 April 11,
2019 April 18, 2019 April 25, 2019 Last Week of Class Will use class time to peer review
papers, to check statistics, proposal, clarity of paper. Bring a copy of your scholarly project
paper PowerPoint Presentations of Scholarly Project to the class Power Point Presentation
of Scholarly Project to the class. MSN Reunion We will go out to eat with previous graduates.
It is a great time to network. Late Assignments 11 PowerPoint Due April 10 Portfolio Due
April 18th Complete Literature Review Paper due by April 25 at 23: 59. Everyday an
assignment is late, there will be a 5% deduction of the final grade. Remember an 84% is
considered failing in a master’s program. This is not the class you want to get behind. It is
hard to catch up Resources Office of Counseling & Psychological Services Counseling and
Psychological Services (CAPS) at Indiana University Kokomo strives to provide essential
support to all students as well as the campus community through comprehensive mental
health services. These services include free, confidential counseling for students, outreach
programming aimed at prevention of mental health crises and the reduction of stigma. It is
our mission that, as the mental health experts on campus, we are able to provide helping
resources of the highest quality to enhance students’ progress toward fulfillment of their
personal development and the completion of their education while promoting a healthy

7. university environment for those who learn and work here. The Office of Counseling and
Psychological Services (CAPS) is located within the Student Affairs suite in Kelley Student
Center room 234. Phone: (765) 455-9364 Email: bethbarn@iuk.edu Student Success Center
The services offered include assistance in the Writing Center, Digital Media Center,
Information Technologies, and English as a Second Language, and tips to be successful in
the classroom from academic and peer advisors. The Center is located on the first floor of
the Library in room KA-128. Call 765-455-9425 for appointments. More information
http://www.iuk.edu/advising/success-center/index.php Accessibility Services Students
who have a documented disability or other needs that may require consideration during a
course are responsible for contacting the Career and Accessibility Center at 765.455.9301,
Kelley Center Room 200 or via e-mail at disserv@iuk.edu. The Career and Accessibility
Center (http://www.iuk.edu/career-services/accessibility-services/index.php) will make
an assessment and then provide written notification for the faculty. Please contact
Accessibility Services within the first week of the semester or as soon as the need is
identified since faculty cannot arrange for special considerations until written notification is
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