Fall 2008
NURS 3203
Strategies for Professional Nursing: Research
This course resides in the Department of Chronic Nursing Care
Course Material is located on WebCT.
Access is through an account set-up by enrollment in the course through the WebCT Coordinator.
This course is Web Enhanced with 
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
| The role of research in the conduct of professional nursing is examined. Discussions will take place on the Blackboard. Web experiences focus on the value of research based knowledge as a means to promote quality patient care. The research process provides a means to evaluate quality and/or usefulness of research utilization/evidence-based practice in development of nursing intervention strategies. |
CREDIT AND TIME ALLOCATION
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Two (2) semester hours; 3 hours per week for 12 weeks. Because the course will be web-based,most interactions will take place on Blackboard. Seminars are scheduled on Tuesdays (9-10), unless otherwise noted.
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PREREQUISITES
NURS.
3802 Strategies for Professional Nursing: The Nature of Health Transitions
NURS. 3312 Strategies for Professional Nursing: Pharmacotherapeutics |
COURSE OBJECTIVES
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Employ research findings to customize application of the nursing process.
- Apply the steps in the research process to support customized therapeutic
care to promote, protect, and restore health for patients.
- Demonstrate critical thinking in evaluating the usefulness of research
studies in clinical practice.
- Describe the role of research on the practice of professional nursing.
- Describe the role of the professional nurse in knowledge generation.
- Discuss the role of nurses in the ethical and legal conduct of research
- Incorporate research/nursing science into continuing professional development.
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CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION / GRADES
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To pass NURS. 3203 the student must attain an average of 70% on all tests and an AVERAGE of 70% on all assignments for the course.
Graded activities and their percentage of the course grade are as follows:
30% - Web Class Discussion Board Participation
30% - Web Class Quizzes
20% - Evidence-Based Practice Project
20% - Annotated Bibliography
100% - Total
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Course letter grades are assigned
on the following scale:
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = Below 60% |
Regular participation on the web discussions is required. Discussions must be posted by due date, If students miss written work assigned and it is not made-up within 5 school days, the student will receive a failing grade unless there is a medical emergency.
Copies of the research articles to be used will be placed in ERes. The annotated bibliography will be accepted
after the due date, but 5 points will be deducted for each 24 hour period that it is late.
All students are expected to take all quizzes as scheduled. The opportunity to take a makeup exam is at the discretion of the course faculty and must be done within 5 days of the exam date. Consideration for the opportunity to take a makeup quiz requires that the student notify the course faculty PRIOR to the scheduled quiz time.
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Assessment Technologies Institute®, LLC (ATI) RN Content Mastery
Series®
UTHSCSA School of Nursing utilizes the ATI RN Content Mastery Series® & the
RN Comprehensive Predictor® practice and proctored exams to assist
students in preparing for the NCLEX-RN® exam (generic and LVN
flexible process students). Through practice and proctored examinations,
students are able to assess their own knowledge and receive feedback
and direction for content review throughout the program of study.
The
proctored exams are administered in specific courses in both undergraduate
tracks (i.e. ATI Pharmacology in N3312 Pharmacotherapeutics; ATI Fundamentals
in N3610 Chronic Health Transitions, ATI Leadership in N4410 Leader-Manager,
etc.). The proctored exam is required to complete the course.
In order
for a student to take the course related proctored exam, documentation
of achieving ≥ 70% on the content series practice
exam is required. The content practice exams can be taken as many times
as necessary to achieve ≥ 70%.
Students will receive additional points
added to the corresponding course grade for a Level 3 or Level 2 performance
on the proctored exam (after achieving ≥ 70% on graded course requirements).
For a Level 3 performance on the exam, 3 points will be added. For
a Level 2 performance on the exam, 1 point will be added.
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
| Students are expected to be above reproach in all scholastic activities. Students who engage in scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course and dismissal from the university. "Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, and submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." Regents Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22. |
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations
| Any student seeking ADA Accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act should contact the Associate Dean for Students within the first week of the semester so that appropriate accommodations may be arranged. A Request for Accommodations (Form 100) must be completed. These forms are available in the Office for Students Room: 1.118-16 |
REQUIRED TEXT / REFERENCE
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Boswell, C & Cannon, S. (2007). In ntroduction to Nursing Research Incorporating Evidence-Based Practice.
Boston: Jones and Bartlett.
American Psychological Association (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed . Author: Washington, D. C.
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RECOMMENDED (OPTIONAL) TEXT / REFERENCE
| Selected journal articles to be assigned. |
CONTENT OUTLINE
1. Research literature; patient/clinical needs/problems; evidence-based practice.
2. Steps in the research process. Elements of a research report. Quantitative and qualitative critique.
Knowledge generation in nursing.
3. Quantitative and qualitative research process and findings - following appropriate framework for
research critique.
4. Evidenced-based practice.
5. Historical development of nursing science. ANA levels of nursing research competencies.
Trends/priorities in nursing research.
6. Historical perspectives on human research. Ethical codes of human research. ANA Human Guidelines
for Nurses in Clinical and Other Research. Basic principles of the Belmont Report Informed consent. IRB.
7. Nursing research and science. Value of scholarship. |
CALENDAR - First Week Only
Please check the Fall 2008 Schedules for recent updates on Class Dates & Room.
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Topic / Assignment Due |
Date: Tuesday,8/26/08
Time:10:00 A. M. - 12:00 Noon
Rm. 1.463
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Blackboard Orientation/Nursing Research Overview
Assignment Due:
Please bring your laptop, if you have one.
Read Chaps. 2
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