This document outlines the weekly assignments for an NSG 512 nursing research course. It includes instructions for students to complete preliminary reviews of research articles, critique literature reviews and research designs, evaluate validity, participate in a systematic review critique as a learning team, and develop an individual research proposal. The course aims to teach students to appraise different types of research and develop evidence-based practices through analyzing existing studies and proposing new research.

1. NSG 512 Week 1 Study Analysis Preliminary
Study Review
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NSG 512 Week 1 Study Analysis Preliminary Study Review
The ability to critique and evaluate various types of research articles is
fundamental to evidence-based practice and generating new research.
Select two of the attached articles – one quantitative study and one
qualitative study. You will use these same articles for assignments in
Weeks 3-5.
For each article, answer questions 1-5 from Box 3.3 Additional
Questions for a Preliminary Review of a Study on p. 63 of Nursing
Research (click the Exercise tab)
 Type your answers in a Microsoft® Word document using the
template provided in the Class Messages.
 Include the article’s title before your answers.
Provide APA-formatted in-text citations and references for all sources.
Include an APA-formatted title page.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
NSG 512 Week 1 Study Analysis Preliminary Study Review
The ability to critique and evaluate various types of research articles is
fundamental to evidence-based practice and generating new research.
Select two of the attached articles – one quantitative study and one
qualitative study. You will use these same articles for assignments in
Weeks 3-5.

2. For each article, answer questions 1-5 from Box 3.3 Additional
Questions for a Preliminary Review of a Study on p. 63 of Nursing
Research (click the Exercise tab)
 Type your answers in a Microsoft® Word document using the
template provided in the Class Messages.
 Include the article’s title before your answers.
Provide APA-formatted in-text citations and references for all sources.
Include an APA-formatted title page.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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NSG 512 Week 2 Study Analysis Critiquing
Literature Reviews
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NSG 512 Week 2 Study Analysis Critiquing Literature Reviews
Critiquing literature reviews allows you to determine if there is a need
for a study, if the information is out dated, identifies prior theoretical
frameworks to guide your study, reveal gaps that exist in the literature,
and many other supportive indicators.

3. Write a response to the questions in Box 5.4 Guidelines for Critiquing
Literature Reviews on p. 112 of Nursing Research using the attached
article.
 Type your answers in a Microsoft® Word document using the
template provided in the Class Messages.
Provide APA-formatted in-text citations and references for all sources.
Include an APA-formatted title page.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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NSG 512 Week 3 Study Analysis Critiquing
Research Designs
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NSG 512 Week 3 Study Analysis Critiquing Research Designs
A study’s design method section should explicitly detail how the author
conducted research and assessed the hypothesis. This is vital because it
allows other researchers to replicate the design methods as a secondary
source or in a systematic review for possible health care implications.

4. Analyze the study design of one of the studies you selected in Week 1
by writing a response to the questions in one of the following:
 Box 9.1 Guidelines for Critiquing Research Designs
in Quantitative Studies located on p. 210 of Nursing Research if
you selected the quantitative study
 Box 21.1 Guidelines for Critiquing Qualitative Designs located on
p. 483 of Nursing Research if you selected the qualitative study
 Type your answers in a Microsoft® Word document using the
template provided in the Class Messages.
 Include the article’s title before your answers.
Provide APA-formatted in-text citations and references for all sources.
Include an APA-formatted title page.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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NSG 512 Week 4 Study Analysis Testing Validity
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NSG 512 Week 4 Study Analysis Testing Validity

5. Testing validity assesses whether research reliably measures the
intended purpose of the study and produces facts that are not biased and
ambiguous.
Analyze the validity of both studies you selected in Week 1.
For each article, write a response answering the questions in the
following:
 Box 10.1 Guidelines for Critiquing Design Elements and Study
Validity in QuantitativeStudies on p. 232 of Nursing Research for
your quantitative article.
 Box 25.1 Guidelines for Evaluating Quality and Integrity
in Qualitative Studies on p. 571 of Nursing Research for your
qualitative article.
 Type your answers in a Microsoft® Word document using the
template provided in the Class Messages.
 Include the article’s title before your answers.
Provide APA-formatted in-text citations and references for all sources.
Include an APA-formatted title page.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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NSG 512 Week 5 Learning Team Systematic
Review Critique
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NSG 512 Week 5 Learning Team Systematic Review Critique
Systematic reviews are the pillars of evidence-based health care and are
secondary research, which is the development of a study based upon
prior research. Researchers compile studies into one review and conduct
a thorough analysis of an issue. These reviews allow researchers to
judge the quality of studies and make suggestions after replicating the
research methods used. This method of research is popular in the health
care industry because it identifies solutions to complex issues, increases
accuracy, and resolves discrepancies.
Read the open-access article assigned to your team.
 Atkins, S., Lewin, S., Smith, H., Engel, M., Fretheim, A.,
&Volmink, J. (2008). Conducting a meta-ethnography of
qualitative literature: Lessons learned. BMC Medical Research
Methodology, 8, 21.
 Bridges, J., Nicholson, C., Maben, J., Pope, C., Flatley, M.,
Wilkinson, C., …Tziggili, M. (2013). Capacity for care: Meta-
ethnography of acute care nurses’ experiences of the nurse-patient
relationship. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69, 760-772.
 Li, Z. Z., Li, Y., Lei, X., Zhang, D., Liu, L., Tang, S., & Chen, L.
(2014). Prevalence of suicidal ideation in Chinese college students:
A meta-analysis. PLoS One, 9, e104368.
Utilize the resources in the Chapter 29 Systematic Reviews of Research
Evidence: Meta-Analysis, Meta-synthesis, and Mixed Studies Review
toolkit as a guide to completing your systematic review critique. Box
29.1 in the toolkit provides critiquing guidelines.
Prepare an 8- to 12-slide (excluding title and references) presentation
using Microsoft® PowerPoint® summarizing your findings. Include
detailed speaker notes.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your team’s presentation.

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NSG 512 Week 5 Study Analysis Research
Design Evaluation
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NSG 512 Week 5 Study Analysis Research Design Evaluation
Analyze both studies you selected in Week 1 and utilize the information
you gathered in the Week 3 Study Analysis: Critiquing Research
Designs and Week 4 Study Analysis: Testing Validity assignments.
Write an evaluation of the research design for each study. Discuss
whether the design was appropriate and why. Also highlight aspects of
the design that could have been improved, particularly in relation to
validity and reliability. Limit paper to 1000-1250 words.
Provide three APA-formatted in-text citations and references for all
sources. You may include the articles you selected in Week 1
and Nursing Research as sources. Use the sample paper provided in the
Materials section and include an APA-formatted title page.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment as a single
file containing both evaluations.

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NSG 512 Week 6 Research Proposal
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NSG 512 Week 6 Research Proposal
Section I
Develop a 2500-3000-wordresearch proposal utilizing the work you
completed for the weekly learning activities and the Research Proposal
Required Content document.
Section II
The last step after you complete a study is disseminating evidence. This
includes how you will report your research findings.
Select two peer-review journals you can submit your proposal to and
complete the matrix in Section II of the Research Proposal Required
Content document.
Provide APA-formatted in-text citations and references for all sources.
Include an APA-formatted title page.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

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