he RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the  requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on  Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of  Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for  practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and  indirect care experiences in which licensed nursing students engage in  learning within the context of their hospital organization, specific  care discipline, and local communities.

Note: This is an  individual assignment. In 1,500-2,000 words, describe the teaching  experience and discuss your observations. The written portion of this  assignment should include:

1. Summary of teaching plan
2. Epidemiological rationale for topic
3. Evaluation of teaching experience
4. Community response to teaching
5. Areas of strengths and areas of improvement

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This  assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning  the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful  completion.

You are required to  submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical  support articles is located in Course Materials if you need assistance.

minimum of 250-300 words

Instructions:

1. Implementing evidence into practice requires nurses to identify, critically appraise and synthesize research.  this may require a comprehensive literature review.  Please respond to the following questions:
   1. In your own words, discuss what “evidence” means to you. 
   2. What are “journal articles” and “Peer Review”?
   3. In your own words, describe in detail what a literature review is and how it is useful when making clinical decisions?
   4. Discuss in detail the major purposes of doing a literature review. 
   5. Discuss the various criteria that a good literature review will have. 
   6. What does the acronym IMRaD stand for?

minimum of 250-300 words.

Qualitative Research Designs

Instructions:

1. In your own words, discuss what it meant by the qualitative research approach to knowledge generation.
2. What are the characteristics of qualitative research studies?
3. Locate a nursing related journal article that used a qualitative research approach.  Using what you know about qualitative research, answer the following questions:
4. What was the problem area and research question?
5. What were the study’s concepts, independent variables, dependent variables, and operational definitions (if any)?
6. How did the author overcome the limitations of doing a qualitative study?
7. Did the author question any collective subjective beliefs? If so, what were they?
8. Did the qualitative study incorporate “human concern” for the client with effective nursing practice?  Explain, providing examples from the study. 

minimum of 250-300 words.

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Instructions:

1. Search and locate one systematic review or practice guideline in your topic of interest (Include the citation). 
2. Evaluate the following: 
   1. The systematic review or practice guideline relies primarily on studies conducted in the last five years. 
   2. The review provides support for the importance of the study 
   3. The authors have use primary, rather than secondary sources. 
   4. Studies are critically examined and reported objectively 
   5. The systematic review or practice guideline is organized so that a logical unfolding of Ideas is apparent that supports the need for the review 
   6. The systematic review or practice guideline ends with a summary of the most important knowledge