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Length- No more than 15 double–spaced pages (The number of pages includes the introduction, theoretical framework, literature review, AND the methods and analysis pages. The number of pages does NOT include the cover or the reference pages).

Format– Use APA format for the paper and for the reference list (DO NOT USE “I”)

In week 4, you submitted the revised introduction to your EBP proposal, which included the research question or statement and the background and clinical significance of your EBP project.

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You also submitted the nursing (or other discipline’s) theory that provides the framework for your EBP and you submitted your literature review on the topic you have chosen. You have reviewed nursing articles and perhaps you have identified the gaps in the literature on your topic. You are on your way to becoming an expert on the topic that you have chosen for the EBP!

This week’s assignment asks you to describe how you are going to conduct your EBP and then how you plan to analyze the data once you have completed the EBP.

Your detailed descriptions in this section should be written so that anyone reading it could perform the project as you have described it.

Therefore, you will want to review your readings on the methods and analysis sections of a proposal and you will consult with your instructor to get guidance on the methods and analysis section, if needed, to make sure you are on the right track.

Assignment Guidelines:

1. Complete all of the required readings up to and including week 5, paying particular attention to the readings that cover methods and analysis. You may want to review the PowerPoint from week 1, \”How to Write a Research Proposal.\”

2. Include the corrected sections of your paper: The corrected sections that should be submitted along with the methods and analysis section are the: introduction, theoretical framework, and literature review.

3. Determine the research design for your project (E.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, etc.).Will you implement a new policy? Will you perform an intervention? Will you be doing surveys or focus groups? Remember, this project should be reproducible for anyone reading your proposal, so be very specific.

4. Describe your population. What are the inclusion criteria? What are the exclusion criteria? How you will recruit your participants? How many participants will you have? What is your justification for the number of participants? Is there a control group? In what setting will you be working with the participants? Do you have support from the setting in which you will be working? Describe the support.

6. Define how you will protect your participants? How will you protect the data that you collect?

5. Explain what methods will be used to analyze the data from your project. Will you use a software program like SPSS? Will you use a statistician to help analyze the data?

6. Illustrate the timeline for your project (Eg., Week 1: Submit the proposal to IRB and get approval from the setting in which you will be conducting the EBP; Week 2, review data analysis software programs and consult with the instructor to determine which one is appropriate for use; Week 3-6 (assuming proposal has been approved by IRB), conduct project and collect data. Week 7-8, analyze data, and submit findings).

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours. Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in Geriatric Population.

Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in Geriatric Population.