Preparing the AssignmentThe Week 6 Assignment: Reading Research Literature (RRL)

Preparing the AssignmentThe Week 6 Assignment: Reading Research Literature (RRL) Worksheet is a learning activity that requires you to read an assigned article for the session you are taking the course, then answer questions on the required Reading Research Literature (RRL) Worksheet. Both the required article and worksheet may change from session to session.
The NR439 Reading Research Literature Worksheet Rubric must be used to answer each of the criteria that will be graded for this assignment. The grading rubric is located at the bottom of this page below the References area.
Read the required research article assigned, then answer each question in your own words on the required Reading Research Literature (RRL) worksheet about the study.
Your required article is available to you in an announcement that has been posted in preview week and again in Week 5. Please go to your announcements to locate the required article assigned for this session. Look for the announcement with the following heading:
IMPORTANT: Assigned Article for Week 6 Assignment
Download and complete the required Reading Research Literature (RRL) worksheetLinks to an external site.. This must be used.
The assignment contains the following and the below can be used to help answer each criteria area of the worksheet. Do not copy and paste the information below into your RRL worksheet. After reading the required research article, think about the research study and include what you learned from reading the study using your own words.
Purpose of the Study: Using information from the required article and your own words, thoroughly summarize the purpose of the study. Describe what the study is about. Thoroughly summarize and include excellent details for the criteria.
Type of Research & the Design: Using information from the required article and your own words, thoroughly summarize the description of the type of research and the design of the study. Include how it supports the purpose (aim or intent) of the study. Thoroughly summarize and include excellent details for the criteria.
Sample: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the population (sample) for the study; include key characteristics, sample size, sampling technique. Thoroughly summarize and include excellent details for the criteria.
Data Collection: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one data that was collected and how the data was collected from the study. Thoroughly summarize and include excellent details for the criteria.
Data Analysis: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one of the data analysis/tests performed or one method of data analysis from the study; include what you know/learned about the descriptive or statistical test or data analysis method. Thoroughly summarize and include excellent details for the criteria.
Limitations: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one limitation reported in the study. Thoroughly summarize and include excellent details for the criteria.
Findings/Discussion: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one of the authors’ findings/discussion reported in the study. Include one interesting detail you learned from reading the study. Thoroughly summarize and include excellent details for the criteria.
Reading Research Literature: Summarize why it is important for you to read and understand research literature. Summarize what you learned from completing the reading research literature activity worksheet. Thoroughly summarize and include excellent details for the criteria.
Use APA in-text citations. No more than two direct quotes can be used.
You are required to complete the worksheet using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. Microsoft Office 365 is available for free through Resources/Technologies/Microsoft Office 365.
Review the tutorial for your Week 6 Assignment. The tutorial may look slightly different session to session. Grading criteria and rubric will be the same.
Submit the completed Reading Research Literature Worksheet to the Week 6 Assignment.
Tutorial video:
Hello, everyone. [NOISE] I want to welcome you to your final assignment you have due for your NR439 course. Can you believe it? This is your last one, so kudos to you. My name is Dr. Susan Thomas, course leader for NR439, and I’ve created for you a short tutorial for your week 6 reading research literature worksheet. Your week 6 assignment is located in your week 6 module. If you click on the link, it will take you to your guidelines and directions. As always, you will find your rationale and purpose for completing the learning activity. I created this worksheet assignment to help you demonstrate your understanding of how to read an original research article that has been assigned for you and then answer specific questions about the research study. The worksheet is designed to help you appreciate and value the importance of reading research literature. As a takeaway, you can use this worksheet to help you critique any research literature of interests in your future. The week 6 reading research literature assignment is based off of a combination of your learning so far in your course. Please refer back to your learning in the course to help you with the questions for the activity. I designed this learning activity using your ACE and standards for professional practice, which requires a BSN to appreciate, read, and understand original nursing research literature as this is an essential for creating an evidence-based practice. The assignment directions in rubric are located under your week 6 assignment. It is essential that you read over the directions as these have key instructions and helpful hints to complete the required week 6 reading research literature worksheet. The worksheet is located here, and you must use the worksheet that is assigned in your session you are taking the course. The worksheet can change from session to session, and so it is important that you use the one that is assigned during the session you’re taking the course. This assignment requires that you read an assigned research article that is located here, and then answer the questions after you have read the article. Be sure you are using the assigned article for the session you are taking the course. The article can change from session to session, so it is important you access the assigned article that is linked in the course located here. I encourage you to read all the directions first and then read over your grading rubric, which is located beneath the assignment directions. Be sure that you are using your grading rubric to complete the required assignment. Your instructor will use the grading rubric to evaluate each of the criteria you will be completing. You want to use the first column to be sure you are capturing all available points for that criteria. All assignments at Chamberlain require academic integrity, which means the work that you produce is your own. As you know, in practice and in school, integrity matters. Therefore, it is imperative you’re using your own words to answer the questions after you have read the assigned article. You want to pay attention to the scholarly writing area and the APA area for the assignment. You can paraphrase some of the information you will discuss from the article. Paraphrasing means you are using your own words to describe what the author has discussed. You can use 1-2 short direct quotes, but I highly encourage you to paraphrase instead, in order to prevent any academic integrity concerns. You must use APA in-text citations, which means you must cite the sentence you paraphrased using your own words. You can use other scholarly sources to support your answers to demonstrate your knowledge of how to read a research article. If you use an outside scholarly source or any other source, please list the resource below the worksheet. Listing the resource at the end without citing does not demonstrate integration of the resource. Be sure you’re fully citing the resource. Posting a link will not be accepted as a scholarly source, as your instructor cannot determine from a link the quality of the resource. The assignment is worth 200 points. I want to point out that you need to use scholarly writing, spelling, grammar, and complete sentences. Again, use your own words to write about the criteria to demonstrate your understanding of the article and use in-text APA citations. For any sentences that you use from resources, it is important that you are using the assigned worksheet and article in this session you are taking the course. If you do not, points will be deducted from the elements listed here in your grading rubric. You can find helpful resources noted in your Resources tab. Within your Resources tab, you will find writing assistance in this area as well as your Chamberlain library. Your Chamberlain library is a great database to find current evidence to support your writing. The link to the library is located here. Students, again, kudos to each of you for your persistence and all of your valuable work you are doing in NR439. We appreciate each of you and know that you are expanding your knowledge and skill set related to practicing as a BSN. The course was created to help support your knowledge, skills, and awareness of how to utilize and practice with an evidence-based approach in a way of thinking as you move towards achieving your BSN. As always, please contact your NR439 instructor if you have any questions. Enjoy your final assignment.