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Research Paper Guidelines – Course Research Proposal

Research Paper Guidelines – Course Research Proposal

Students will complete a Course Project in this class. It is worth 25% of your final grade and is a research project. Students will prepare a written report in APA format on a topic provided or approved by the instructor. The research must deal with content from the course. You must include at least 6 concepts/principles/key terms from the textbook. Identify each with bold font. If approval is required, you must turn in your proposed topic for your instructor’s approval before you begin writing. Writing on an unapproved topic will result in a zero for this project.

Your course project is a RESEARCH project and not based on your opinion. The following link is great about how to write a research paper: How Do You Write a Good Research Paper1. That said, a few tips: Do not use “I” in a research paper. Your paper is about your research, not you. Do not state opinions or try to “fix” something. Simply, tell the reader what the research says, and answer the question “So what?”–what conclusion should your audience draw, based on your research?

Length: 5 -7 full pages (title page, abstract (if provided), reference page, graphs, etc. do not count towards page count)

Sources: Six (6) academic/peer reviewed/primary resources.

APA Guidelines:

All papers must be in proper APA format which includes at least the following:

  • A properly formatted title page that is doubled-spaced and includes your name, title of paper, and School’s name in the center of the page.
  • All papers must be double-spaced, with a Times New Roman, Courier New, or Arial size 12 pt. font.
  • Include section headings. Section headings should be bolded. Always include an Introduction and Conclusion section. An abstract is not required.
  • Indent the first line of each paragraph 0.5” from the left margin.
  • You must include a reference page. References must be properly formatted, double-spaced, with the first line of the entry left justified, and following lines of the entry a hanging indent.

Nursing Informatics and the Nurse Informaticist

Nursing Informatics and the Nurse Informaticist

Assume you are a nurse attending a meeting of your state’s nurses association. A nurse informaticist conducted a presentation on her role and its impact on positive patient and organizational outcomes in her workplace. You realize that your organization is undergoing many technological changes. You believe this type of role could provide many benefits to your organization.

You decide to pursue proposing a nurse informaticist role in your organization. You speak to your chief nursing officer (CNO) and human resources (HR) manager, who ask you to prepare a 4–5 page evidence-based proposal to support the new role. In this way, they can make an informed decision as to whether the addition of such a role could justify the return on investment (ROI). They need your proposal before an upcoming fiscal meeting.

One important part of this assessment is the justification of the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization and references from relevant and timely scholarly or professional resources to support the justification for creating this nurse informaticist position. The term justify means to show or prove that the nurse informaticist position brings value to the organization. This justification must include evidence from the literature to support that this position will provide a return on investment for the organization.

Proposal Format

The chief nursing officer (CNO) and human resources (HR) manager have asked you to include the following headings in your proposal and to be sure to address the bullets following each heading:

Nursing Informatics and the Nurse Informaticist

  • What is nursing informatics?
  • What is the role of the nurse informaticist?

Nurse Informaticists and Other Health Care Organizations

  • What is the experience of other health care organizations with nurse informaticists?
  • How do these nurse informaticists interact with the rest of the nursing staff and the interdisciplinary team?

IMPACT OF FULL NURSE ENGAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY

  • How does fully engaging nurses in health care technology impact:
    • Patient care?
    • Protected health information (security, privacy, and confidentiality)?
      • In this section, you will explain evidence-based strategies that the nurse informaticist and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information, particularly privacy, security, and confidentiality. Evidence-based means that they are supported by evidence from scholarly sources.
    • Workflow?
    • Costs and return on investment?

Opportunities and Challenges

  • What are the opportunities and challenges for nurses and the interdisciplinary team with the addition of a nurse informaticist role?
    • How can the interdisciplinary team collaborate to improve quality care outcomes through technology?

Summary of Recommendations

  • What are 3–4 key takeaways from your proposal about the recommended nurse informaticist role that you want the CNO and the HR manager to remember?
    • This is the section where the justification for the implementation of the nursing informaticist role is addressed. Remember to include evidence from the literature to support your recommendation.

Reflecting goal setting and planning

Reflecting goal setting and planning

Think of a memorable experience you have had in the past that you learnt something from (e.g. work experience at high school, a previous job or project, a presentation or practical demonstration for assessment in your discipline) and answer the following questions to practise your reflective writing. Reporting: What happened during the experience? What did you do? Where there any key events, achievements or challenges? Responding: What went well? What didn’t go so well and how did you handle it? How did you feel about your performance? What was your reaction to any feedback or outcomes? What new information did you find surprising or interesting? Relating: Did you use or apply any prior skills/knowledge / theory? Did you notice any gaps to address? Reasoning: What new insights or information did you gain about yourself (e.g. strengths and weaknesses) What additional skills or knowledge did you learn? Reconstructing: How can you improve your performance in the future based on the new information you now have? What would you have done differently next time?