NR 391 Week 4 Course Project Milestone 2 Recent
NR 391 Week 4 Course Project Milestone 2 Recent
NR 391 Week 4 Course Project Milestone 2 Recent
Guidelines for Course Project Milestone 2:
Interview Guide and Questions
Purpose
The purpose of the Course Project is to give the student the opportunity to apply concepts in transcultural nursing by conducting a transcultural nursing assessment. The purpose of Milestone 2 is to develop an interview guide utilizing open-ended questions that will encourage participation by the interviewee.
Course Outcomes
The completion of the Course Project enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
CO#1: Identify theories, concepts, and beliefs related to transcultural nursing. (PO#1)
CO#2: Communicate effectively with culturally diverse individuals, families, and organizations. (PO #3)
CO#4: Perform a culturally competent nursing assessment. (PO#3)
Points
The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 2 is worth 200 points of this total.
Due Dates
You are to submit your completed NR391Milestone2: Interview Questions Form to the Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, at the end of Week 4.
Requirements and Guidelines
1. Review the Course Outcomes for this assignment, which are listed above.
2. Review the directions and best practices found in the Course Project tab, located under Course Home.
3. Research your interviewee’s cultural background prior to developing questions. What impact may the culture have on the interviewee’s physical health, that is, what illnesses and conditions are prevalent in this culture? What are commonly held beliefs about health in the interviewee’s culture of origin that could influence the interviewee’s perception of healthcare and health practices in the current culture? Refer to Appendix A in your text and select five (5) categories upon which you will concentrate for your interview guide and questions.
4. Develop an interview guide and questions with specific initial and follow-up questions. Include questions that reflect an understanding of the categories (Appendix A) that you selected about the influence culture may have on the interviewee.
5. Review the Differences Between Closed and Open-Ended Questions document in DocSharing entitled. Use the suggestions to formulate your initial and follow-up questions.
6. Download the NR391_Milestone2_Interview_Questions_Form from Doc Sharing.
7. Fill in information about the interview guide and questions using the form. This does not require APA formatting, however, you are expected to write clearly and use proper grammar and spelling.
8. Submit the completed form to the Milestone 2 Dropbox by the Sunday of Week 4 at 11:59 p.m. MT.
9. Prior to submission of Milestone 3, revise the Interview Guide and Questions based on instructor feedback.
NOTE: Do not schedule the interview to occur until after midnight on Friday of Week 5 to allow your instructor time to grade your Milestone 2 Assignment unless you have obtained special permission from your instructor. Do not conduct the interview until after midnight on Friday of Week 5 for the same reasons. If the interviewee’s schedule requires that you conduct the interview before this day and time, consult your instructor regarding early submission of the Interview Guide and Questions to ensure that you receive comments in time to incorporate revisions before the interview. Make sure you obtain his/her permission before proceeding
APA Writing Checklist
Use this document as a checklist for each paper you will write throughout your GCU graduate program. Follow specific instructions indicated in the assignment and use this checklist to help ensure correct grammar and APA formatting. Refer to the APA resources available in the GCU Library and Student Success Center.
☐ APA paper template (located in the Student Success Center/Writing Center) is utilized for the
correct format of the paper. APA style is applied, and format is correct throughout.
☐ The title page is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ The introduction is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ Topic is well defined.
☐ Strong thesis statement is included in the introduction of the paper.
☐ The thesis statement is consistently threaded throughout the paper and included in the
conclusion.
☐ Paragraph development: Each paragraph has an introductory statement, two or three sentences as the body of the paragraph, and a transition sentence to facilitate the flow of information. The sections of the main body are organized to reflect the main points of the author. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ All sources are cited. APA style and format are correctly applied and are free from error.
☐ Sources are completely and correctly documented on a References page, as appropriate to assignment and APA style, and format is free of error.
Scholarly Resources: Scholarly resources are written with a focus on a specific subject discipline and usually written by an expert in the same subject field. Scholarly resources are written for an academic audience.
Examples of Scholarly Resources include: Academic journals, books written by experts in a field, and formally published encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Peer-Reviewed Journals: Peer-reviewed journals are evaluated prior to publication by experts in the journal’s subject discipline. This process ensures that the articles published within the journal are academically rigorous and meet the required expectations of an article in that subject discipline.
Empirical Journal Article: This type of scholarly resource is a subset of scholarly articles that reports the original finding of an observational or experimental research study. Common aspects found within an empirical article include: literature review, methodology, results, and discussion.
Adapted from “Evaluating Resources: Defining Scholarly Resources,” located in Research Guides in the GCU Library.
☐ The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. Utilize writing resources such as Grammarly, LopesWrite report, and ThinkingStorm to check your writing.
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