NUR-513 Topic 6: Role of Research and Research Process for Advanced Registered Nurses
NUR-513 Topic 6: Role of Research and Research Process for Advanced Registered Nurses
NUR-513 Topic 6 Role of Research and Research Process for Advanced Registered Nurses
NUR-513 Topic 6: Role of Research and Research Process for Advanced Registered Nurses
Topic 6: Role of Research and Research Process for Advanced Registered Nurses
Description
Objectives:
Describe the characteristics of scholarly nursing research for the advanced registered nurse.
Discuss methods for accessing and evaluating nursing research.
Relate credibility to academic integrity and evidence-based practice expectations.
Study Materials
Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession
Description:
Read Chapters 20-22 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.
Information Literacy: The Perils of Online Research
Description:
Watch “Information Literacy: The Perils of Online Research,” by Cambridge Educational (2006), available through Films on Demand in the GCU Library.
Effective Internet Search: Basic Tools and Advanced Strategies
Description:
Watch “Effective Internet Search: Basic Tools and Advanced Strategies,” by Cambridge Educational (2011), available through Films on Demand in the GCU Library.
Researching, Reading, and Writing
Description:
Watch “Researching, Reading, and Writing,” by Cambridge Educational (2009), available through Films on Demand in the GCU Library.
A Scholar Is What a Scholar Writes: Practical Tips on Scholarly Writing
Description:
Read “A Scholar Is What a Scholar Writes: Practical Tips on Scholarly Writing,” by Walker, from Journal of Theory Construction & Testing (2003).
Library Walkthrough Tutorial
Description:
Watch the “Library Walkthrough Tutorial” to become familiar with the GCU Library.
Critically Analyzing Information Sources: Critical Appraisal and Analysis
Description:
Read “Critically Analyzing Information Sources: Critical Appraisal and Analysis,” located on the Cornell University Library website.
About Turnitin and Plagiarism
Description:
Read the “About Turnitin” and “Plagiarism” sections of the Academic Integrity page of the GCU website.
Tasks
Imagine the following scenario: You are taking the evidence-based practice course and one of your classmates shares an EBP
project draft with you. You notice that some of the research has not been cited correctly or even at all. When you approach your classmate, the response is that “no one will notice and it is not a big deal anyway.” What are your next steps in speaking with your classmate? Consider how this could reflect on the credibility and integrity of the individuals involved, the University, and the profession.
Re: Topic 6 DQ 2
My next step is to inform my classmate that his actions are considered plagiarism, which is against GCU policy. Plagiarism is defined as the use of another’s work without properly citing the source (GCU, n.d.). This action disregards the original author’s work and ideas. In layman’s terms, this is “stealing” intellectual property because you are giving the reader the impression that you are the original source of that idea. I’ll tell my classmate that he can borrow ideas from other sources as long as he properly cites them. In fact, using citations improves the overall appeal of your essay because the reader is able to.
There are procedures in place for students to follow in order to avoid plagiarism and red flags. LopesWrite is one that is particularly popular at Grand Canyon University. Plagiarism and academic dishonesty are avoided by using LopesWrite’s originality checker (GCU, n.d.). If my classmate’s actions are due to difficulty managing citations, I will recommend programs that can assist him. The Refworks tool can directly export citations from most GCU databases, whereas the Endnote tool can assist in importing citations from many GCU databases (GCU, n.d.).
To summarize, plagiarism jeopardizes both the individual and the university’s integrity. The university is discredited and may suffer a negative reputation (GCU, n.d). Furthermore, if others discover that it was done by a registered nurse, the nursing profession may be stigmatized as a place where nurses cheat. At worst, you may be labeled as unfit for the profession. As a result, it is not worth the risk of plagiarizing other people’s work. Plagiarism, according to the speaker in one of the video segments titled, Information Literacy: Perils of Online Research, can be used as a reason for being expelled from school and receiving a failing grade. This has the potential to derail your career aspirations. If a student is unsure, it is best to seek advice from professors on proper citation methods. Proofreading one’s own work is expected of graduate students.
References
Grand Canyon University (GCU). (n.d.). Academic intergrity. Grand Canyon University Library. https://students.gcu.edu/academics/academic-integrity.php
Grand Canyon University (GCU). (n.d.). Refworks & endnote: Refworks & endnote login. Grand Canyon University Library. https://libguides.gcu.edu/refworksandendnote
Cambridge Educational. (2006). Information literacy: The perils of online research. Grand Canyon University Library.https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://digital.films.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=35675
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.
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.