Reliability and Validity Paper Samantha Smith BSHS/382- Research and Statistics April 22‚ 2013 ANGELA COLISTRA Introduction Reliability and Validity are two important aspects of research in the human services field and without these tools researchers results would be incomplete. This paper will give examples of the different types of reliability and validity and examples on how they apply to human services research. Also this paper will provide examples of data collection
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According to Hamric‚ “evidence-based practice (EBP) is a problem-solving approach that incorporates best available scientific evidence‚ clinicians’ expertise‚ and patients’ preferences and values” (Hamric 2009) and is of high “importance to best practice and to the education of healthcare professionals” (Hamric 2009). EBP helps nurses to improve their clinical practice by evaluating what they do and how they do it‚ and what are the final outcomes on their patients. Research‚ in providing healthcare
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Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing In this discussion board I will discuss research and evidence-based practice in nursing. I will give examples of each‚ as well as a research and clinical question pertaining to nursing. Research and evidence-based practice are important for nurses because they help to find the most safe and effective way to care for patients. Research in nursing is used to aid in answering a nursing related issue (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber‚ 2014). Nursing research is
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take on a healthier lifestyle?” To gain the information and evidence needed to answer this question‚ several Journal articles‚ books and online resources that have been searched for through the SHU Library Gateway‚ Inter-nurse and other online nursing databases will be used. The information and evidence gained from these search engines will establish the reasons as to why the relationship between evidence and knowledge being used in practice and study is so important. This assignment will also show
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“Critical Appraisal is the systematic process used to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a research article in order to assess the usefulness and validity of research findings.” I am going to attempt to critically appraise the following article‚ Seers et al (2008) “A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a single session of nurse administered massage for short term relief of chronic non-malignant pain”. The aim of this research is to assess the effectiveness of nurse administered
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Breastfeeding has many advantages to the newborn but can sometimes be discouraging to new mothers who are disrupted from initiating breastfeeding. It’s a learning process between the mother and her newborn and should be strongly encouraged by healthcare providers. In the WHO (2011)‚ it recommends that women should exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of life. Breast milk not only provides antibodies for infection but also presents with less medical problems in the newborn. It was
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Educating Managers From an Evidence-Based Perspective DENISE M. ROUSSEAU SHARON MCCARTHY Carnegie Mellon University Evidence-based management (EBM) means managerial decisions and organizational practices informed by the best available scientific evidence. In this essay we describe the core features of educational processes promoting EBM. These include mastering behavioral principles where the science is clear and developing procedural knowledge based on practice‚ feedback‚ and reflection. We
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2011) Nursing practice is changing. With access to a search engine‚ patients are taking their healthcare into their own hands and keeping us responsible for staying up to date on evidence based practice. As nurses‚ we must be at the forefront of research to provide the best patient care. After I have earned my degree‚ I plan on improving evidence based practice so that nurses can incorporate cutting-edge patient care principles into our daily routine. Understanding evidence based practice is difficult
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08‚ Research and Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice November 1‚ 2013 Overview of Article McCaffrey‚ Thomas and Kinzelman (2009) discussed in this study the effects of lavender and rosemary essential oils used for test taking anxiety among graduate nursing students. It used a quantitative quasi-experimental design with pre and post-test measures. Quasi-experimental designs involve manipulation of independent variables but lack randomization or a control group research design
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Evidence-based instruction includes reliable and valuable data obtained from your classroom. When you apply basil tests‚ unit tests‚ exit slips‚ and acuity assessments you need to collect the data from your classroom to organize your classroom groups. You should also use this data to decide who needs AIS or tiered interventions for certain areas. Instructional practices include the previously mentioned assessments. Pretests for all units of instruction can also help you understand what your students
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