How does a nurse know what (if any) knowledge in a research study is useable for clinical practice? What would a critical thinker look for in the evidence before deciding to change? What influence do credibility and significance have on your decisions to integrate research-based evidence into your practice?

ONE of the references:

Houser, J. (2015). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

Chapter 10: Descriptive Research Questions and Procedures, pp. 251–282

Chapter 12: Quantitative Research Questions and Procedures, pp. 321–346

Chapter 14: Qualitative Research Questions and Procedures, pp. 385–413

Identify and discuss a problem specific to your area of clinical practice that you believe can be solved.Differentiate between types of research questions
Formulate research questions and hypotheses.

Identify and discuss a problem specific to your area of clinical practice that you believe can be solved.
Write one qualitative research question and one quantitative research question to address this problem.
• Analyze whether your quantitative question is a descriptive, explanatory, predictive, or prescriptive question and explain why. If your quantitative question is amenable to a research or null hypothesis, develop a hypothesis related to your question. If your quantitative question is not amenable to a research or null hypothesis, explain why not.
• The assignment must include: a title page, an abstract, two to three pages of original double space text, and a reference page.
• Determine if your qualitative research question is exploratory, grounded theory, or phenomenological and explain why.
• The course texts are to be used to support your analysis.
• Use APA 6th edition formatting and correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

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Submit as an attachment to the Assignment Link no later than 23:59 on Saturday of week one.
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Unit 1 Assignment Grading Rubric
Parameters Maximum Points Points Earned
Assignment includes: a title page, an abstract, two to three pages of original double spaced text, and a reference page. 40
Provides a qualitative research question that is exploratory, grounded theory, or phenomenological and explain why. 30
Uses course texts to support your analysis. 10
Provides use APA 6th edition formatting and correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. 10
Submitted assignment on time 10