Descriptive Statistics

This week, you explore key statistical concepts related to data and problem solving through the completion of the following exercises using SPSS and the information found in your Statistics and Data Analysis for Nursing Research textbook. The focus of this assignment is to become familiar with the SPSS data analysis software and to develop an understanding of how to calculate descriptive statistics and make conclusions based on those calculations. As you formulate your responses, keep in mind that descriptive statistics only allow you to make conclusions and recommendations for the sample at hand—not for the larger population to which that sample may belong.

To prepare:

• Review      the Statistics and Data Analysis for Nursing Research chapters      assigned in this week’s Learning Resources. Pay close attention to the      examples presented, as they provide information that will be useful when      you complete the software exercise this week. You may also wish to review      the Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice video      resources to familiarize yourself with the software.
• Refer      to the Week      4 Descriptive Statistics Assignment page and follow      the directions to calculate descriptive statistics for the data provided      using SPSS software. If you run into any difficulties or problems, post      them to the Week 4 Discussion 2 area (see attached file)
• Download      and save the Polit2SetA.sav (see      attached file) data set. You will open the data file in SPSS.
• Compare      your data output against the tables presented in the Week 4 Descriptive Statistics SPSS Output      document (see attached file) This will enable you to become      comfortable with defining variables, entering data, and creating tables      and graphs.
• Formulate      an initial interpretation of the meaning or implication of your      calculations.

To complete:

• Complete      the Part I, Part II, and Part III steps and Assignment as outlined in      the Week      4 Descriptive Statistics Assignment page. (see      attached file for week 4 descriptive statistics assignment page)

Due Tomorrow Saturday 09/23/17 by 8pm

Required Media

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Research methods for evidence-based practice: Quantitative research: Data analysis. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.

In this week’s video, the presenter describes challenges to collecting and utilizing quantitative data and offers suggestions for assessing and improving data quality. The strategic use of quantitative data by health care organizations is also considered.

Introduction to SPSS”

Used by permission from SPSSVideoTutor.com A division of ConsumerRaters LLC., 1121 S Military Trail, 314, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, USA

Descriptive Statistics”

Used by permission from SPSSVideoTutor.com A division of ConsumerRaters LLC., 1121 S Military Trail, 314, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, USA

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 12 minutes.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 11 minutes.

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Required Readings

Gray, J.R., Grove, S.K., & Sutherland, S. (2017). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.

• Chapter      21, “Introduction to Statistical Analysis”

This chapter discusses the concepts of statistical analysis with regard to hypothesis testing. The chapter also identifies and defines common statistical terminology.

Polit, D. (2010). Statistics and data analysis for nursing research (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc.

• Chapter      1, “Introduction to Data Analysis in an Evidence-Based Practice      Environment”

This chapter provides an introduction to quantitative and qualitative data in evidence-based practice. The chapter introduces levels of measurement and types of statistical analyses relevant to different types of research studies.

• Chapter      2, “Frequency Distributions: Tabulating and Displaying Data”

Chapter 2 discusses frequency distributions as well as the different methods of presenting data, especially when data are very extensive. The chapter includes information on the use of bar charts, pie charts, histograms, and frequency polygons.

• Chapter      3, “Central Tendency, Variability, and Relative Standing”

This chapter examines the many ways data distribution for a quantitative variable can be described through shape, central tendency, and variability.

Software

IBM SPSS Statistics Standard GradPack (current version). Available in Windows and Macintosh versions. Please refer to the IBM SPSS Software area in the Course Overview section on the left navigation bar for more information on how to install, register, and license this software.

Optional Resources

Bilheimer, L. T., & Klein, R. J. (2010). Data and measurement issues in the analysis of health disparities. Health Services Research, 45(5), 1489–1507. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01143.x

Granberg-Rademacker, J. S. (2010). An algorithm for converting ordinal scale measurement data to interval/ratio scale. Educational & Psychological Measurement, 70(1), 74–90.

This site provides step-by-step procedures and screenshots for working with SPSS.

Walden University. (n.d.). Descriptive statistics. Retrieved August 1, 2011, from http://streaming.waldenu.edu/hdp/researchtutorials/educ8106_player/educ8106_descriptive_stats.html

 

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 Describe and provide rationale for which design you plan to use in   your DPI project. Be sure to indicate how your design in aligned with   the methodology chosen in Topic 1 DQ 1. 1 page, APA

This project will use the quantitative methodology with a descriptive research design.

Topic:  Use of Advanced Practice Providers in triage in improving waiting times in Emergency departments? 

Holloway, I., & Galvin, K. (2016). Qualitative research in nursing and healthcare. John Wiley & Sons.

 

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Design Thinking Script (This Script will be the beginning of my capstone project)please read attachment before making a bid

Reflect on the content covered throughout the entire course.

Utilizing what you learned about design thinking this week, create a script that can be used to create a voice-over presentation or video in Week Six.

Review the Capstone rubric and Capstone: It’s Not Scary slide presentation. Your script should include: This will be a two part assignment, person accepting firts part must be will to accept part two.  You will find complete details attached

• During this course, I came across x.
• I see opportunity for improvement at my organization in      x.
• I might want to focus my capstone on these one to three      areas.
• How will this relate to the end user? Consider      consumer-centrism.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. 

Materials

· Capstone Rubric ATTACHED

· Capstone: It’s Not Scary ATTACHED

THEN

Design Thinking” from the Harvard Business Review (HBR) Explainer

Watch the video “Design Thinking” from the HBR Explainer series 

( Video Link: https://hbr.org/video/4443548301001/the-explainer-design-thinking )

Post a response to the following question on separate sheet of paper

• How will you use      design thinking to begin to brainstorm about your capstone?

You can add at the end of paper I will cut and paste on separate sheet   

  

Part Two Due Oct 2nd

Design Presentation (MY Capstone project 

Create a 5- to 6-slide voice-over presentation or video using your script from Week Five.

• Incorporate feedback from      faculty and any additional new learnings from the course.
• Presentation should be 3 to 4      minutes with a clear and professional voice-over presentation of      information.

Cite at least 5 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.

Format your citations according to APA guidelines.

Subjects covered throughout this class

system thinking locally and on a national level,  the three C’s (Creativity, chaos and complexity), feedback loops, leverage points, different types of traps and opportunities such as Trap of escalation, tragedy of the commons, success to the successful, Drift to low Performance ,and  he trap of Shifting the Burden to the Intervenor among others Flow, Fulfillment, Creativity, and Respect, Gemba walk

 

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 Using your research paper, write an extended outline of how the content of the paper could be converted into an oral presentation. Structure the outline to include all the major sections of the paper and write out the text that would appear for each section.

Use the “Sample PowerPoint Presentation” as an example for your PowerPoint presentation. It is provided as a template, but it is not required to be used if you wish to use a different PowerPoint presentation template.

Produce a 12–20 slide PowerPoint presentation to report the results of your research paper. Refer to the lectures, the textbook chapters, and the article above to design your talk.

Include suggestions of which figures in your paper should be included in the talk and how they may or may not need to be modified.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

 

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Designing and Measuring Outcomes

As an advance practice nurse, your work is informed by many factors beyond your direct reach, and your influence extends beyond the immediate context in which you labor. Likewise, the changes you propose as a nurse leader are influenced by multiple systems and, in turn, can have an impact on many different groups. One of the ways to distinguish yourself as a leader is to be knowledgeable about these spheres of influence and to promote awareness of the potential effects that may result from a change.

Indeed, with the fluid and persistently evolving nature of change, it is essential that you stay abreast of latest developments that may affect the practice environment. This is especially critical for maintaining or adapting a change once it has been implemented. As discussed in Weeks 8 and 9, you may need to make adjustments based on evaluation of outcomes; in addition, you must also be prepared for adjustments based on developments within or outside your targeted environment.

To prepare:

• What are some possible adjustments that you might need to make based on the evaluation of outcomes? Consider insights from the Discussion in Weeks 8 and 9.
• Consider the evidence-based change you are proposing for your practicum setting: What other systems or components of a system are within the sphere of influence of this change? How could evolving issues internal to the setting, such as budget, staffing shortage, regulations or external to it, such as supply, funding, national priorities, and disasters, affect the implementation—and ultimately the sustainability—of such a change?
• How might your proposed change, in turn, affect policy or practice at other levels beyond your initial focus?

By Day 3 of Week 10

Post a cohesive response that addresses the following:

• Describe at least three evolving issues that are internal or external to your practicum setting that could affect the implementation and sustainability of your proposed change. From what systems level do those issues originate (e.g., organizational, local, state, national, global) and what other systems are then involved in response to that factor?
• How might your proposed change, in turn, lead to shifts at other levels beyond your initial focus?

 

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