quantitative research.
The guideline below is a recommended outline only and does not substitute for your assignment grading rubric; your paper will be graded using the assignment grading rubric criteria.
For the introduction paragraph section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
· The need for nursing research.
· The importance for nurses to understand the basic principles of research.
· The purpose of your paper.
For the quantitative research section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
· The importance of quantitative research.
· One type of quantitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.
· How quantitative research can help improve nursing practice.
For the qualitative research section, your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
· The importance of qualitative research.
· One type of qualitative design; explain one important feature of this type of design.
· How qualitative research can help improve nursing practice.
For the research sampling section, your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
· What is sampling and why is sampling important.
· One sampling strategy used in quantitative research.
· One other sampling strategy that you learned.
For the credible nursing practice section, your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
· How research can help to make nursing practice safer.
· Why research is critical for creating an evidence-based nursing practice.
For the conclusion section, summarize your learning using mostly your own words (see the grading rubric for details):
· Short, concise, thorough summary of the main points of the paper.
