- To prepare:
Select a DNP project that uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to summarize the results from the options provided below and Consider how the findings reflect the practice-focused question in the selected project.
● Frazier, M. C. (2023). Examining the lived experience of secondary traumatic stress in emergency room nurses: A mixed methods studyLinks to an external site. (Publication No. 30816304) [Doctoral dissertation, Saint Louis University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
● Karamichos, S. (2023). The professional identity of the nurse practitioner: A mixed methods studyLinks to an external site. (Publication No. 30634134) [Doctoral dissertation, Oklahoma City University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.
● Medina, M. (2024). Implementing motivational interviewing to improve medication adherence: A staff education projectLinks to an external site. (Publication No. Order No. 30992260) [Doctoral dissertation, Walden University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/15450
● Rampersad, M. (2023). Oncology nurses, compassion fatigue and general health: A mixed-methods studyLinks to an external site.. Walden University. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/11819/
The Assignment
Critique a DNP project that used both quantitative and qualitative methods and summarize the results.
Link the results of both quantitative and qualitative findings to the practice-focused question in the DNP project.
Discussion 2. To prepare:
● Read and view the Learning Resources, focusing specifically on the Tuskegee study resources.
⮚ Alsan, M., & Wanamaker, M. (2018). Tuskegee and the health of black menLinks to an external site.. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 133(1), 407–455.
⮚ Bates, B. R., & Harris, T. M. (2004). The Tuskegee study of untreated syphilis and public perceptions of biomedical research: A focus group studyLinks to an external site.. Journal of the National Medical Association, 96(8), 1051–1064. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2568492/pdf/jnma00177-0047.pdf
⮚ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, December 5). The USPHS untreated syphilis study at TuskegeeLinks to an external site.. https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/index.html
⮚ Hunt, D. F., Dunn, M., Harrison, G., & Bailey, J. (2021). Ethical considerations in quality improvement: key questions and a practical guideLinks to an external site.. BMJ Open Quality, 10(3), e001497. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001497
⮚ Office for Human Research Protections. (n.d.). Quality improvement activities FAQsLinks to an external site.. United States Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/guidance/faq/quality-improvement-activities/index.html
Post a response including the following:
● What are the characteristics of the research study (Tzeng & Yin, 2017), the quality improvement study (Khoja & Moosa, 2023), and the DNP project (Bangura, 2024) in terms of generalizability, sampling, and the nature of ethical protections?
● Compare and contrast ethical considerations in research to ethics requirements for QI and/or for a DNP project.
Discussion 3. Post a response detailing the following:
● How has the Healthcare Policy and Analysis course impacted your knowledge, attitude, beliefs, perceptions about nurse engagement in policy advocacy and politics?
● What are the takeaways as you move forward as a DNP, in your role as a policy advocate? What resonates with you and how will you use it?
