Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 449: Evidence-Based Practice Determining and Interpreting Credibility of Results and Clinical Significance PURPOSE This assignment provides students with an opportunity to work in a group to gain these skills: Determine the credibility of qualitative and quantitative research results Calculate the clinical significance of research results Illustrate the clinical significance of research results Interpret the clinical significance of research results COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: 2. Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (PO 4, 8) 4. Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and clinical significance related to evidence-based practice. (PO 4, 8) 5. Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (PO 7, 8) DUE DATE Week 6:Friday via course Assignment box. TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE 100 points REQUIREMENTS Read the relevant sections of the designated and chosen research articles and complete these tasks: 1. review common descriptive and inferential statistics reported in quantitative studies 2. create a graph using Excel to illustrate the clinical significance of quantitative research results 3. evaluate the clinical significance of findings reported as a dichotomous variable 4. evaluate the clinical significance of findings reported as a confidence interval 5. determine the credibility of the quantitative results 6 determine the credibility of the qualitative results PREPARING THE PAPER 1. 2. 3. 4. Provide the above information in the file provided for this assignment found with Assignment Place the author(s)' names of the published articles used for this assignment in the designated spaces Place answers in bold format immediately following each item For all answers produced from your chosen research articles, indicate the page number or table/box in the article where the answer is found 5. Provide explanations for all yes/no/one word answers 6. Include a properly formatted title page 7. Include a reference list using correct APA format for all articles Credibility and Clinical Significance 12.26.201, elp. Initiated 12/2012 by Dr. Marty Spies; revised 1/2016; revised 1 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 449: Evidence-Based Practice DIRECTIONS AND GRADING CRITERIA* Category Points % Review of statistical analysis Illustration of clinical significance 10 10 Accurately answers all items 15 15 Calculation of clinical significance for a dichotomous dependent variable 25 25 Interpretation of confidence interval 20 20 Determination of credibility of results 20 20 Correctly explains and interprets the statistical significance of the selected inferential test result Constructs a graph in Excel that correctly illustrates the selected inferential test result Correctly interprets the clinical significance of the selected inferential test result and compares it to the statistical significance Accurately constructs table for assigned research results Calculates and explains measures of clinical significance Evaluates the overall clinical significance of the findings and compares it to the statistical significance Determines the accuracy of the presentation of the clinical significance of the findings in the assigned article Provides rules for interpreting confidence intervals around difference in mean values and around odds ratios and relative risk Provides appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics related to selected variable(s) Identifies how the inferential test was used and the text of the null hypothesis being tested using variables from the study Applies the p-value rule and appropriate rule for confidence interval to determine statistical significance and decision about significance Interprets the clinical significance of the confidence interval Identifies and explains information from the article relevant to the internal and external design validity of the quantitative study Identifies and explains information from the article relevant to the trustworthiness of the results of the qualitative study APA 6th edition Format, Grammar and Punctuation 10 10 100* 100 Total Credibility and Clinical Significance 12.26.201, elp. Description APA 6th edition format is used accurately and consistently in the paper, on the title page, in-text citations, and/or the Reference page. No errors in grammar or punctuation. Initiated 12/2012 by Dr. Marty Spies; revised 1/2016; revised 2 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 449: Evidence-Based Practice *Not attending the entire class sessions when this is completed will result in 20% reduction in points earned Credibility and Clinical Significance 12.26.201, elp. Initiated 12/2012 by Dr. Marty Spies; revised 1/2016; revised 3 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 449: Evidence-Based Practice GRADING RUBRIC Assignment Criteria Outstanding or highest level of performance Very good or high level of performance A (92-100%) B (84-91%) Competent or satisfactory level of performance Poor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performance C (76-83%) F (0-75%) Review of statistical analysis (10 points) Accurately answers all items (9-10 points) Partially answers all items correctly. (8 points) Minimally answers all items correctly. (7 points) Does not answer all items correctly. (06 points) Illustration of clinical significance (15 points) Correctly explains and interprets the statistical significance of the selected inferential test result. Constructs a graph in Excel that correctly illustrates the selected inferential test result. Correctly interprets the clinical significance of the selected inferential test result and compares it to the statistical significance. (14-15 points) Partially explains and interprets the statistical significance of the selected inferential test result. Constructs a graph in Excel that partially illustrates the selected inferential test result. Partially interprets the clinical significance of the selected inferential test result and compares it to the statistical significance. (12-13 points) Minimally explains and interprets the statistical significance of the selected inferential test result. Constructs a graph in Excel that minimally illustrates the selected inferential test result. Minimally interprets the clinical significance of the selected inferential test result and compares it to the statistical significance. (11 points) Provides minimal or no explanation and interpretation of the statistical significance of the selected inferential test result. Does constructs graph in Excel that illustrates the selected inferential test result. Provides minimal or no interpretation of the clinical significance of the selected inferential test result and compares it to the statistical significance. (0-10 points) Calculation of clinical significance for a dichotomous dependent variable (25 points) Accurately constructs table for assigned research results. Calculates and explains Partially constructs table for assigned research results. Partially calculates and explains measures of clinical Minimally constructs table for assigned research results. Minimally calculates and Does not construct table for assigned research results. Does not calculate or explain Credibility and Clinical Significance 4 Initiated 12/2012 by Dr. Marty Spies; revised 1/2016; revised 12.26.201, elp. Chamberlain College of Nursing Interpretation of confidence interval (20 points) Credibility and Clinical Significance 5 NR 449: Evidence-Based Practice measures of clinical significance. Evaluates the overall clinical significance of the findings and compares it to the statistical significance. Determines the accuracy of the presentation of the clinical significance of the findings in the assigned article. (23-25 points) significance. Partially evaluates the overall clinical significance of the findings and compares it to the statistical significance. Partially determines the accuracy of the presentation of the clinical significance of the findings in the assigned article. (21-23 points) explains measures of clinical significance. Minimally evaluates the overall clinical significance of the findings and compares it to the statistical significance. Inadequately determines the accuracy of the presentation of the clinical significance of the findings in the assigned article. . (19-20 points) measures of clinical significance. Does not evaluate the overall clinical significance of the findings or compares it to the statistical significance. Does not determine the accuracy of the presentation of the clinical significance of the findings in the assigned article. (018 points) Provides rules for interpreting confidence intervals around difference in mean values and around odds ratios and relative risk Provides appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics related to selected variable(s) Identifies how the inferential test was used and the text of the null hypothesis being tested using variables from the study Applies the p-value rule and appropriate rule for confidence interval to determine statistical significance and decision about significance Partially provides rules for interpreting confidence intervals around difference in mean values and around odds ratios and relative risk Partially provides appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics related to selected variable(s) Partially Identifies how the inferential test was used and the text of the null hypothesis being tested using variables from the study Partially applies the p-value rule and appropriate rule for confidence interval to determine statistical significance and decision about significance Partially interprets the clinical significance of the confidence Minimally provides rules for interpreting confidence intervals around difference in mean values and around odds ratios and relative risk Minimally provides appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics related to selected variable(s) Minimally Identifies how the inferential test was used and the text of the null hypothesis being tested using variables from the study Minimally applies the pvalue rule and appropriate rule for confidence interval to Does not provide rules for interpreting confidence intervals around difference in mean values and around odds ratios and relative risk Does not provide appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics related to selected variable(s) Does not identify how the inferential test was used and the text of the null hypothesis being tested using variables from the study Does not apply the pvalue rule and appropriate rule for confidence interval to determine statistical Initiated 12/2012 by Dr. Marty Spies; revised 1/2016; revised 12.26.201, elp. Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 449: Evidence-Based Practice Interprets the clinical significance of the confidence interval (18-20 points) interval determine statistical significance and decision about significance Attempts to interpret the clinical significance of the confidence interval (15 points) significance and decision about significance Unable to interpret the clinical significance of the confidence interval (0-14 points) Determination of credibility of results (20 points) Identifies and explains information from the article relevant to the internal and external design validity of the quantitative study Identifies and explains information from the article relevant to the trustworthiness of the results of the qualitative study (18-20 points) Partially identifies and explains information from the article relevant to the internal and external design validity of the quantitative study Partially identifies and explains information from the article relevant to the trustworthiness of the results of the qualitative study (16-17 points) Minimally identifies and explains information from the article relevant to the internal and external design validity of the quantitative study Minimally identifies and explains information from the article relevant to the trustworthiness of the results of the qualitative study (15 points) Does not identify or explain information from the article relevant to the internal and external design validity of the quantitative study Does not identify or explain information from the article relevant to the trustworthiness of the results of the qualitative study (0-1431 points) APA 6th edition Format, Grammar and Punctuation (1 points) APA 6th edition format is used accurately and consistently in the paper, on the title page, in-text citations, and/or the Reference page. No errors in grammar or punctuation. (9-10 points) APA 6th edition formatting is used with1-2 errors, on the title page, in-text citations, and/or the Reference page. Less than 2 errors in grammar or punctuation. (8 points) No more than 3-5 errors in APA 6th edition formatting in the paper, on the title page, in-text citations, and the Reference page. No more than 3-5 errors in grammar or punctuation. (7 points) More than 5 errors in APA 6th edition formatting in the paper, on the title page, in-text citations, and/or the Reference page. More than 5 errors in grammar or punctuation. (06 points) (16-17 points) Total Points _ of 100 points Please see the Chamberlain College of Nursing Library Lib Guide for NR 449 for the following articles (permalinks below) Credibility and Clinical Significance 6 Initiated 12/2012 by Dr. Marty Spies; revised 1/2016; revised 12.26.201, elp. Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 449: Evidence-Based Practice Audit of cathether-associatied UTI using silver alloy-coated foley catheters (See table for baseline data) Randomised controlled trial of music on state anxiety and physiological indices in patients undergoing root canal treatment (Calculate Confidence Intervals) Exploring how new registered nurses construct professional identity in hospital settings. (Qualitative study) Credibility and Clinical Significance 7 Initiated 12/2012 by Dr. Marty Spies; revised 1/2016; revised 12.26.201, elp