Discussion 1
Post answers to the following:
- What is the relationship between a correlation matrix and multiple regression? How might they be used together?
- What is the difference between logistic and multiple regression?
Salkind, N., & Frey, B. (2019). Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics (7th ed.). SAGE Publications.
- Chapter 17, “Using Linear Regression: Predicting the Future” (pp. 313–319, 329–333)
Discussion 2
· Evaluate one of the DNP QI projects that used a mixed methods approach below.
a. 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
b. 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.
· What was the relationship to the practice-focused question to the use of the quantitative and the qualitative results? (one paragraph)
· What was the effectiveness of each? (one paragraph)
· Please include intro and conclusion
Assignment
To prepare:
Download the Critical Assessment, Appendix E Research Evidence Appraisal Tool.
Download the Critical Assessment, Appendix G Individual Evidence Summary Tool. (Both attached).
· Use the published quantitative study from below and use Dang et al. (2021) tools to critically appraise the research study
Bangura, F. (2024). Development and evaluation of a nurse practitioner–directed intentional rounding strategy, and its impact on decreasing falls in a veterans long-term care facilityLinks to an external site. (Publication No. 30991997) [Doctoral dissertation, Wilmington University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/development-evaluation-nurse-practitioner/docview/2932310765/se-2
· Present your analysis using the critical appraisal tool and the individual evidence tool in Appendix E and Appendix G. Blank forms are provided in a template for the submission.
Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model & guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
