NHS 8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences All Units Discussions Tasks
NHS 8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences All Units Discussions Tasks
Unit 1 Discussion PhD Versus Professional Doctorate
For this discussion, consider the trends in the field of education and health care.
In your initial post:
Provide your own scholarly assessment of the differences between a PhD and professional doctorate.
Express your opinion about why professional doctorates may be gaining ground in the marketplace now.
Note your own current skill sets and how a professional doctorate may help you meet your own career goals.
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 2 Discussion
Evidence-Based Practice
Review the unit readings and complete your own research. In your initial post:
Discuss what EBP means in your field.
Assess the move toward evidence-based efforts across the health care and public health environments.
Compare and contrast the application of qualitative methods versus quantitative methods in the movement toward EBP.
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 3 Discussion
Project Topics
Note: Please complete this discussion before completing the assignment in this unit.
In this discussion, you will prepare for the assignment in this unit.
In your initial post:
Provide at least two possible topics you are considering for the course project.
Compare and contrast the two topics.
Discuss why each might be an important topic for a doctoral project.
Provide your thoughts on the value each topic might bring to an organization if you pursued it.
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 4 Discussion
The Specifics of Your Research
With your proposed gap and topic identified, begin to search the databases available in the Capella library. Determine search terms you will use to search the databases.
In your initial post, describe your project topic for this course and discuss what you found helpful as you began to research it.
What databases were helpful to you?
What types of search terms did you use?
What types of limiters did you consider?
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 5 Discussion
Levels of Evidence
Think about your own project topic for this course. In your initial post, discuss the three different levels of evidence you could apply to your own paper in this course.
What are the levels of evidence used in the peer-reviewed articles that you found?
Are there white papers or opinion papers on your topic?
Is there an industry expert you could consult?
What did you find that is not evidence based, but could be appropriate?
Provide your findings for all three levels of evidence.
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 6 Discussion
Analyzing a Research Article
Note: Please complete this discussion before completing the assignment in this unit.
For this discussion, select one of the peer-reviewed articles you included in your evidence table for the Unit 5 assignment.
In your initial post:
Cite the article and provide your own analysis of it. Use the general outline for analyzing a research article from the Analyze Results page (link given in the resources).
State why this specific article is important to your course project.
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 7 Discussion
Health Care Improvement
Review the “How to Study Improvement Interventions: A Brief Overview of Possible Study Types” article on health care improvement.
In your initial post:
Provide a synopsis of ways an improvement focus might be useful in bringing evidence to your practice.
Discuss if your own project might work as an improvement project. How do you see improvement ideas integrated into your own work?
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 8 Discussion
Peer Review
Post the draft of the paper you submitted in the Unit 6 assignment as an attachment to this discussion. Indicate the type of feedback you would like from other learners. If there are specific aspects of the paper you would like help with, indicate that.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 9 Discussion
Practicum Site
For this discussion, propose the most likely site for completing a practicum with a project similar to the one you have worked on in this course.
In your initial post, address the following:
Is the chosen site your current employer?
Is there a likely location within your own community?
What are your options for a practicum site for doctoral-level work?
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 10 Discussion
Reflection and Questions
For this discussion, think of all you have learned in this course. In your initial post, explain what you have learned that will assist you in moving forward. What types of questions do you have now?
If your post refers to the ideas or work of others, it must be supported by citing an outside scholarly source, using APA style.
Response Guidelines
You need not respond to the posts of other learners for this discussion, but you may, if you wish.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 1 Discussion
PhD Versus Professional Doctorate
For this discussion, consider the trends in the field of education and health care.
In your initial post:
Provide your own scholarly assessment of the differences between a PhD and professional doctorate.
Express your opinion about why professional doctorates may be gaining ground in the marketplace now.
Note your own current skill sets and how a professional doctorate may help you meet your own career goals.
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 2 Discussion
Evidence-Based Practice
Review the unit readings and complete your own research. In your initial post:
Discuss what EBP means in your field.
Assess the move toward evidence-based efforts across the health care and public health environments.
Compare and contrast the application of qualitative methods versus quantitative methods in the movement toward EBP.
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 3 Discussion
Project Topics
Note: Please complete this discussion before completing the assignment in this unit.
In this discussion, you will prepare for the assignment in this unit.
In your initial post:
Provide at least two possible topics you are considering for the course project.
Compare and contrast the two topics.
Discuss why each might be an important topic for a doctoral project.
Provide your thoughts on the value each topic might bring to an organization if you pursued it.
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 4 Discussion
The Specifics of Your Research
With your proposed gap and topic identified, begin to search the databases available in the Capella library. Determine search terms you will use to search the databases.
In your initial post, describe your project topic for this course and discuss what you found helpful as you began to research it.
What databases were helpful to you?
What types of search terms did you use?
What types of limiters did you consider?
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 5 Discussion
Levels of Evidence
Think about your own project topic for this course. In your initial post, discuss the three different levels of evidence you could apply to your own paper in this course.
What are the levels of evidence used in the peer-reviewed articles that you found?
Are there white papers or opinion papers on your topic?
Is there an industry expert you could consult?
What did you find that is not evidence based, but could be appropriate?
Provide your findings for all three levels of evidence.
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 6 Discussion
Analyzing a Research Article
Note: Please complete this discussion before completing the assignment in this unit.
For this discussion, select one of the peer-reviewed articles you included in your evidence table for the Unit 5 assignment.
In your initial post:
Cite the article and provide your own analysis of it. Use the general outline for analyzing a research article from the Analyze Results page (link given in the resources).
State why this specific article is important to your course project.
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 7 Discussion
Health Care Improvement
Review the “How to Study Improvement Interventions: A Brief Overview of Possible Study Types” article on health care improvement.
In your initial post:
Provide a synopsis of ways an improvement focus might be useful in bringing evidence to your practice.
Discuss if your own project might work as an improvement project. How do you see improvement ideas integrated into your own work?
Post according to the Faculty Expectations Response Guidelines. Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation should be from materials you have read during this unit. It may be from course textbooks, assigned readings, or an outside source.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 8 Discussion
Peer Review
Post the draft of the paper you submitted in the Unit 6 assignment as an attachment to this discussion. Indicate the type of feedback you would like from other learners. If there are specific aspects of the paper you would like help with, indicate that.
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 9 Discussion
Practicum Site
For this discussion, propose the most likely site for completing a practicum with a project similar to the one you have worked on in this course.
In your initial post, address the following:
Is the chosen site your current employer?
Is there a likely location within your own community?
What are your options for a practicum site for doctoral-level work?
NHS8050 Preparing for the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Health Sciences
Unit 10 Discussion
Reflection and Questions
For this discussion, think of all you have learned in this course. In your initial post, explain what you have learned that will assist you in moving forward. What types of questions do you have now?
If your post refers to the ideas or work of others, it must be supported by citing an outside scholarly source, using APA style.
Response Guidelines
You need not respond to the posts of other learners for this discussion, but you may, if you wish.
APA Writing Checklist
Use this document as a checklist for each paper you will write throughout your GCU graduate program. Follow specific instructions indicated in the assignment and use this checklist to help ensure correct grammar and APA formatting. Refer to the APA resources available in the GCU Library and Student Success Center.
Also Read: NHS 8050- Unit 1 Discussion PhD Versus Professional Doctorate
☐ APA paper template (located in the Student Success Center/Writing Center) is utilized for the correct format of the paper. APA style is applied, and format is correct throughout.
☐ The title page is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ The introduction is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ Topic is well defined.
☐ Strong thesis statement is included in the introduction of the paper.
☐ The thesis statement is consistently threaded throughout the paper and included in the conclusion.
☐ Paragraph development: Each paragraph has an introductory statement, two or three sentences as the body of the paragraph, and a transition sentence to facilitate the flow of information. The sections of the main body are organized to reflect the main points of the author. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ All sources are cited. APA style and format are correctly applied and are free from error.
☐ Sources are completely and correctly documented on a References page, as appropriate to assignment and APA style, and format is free of error.
Scholarly Resources: Scholarly resources are written with a focus on a specific subject discipline and usually written by an expert in the same subject field. Scholarly resources are written for an academic audience.
Examples of Scholarly Resources include: Academic journals, books written by experts in a field, and formally published encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Peer-Reviewed Journals: Peer-reviewed journals are evaluated prior to publication by experts in the journal’s subject discipline. This process ensures that the articles published within the journal are academically rigorous and meet the required expectations of an article in that subject discipline.
Empirical Journal Article: This type of scholarly resource is a subset of scholarly articles that reports the original finding of an observational or experimental research study. Common aspects found within an empirical article include: literature review, methodology, results, and discussion.
Adapted from “Evaluating Resources: Defining Scholarly Resources,” located in Research Guides in the GCU Library.
☐ The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. Utilize writing resources such as Grammarly, LopesWrite report, and ThinkingStorm to check your writing.