For Assignment 2, you will conduct content coding to analyze qualitative data. Please review the Instructions: Quantitative Analysis Assignment and Instructions: Content Coding of Challenges of Staying in the Hospital in this week’s resources to review how to complete both parts of this Assignment. Note: Assignments 1 and 2 will not be accepted unless the required templates are used.
Assignment 2: Qualitative Analyses
- Follow the step-by-step instructions provided in the Instructions: Qualitative Coding document in this week’s resources. The document provides detailed instructions on the step-by-step process of conducting the content analysis for this part of the Assignment.
- Access the Challenges of Staying in the Hospital Data document located in this week’s resources that includes the narrative descriptions of 10 students about their challenges in a recent hospital stay.
- The analytic method you will use to analyze the narrative data for this Assignment is called content analysis. It requires you to read each patient’s narrative and then code its content using thematic categories on a coding sheet.
- Access the Code Sheet document located in this week’s resources to carry out the coding as defined in the instructions.
- For the written part of this assignment, you will need to describe the most common types of challenges that students had while staying in the hospital.
Resources
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By Day 7
Submit your Assignment 2: Qualitative Analysis components.
submission information
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Rubric
NURS_3150_Week_5_Assignment_2_Rubric
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCorrectly codes 20+ challenges for 10 students. | 20 to >17.0 ptsExcellentCorrectly codes 9-10 challenges.17 to >15.0 ptsProficientCorrectly codes 8 challenges.15 to >13.0 ptsBasicCorrectly codes 7 challenges.13 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementCorrectly codes 6 or fewer challenges. | 20 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummarizes the major themes or most common challenges. | 50 to >44.0 ptsExcellentStudent provided a fully developed summary of the major themes or most common challenges with insightful analysis of concepts and related issues.44 to >39.0 ptsProficientStudent provided a developed summary of the major themes or most common challenges with reasonable analysis of concepts and related issues.39 to >34.0 ptsBasicStudent provided a minimally developed summary of the major themes or most common challenges with limited analysis of concepts and related issues.34 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementStudent provided an under-developed summary of the major themes or most common challenges with little or no analysis of concepts and related issues. | 50 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProfessional Writing: Clarity, Flow, and Organization | 10 to >8.0 ptsExcellentContent is free from spelling, punctuation, and grammar/syntax errors. Writing demonstrates very well-formed sentence and paragraph structure. Content presented is completely clear, logical, and well-organized.8 to >7.0 ptsProficientContent contains minor spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors. Writing demonstrates appropriate sentence and paragraph structure. Content presented is mostly clear, logical, and well-organized.7 to >6.0 ptsBasicContent contains moderate spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors. Writing demonstrates adequate sentence and paragraph structure and may require some editing. Content presented is adequately clear, logical, and/or organized, but could benefit from additional editing/revision.6 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementContent contains significant spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors. Writing does not demonstrate adequate sentence and paragraph structure and requires additional editing/proofreading. Key sections of presented content lack clarity, logical flow, and/or organization. | 10 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProfessional Writing: Context, Audience, Purpose, and Tone | 10 to >8.0 ptsExcellentContent clearly demonstrates awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is highly professional, scholarly, and free from bias, and style is appropriate for the professional setting/workplace context.8 to >7.0 ptsProficientContent demonstrates satisfactory awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is adequately professional, scholarly, and/or free from bias, and style is consistent with the professional setting/workplace context.7 to >6.0 ptsBasicContent demonstrates basic awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is somewhat professional, scholarly, and/or free from bias, and style is mostly consistent with the professional setting/workplace context.6 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementContent minimally or does not demonstrate awareness of context, audience, and/or purpose. Writing is not reflective of professional/scholarly tone and/or is not free of bias. Style is inconsistent with the professional setting/workplace context and reflects the need for additional editing. | 10 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Attributions and Formatting: cover page, title of paper on second page, level headings, Times New Roman 12 font, 1″ margins, and page numbers. APA References: Uses in-text citations appropriately and format correctly. Paraphrases to avoid plagiarizing the source. | 10 to >8.0 ptsExcellentDemonstrates fully developed APA formatting with no errors using the template provided.8 to >7.0 ptsProficientDemonstrates developed APA formatting with few formatting errors using the template provided.7 to >6.0 ptsBasicDemonstrates minimally developed APA formatting with several formatting errors using the template provided.6 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementDemonstrates limited APA formatting with multiple formatting errors or fails to use the template provided. | 10 pts | |
| Total Points: 100 | |||
Required Readings
Gray, J. R, & Grove, S. K. (2021). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (9th ed.). Elsevier. Chapter 21, “Introduction to Statistical Analysis” (pp. 635–650)
Chapter 22, “Using Statistics to Describe Variables” (pp. 652–662)
Chapter 12, “Qualitative Research Methodology”“Qualitative Data Analysis” (pp. 350–352)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (n.d.). About this tool
Links to an external site.. https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/resources/about-this-tool
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (n.d.). Find and compare nursing homes, hospitals, & other providers near you
Links to an external site.. https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Quantitative Resources
Document: Instructions: Quantitative Analysis Assignment (PDF)Download Instructions: Quantitative Analysis Assignment (PDF)
Document: Codebook: Quantitative Patient Safety Data (PDF)Download Codebook: Quantitative Patient Safety Data (PDF)
Document: Summary Data Analysis Form (Word document)Download Summary Data Analysis Form (Word document)
Document: Quantitative Data Excel Assignment (Excel spreadsheet)Download Quantitative Data Excel Assignment (Excel spreadsheet)
Qualitative Resources
Document: Instructions: Qualitative Coding (Word document)Download Instructions: Qualitative Coding (Word document)
Document: Qualitative Code Script (Word document)Download Qualitative Code Script (Word document)
Document: Qualitative Coding Scheme (Word document)Download Qualitative Coding Scheme (Word document)
Document: Qualitative Code Sheet (Word document)Download Qualitative Code Sheet (Word document)
Writing Resources
Scholarly writing is a critical component of nursing academics. Walden University provides resources to support scholarly writing such as the CON Writing Template, Grammarly, access to the Walden Writing Center editing services, and many other tools for success.
Access these supportive resources for successful writing in the Writing Resources link found in the Start Here module.
