Assignment: Evaluation of Research DNP 801

Description:

The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate empirical research as it relates to your PICOT question.

Directions:

Using feedback from the instructor on your PICOT question and annotated bibliographies, revise your PICOT question and annotations.

Using your annotations, write a paper (1,250-1500 word) in which you evaluate the literature, including the study conclusions, merits, and shortcomings. Your evaluation should address the following, and your conclusions should be supported with appropriate citations:

Summarize the evaluation (outcomes) of each literature selection.

Is this the only empirical research the authors of chosen articles have done on the same subject matter? If so, do you think this is a gap? If not, discuss the other research.

Discuss how data collected by the authors has supported the conclusion.

Discuss how the data collected from the authors of selected literature contributes to your PICOT question.

General Requirements:

Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Assessment Description

A personal worldview is based on the personal philosophy (beliefs, concepts, or ideas about the world) that one creates, ether consciously or unconsciously. These influence how one sees and interacts with the world. Reflect on the principles that have created your worldview. Were these principles developed consciously or unconsciously? Do they help or hinder? What are the main principles you use?

Based on your self-reflection, discuss two core principles from your personal philosophy and explain how they have shaped your worldview. How do these impact your ability to think critically? How does “open-mindedness” influence nursing care when caring for patients who do not share your personal philosophy or worldview? How do you think others experience you based on the actions or attitude derived from your personal philosophy/worldview? (This response does not require research support.)

A worldview is a personal philosophy of how one perceives the world. An individual’s worldview is deeply embedded in their subconscious and, unless reflected upon, is difficult to intellectualize. This philosophy is developed from early childhood and undergoes a continual transformation as one matures. Worldviews are a matter of spiritual orientation, rather than a matter of the mind alone (Sire, James, 2015). It is important to understand one’s worldview because it is the source from which all thoughts and actions are derived. Reflecting on our own worldviews will help to reduce personal bias that can influence our interpersonal relations and will, in turn, foster respect for the worldviews of those we interact with. Even though we are not born with a worldview, every human being possesses a worldview, and it is formed in us over time.

As a Nigerian, values are fundamental in all human societies and inhuman actions and activities, morality originates from religious considerations, and so pervasive is religion in Nigerian culture that the two cannot be separated. What constitutes the moral code of any Nigerian society are the laws, taboos, customs, and set forms of behavior all to derive their compelling power from religion. Thus, morality flows out of religion, and through this, the conduct of individuals is regulated; and any break of the moral code is regarded as evil and punishable.

The two core principles of my personal philosophy are truth and hard work

Truth (Eziokwu): For the Igbo, the truth is the major strand that welds society together. Without truth, there was no need for human society. The trust built in Igbo society lies mainly in the ability of the individual members to tell one another the truth. Thus, it is obvious that the pillar stone of every community is telling the truth. Thus, the Igbo say: “eziokwu bu ndu” “truth is life.” (J. B. Oguejiofor, 2010).

Hard work: In the Igbo cultural life, certain Igbo proverbs/adages lay great emphasis on the importance of hard work and the consequences of laziness, and not showing seriousness towards one’s work or means of livelihood. Such as

 ‘Ngana kpuchie ute, agụụ e kpughee ya’. (If laziness/sloth pushes one to sleep, hunger, will wake him up).

‘Onye rụọ, o rie’. (He that sow reaps) (J. B. Oguejiofor, 2010).

In the course, of caring for my patients, I have come to realize that human beings must always be an end and not a means, a subject and not an object or a commodity of trade. Second, is the value of human cultures, which no external power has the right to downplay and still less to destroy. So, always treat others the same way you will like to be treated.

Reference

J. B. Oguejiofor, Globalization and the resilience of Traditional Paradigms: The Case of the Igbo of Nigeria, in A. B. C. Chiegboka, T. C. Utoh-Ezeajugh, G. I. Udechukwu, eds., The Humanities and Globalization in the Third Millennium, (Nimo: Rex Charles and Patrick, 2010), pp.15-25. ii Felicia Iremeka, Moral V

Sire, James W. A. Personal Philosophy of a Worldview: Worldview as a Concept, 2d ed. Downers Grove, Ill: IVP Academic, 2015