You may choose your theories from the textbook or from other sources.
Describe each theory, including some history about the person who developed the theory and the major ideas and applications of the theory.
Describe the ways in which the two theories are similar, and how they differ.
Include a statement of how each theory could be used in your nursing practice. Include specific patient examples if you have them. You may also critique the theory: Is there anything with which you disagree or are there any problems you can identify?

This week, you will read the article written by Sorokowski et al. (2015), attached. Then, you will write a paper that includes the following:

    A description of the purpose of the research, the hypotheses, and the methods used to test the hypotheses.
    A description of the variables that were measured in the research and the level of measurement for each variable (i.e., nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio).
    A description of the sample used in the research. Your description should include a discussion regarding the diversity (e.g., age, sex, race, etc.) of the sample.
        For example, was the sample representative of a particular population or was it simply a convenience sample?
    A discussion to determine if the ethical guidelines were followed in the recruitment and testing of participants.
    A summary of the results and conclusions.
    A description of the measures of central tendency (i.e., mean, median, or mode) and variability (e.g., standard deviation) reported by the authors.
        This should include specific examples of how central tendency and variability were reported in the article; you should not include general definitions for these terms.
Length: 2-3 pages

Title: Evaluate two stress management/ coping / rehabilitation 
        interventions. 

Assignment Guidelines:

You may select any two stress management or coping interventions, they may be workplace-based.

1.  Work-based interventions e.g. At the individual level the focus to be secondary intervention using techniques e.g  Relaxation, CBT, Mindfulness training, etc.

2. At an organizational level- also focussing on secondary interventions so we can compare and contrast the 2 interventions. (Structural (e.g. staffing levels, work schedules, physical environment)
Psychological (e.g. social support, control over work, participation)

(feel free to change my ideas and replace them with what you think is adequate to answer the question.)

3.  Not less than 20 references preferably recent journals

4  The attached document is the assessment brief – as usual, you may want to peruse the requirements.

Thank you.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the qualitative and quantitative research designs encountered so far in this course.

For your literature review, you will select one design from each of the following categories.

Category

Non-experimental

Quantitative experimental

Qualitative

Mixed methods

Designs

Descriptive
Archival
Observational
Correlational
Survey research

Pretest-posttest control group
Posttest-only control group
Solomon four-group

Ethnography
Phenomenology
Grounded theory
Narrative
Participatory action research (PAR)

Explanatory
Exploratory
Triangulation
Parallel

Visit the Research Methods research guide in the Ashford University Library and search the databases for a minimum of one peer-reviewed journal article published within the last 10 years about each of the research designs you selected. The articles must not be research studies using the designs. Instead, they must be about how to conduct a study using the design. Examples of acceptable articles for this assignment are listed at the Suggested Articles tab in the Research Methods research guide.

In your paper, briefly outline the topic you selected for your Final Research Proposal in Week One and apply the scientific method by suggesting both a specific research question and a hypothesis for the topic. Evaluate your chosen peer-reviewed articles summarizing each and explaining how the research design described could be useful for designing original research on your topic. Compare and contrast the paradigms or worldviews inherent in the methodology associated with each research design. Apply professional standards and situate yourself as a researcher by identifying which of these approaches best fits with your worldview.

The Research Methods Literature Review

Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Students name
Course name and number
Instructors name
Date submitted
Must use at least four peer-reviewed sources published within the last 10 years.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.