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Week 3 PICOT/Evidence Appraisal Assignment

PICOT Worksheet Guidelines

Updated 7/2018

Purpose

Clear identification of the problem or opportunity is the first step in evidence-based nursing. This assignment offers a tool to assist in the identification of the problem, proposed intervention, and desired outcomes. Completion of the assignment will include identification of the problem or concern using the PICOT format.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcome.

CO1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO7)

Due Date

Submit the completed PICOT Worksheet Form by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 3.

Points

This assignment is worth 200 points.

You are required to use the assignment specific item(s) (article/systematic review/topic/form/templates) or you will earn a “0” for the assignment. In addition, assignments that do not follow the current guidelines or use the required item, as defined above, will be evaluated for evidence of an academic integrity violation.

After the due date, there will be no opportunity for revision or resubmission of assignments that have been uploaded to the submission area. This includes blank, incomplete, incorrect file, and/or incorrect file format documents. It is your responsibility to submit the correct completed assignment in the correct format to the correct submission area. Your last submission before the due date will be graded. You may not resubmit after the due date with a different file and incur a late deduction per the Late Assignment policy.

Directions

1. Read these guidelines including the grading rubrics below.

2. Download the required PICOT Worksheet form (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

3. You are required to complete the form using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Click on the envelope at the top of the page.

4. Consider what is the nursing problem or issue that you have uncovered. Make sure it is related to nursing, i.e., one that a nurse can solve independently. Do not select a medical problem that is dependent upon a medical professional to resolve.

5. Download an Example (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. of how to fill in the worksheet to help you complete your own form.

6. Submit the completed PICOT Worksheet form.

Example 1:

What is the PICO(T) question?

Will influenza immunization compliancy rates increase if flu clinics are provided in a Flu PODS and immunization clinics at convenient times covering all shifts?

Define each element of the question below:

P- (Patient, population, or problem): Hospital employees and volunteers required to have the influenza immunization annually

I -(Intervention): Offer multiple Flu “PODS” and immunization clinics to hospital employees and volunteers making it convenient to receive the required immunization. Offer at a variety of times, available to all shifts

C- (Comparison with other treatment/current practice): Compare analytics showing employees and volunteers who received flu shot prior to 2016 when Flu PODS and immunization clinics were not offered compared to 2016 where Flu PODS and immunization clinics are offered to accommodate shifts. Track number of employees/volunteers coming at each hour time frame.

O- (Desired outcome): Increase of compliance of receiving the annual mandatory flu shot by employees and volunteers

Example 2:

What is the PICO(T) question?

For non-diabetic patients on corticosteroid therapy, does monitoring for headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and blurred vision hourly vs. no observations for signs of hyperglycemia promote improvement of pulmonary complications?

Define each element of the question below:

P- (Patient, population, or problem): Non-diabetic patients on corticosteroid therapy.

I- (Intervention): Monitoring for headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and blurred vision

C- (Comparison with other treatment/current practice): No observations for signs of hyperglycemia

O- (Desired outcome): Improvement of pulmonary complications

T-(Time): 90 days

Week 5 Reading Research Literature

Reading Research Literature Guidelines

Updated 7/2018

Purpose

The student will read research literature to determine the research purpose, question, design, population, sample, limitations, data collection and analysis.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (PO4 and 8)

CO4: Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and lab significance related to evidence-based practice. (PO4 and 8)

Points: This assignment is worth 225 points.

Due Date: Submit the completed Reading Research Literature (RRL) form by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 5.

You are required to use the assignment specific item(s) (article/systematic review/topic/form/templates) or you will earn a “0” for the assignment. In addition, assignments that do not follow the current guidelines or use the required item, as defined above, will be evaluated for evidence of an academic integrity violation.

After the due date, there will be no opportunity for revision or resubmission of assignments that have been uploaded to the submission area. This includes blank, incomplete, incorrect file, and/or incorrect file format documents. It is your responsibility to submit the correct completed assignment in the correct format to the correct submission area. Your last submission before the due date will be graded. You may not resubmit after the due date with a different file and incur a late deduction per the Late Assignment policy.

Requirements

1. Download the research articles from the Chamberlain library.

Retrieve the following research articles:Make sure you are viewing the full text PDF. If you view the article in HTML format, you may not be able to see the tables and figures that are referenced in the questions.

Velayutham, S. G., Chandra, S. R., Bharath, S., & Shankar, R. G. (2017). Quantitative balance and gait measurement in patients with frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer diseases: A pilot study. Indian Journal Of Psychological Medicine, 39(2), 176-182. doi:10.4103/0253-7176.203132. http://proxy.chamberlain.edu:8080/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=122248443&site=eds-live&scope=site site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Pals, R. S., Hansen, U. M., Johansen, C. B., Hansen, C. S., Jørgensen, M. E., Fleischer, J., & Willaing, I. (2015). Making sense of a new technology in clinical practice: A qualitative study of patient and physician perspectives. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 1-10. doi:10.1186/s12913-015-1071-1

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1. Download the required Reading Research Literature (RRL) form (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

2. You are required to complete the form using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Click on the envelope at the top of the page.

3. Type answers to the questions directly onto the required form. Your required form does NOT need to follow APA formatting; however, you are expected to use correct grammar, spelling, syntax, and write in complete sentences.

Week 6 Research Article Critique Paper

Research Article Critique Guidelines

Please contact your instructor if you have any questions.

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment completed as an APA Paper is for the student to learn to examine, analyze, critique, and summarize an original research article.

Course Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO7)

CO2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs 4 and 8)

CO4: Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and lab significance related to evidence-based practice. (POs 4 and 8)

CO5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (POs 7 and 8)

Points

The assignment is worth a total of 175 points.

Due Date

You are to submit your paper by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6.

Requirements

Through this assignment, the student will:

1. Critique the required article found below and in your own words, describe the research question, sample, design of study, data collection method, findings, and limitations of each. (CO 1, CO2,)

2. Summarize the research article and evaluate the significance to nursing. Do not just quote the author’s words. Paraphrase the information. (CO 4, CO5).

You are required to use the assignment specific item(s) (article/systematic review/topic/form/templates) or you will earn a “0” for the assignment. In addition, assignments that do not follow the current guidelines or use the required item, as defined above, will be evaluated for evidence of an academic integrity violation.

After the due date, there will be no opportunity for revision or resubmission of assignments that have been uploaded to the submission area. This includes blank, incomplete, incorrect file, and/or incorrect file format documents. It is your responsibility to submit the correct completed assignment in the correct format to the correct submission area. Your last submission before the due date will be graded. You may not resubmit after the due date with a different file and incur a late deduction per the Late Assignment policy.

Guidelines to Writing the Paper

1. This assignment is completed as an APA paper. APA resources can be found on the Course Resources Module. You are required to complete the paper using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the “.docx” format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Click on the envelope at the top of the page.

2. Download the required article for analysis:

Wu, S., Singh-Carlson, S., Odell, A., Reynolds, G., & Yuhua, S. (2016). Compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction among oncology nurses in the United States and Canada. Oncology Nursing Forum, 43(4), E161-E169. doi:10.1188/16.ONF.E161-E169

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1. Introduction (one paragraph): The introduction should be interesting and capture the reader’s attention.

1. Provide a brief description of the research article to be discussed.

2. Discuss the purpose of your paper. The purpose statement of the paper should relate to the research article reviewed and the implications that it has to evidence based nursing practice.

3. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

1. Describe the research question for this study in a paragraph.

1. Describe the research in greater detail.

2. Include your observations about this question.

3. Discuss events or trends that could have affected this question.

4. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

1. Describe the research design of this study, and in your own words discuss the design.

1. Discuss the research design of the study.

2. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the type of design and hypothesize why the author utilized the design as opposed to others.

3. You will need to summarize the information from the article in your own words

2. Describe the sample.

1. Briefly describe the sample size used for this study

2. Make a judgment as to whether the sample size was adequate and defend your answer.

3. Describe the number or participants and determine if the number of participants was adequate compared to the research question and the intent of the study.

4. Are these numbers adequate? Discuss gaps in that you identified.

5. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

1. Describe the data collection method(s)’

1. Who collected the data?

2. What tools were used?

3. What were the ethical considerations addressed and discuss gaps you identified.

4. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

1. Describe the limitations of the study.

1. Identify the limitations within the study

2. Describe how the limitations could be overcome in subsequent studies

3. Comment on why limitations are important to list and discuss within a study

4. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

1. Describe the findings reported in the study.

1. Describe the findings reported in the study

2. Discuss whether the findings of the study answered the research question posed within the study

3. Discuss the credibility of the findings

4. If the findings do not support the research question posed within the study, what do you believe is the reason?

5. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

1. Summary

1. Summarize important points from the body of your paper including the key components of the paper.

2. Include a statement about the research question and the findings.

3. Discuss the probability of implementation into practice. Based on these findings, is the evidence strong enough to suggest a change in practice, or an idea for practice?

4. End with a concluding statement.

2. Citations and References must be included to support the information within each topic area. Refer to the APA manual, Chapter 7, for examples of proper reference format. In-text citations are to be noted for all information contained in your paper that is not your original idea or thought. Ask yourself, “How do I know this?” and then cite the source.

3. Reference Page: The Reference Page should start on a new page (insert a page break). All references should be cited within the body of the paper as (Author, year) and the full reference should be included in APA format on the reference page. A url link alone is not an adequate reference. See the APA Guidelines in Course Resources for examples of properly formatted references.