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NR439 RN Evidence-Based Practice

Week 3 PICOT Evidence Appraisal Assignment

PICOT Worksheet Guidelines

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.

Directions

Read these guidelines including the grading rubrics below.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

NR439 RN Evidence-Based Practice

Week 5 Reading Research Literature

Purpose: The student will read research literature to determine the research purpose, question, design, population, sample strategy, data collection, conclusions, and study impact on nursing.

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. (PO 4 & 8)

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

Due Date

Submit the completed Reading Research Literature Worksheet Assignment by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5.

Points

This assignment is worth 225 points.

Assignment Directions:

Read over each of the following directions, the required Reading Research Literature worksheet, and grading rubric. You can find the worksheet here: Reading Research Literature Worksheet (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Download and complete the required Reading Research Literature worksheet. Be sure to add your name and date.

Download or access the required two articles. The required two articles must be used.

First article:

Jenson, H., Maddux, S., & Waldo, M. (2018). Improving oral care in hospitalized non-ventilated patients:

Standardizing products and protocol. MEDSURG Nursing, 27(1), 38–45. Retrieved from

https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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Second article:

Woolston, W., & Connelly, L. (2017). Felty’s syndrome: A qualitative case study. MEDSURG Nursing, 26(2),

105-118. Retrieved from https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=c9h&AN=122315812&site=eds- (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.4. You must use the grading rubric to ensure you are meeting all grading criteria of the worksheet.

5. You are required to complete the assignment worksheet using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain Universtiy, 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 laterversion of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available at http://my.chamberlain.edu (Links to an external site) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Click the envelope at the top of the page.

6. Use mostly your own words, type your answers to the questions directly on the required worksheet. Be sure to cite paraphrased and direct quoted sentences.

7. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and APA in text formatting for cited sentences.

8. Submit the completed Reading Research Literature Worksheet to the Week 5 Assignment.

NR439 RN Evidence-Based Practice

Week 6 Research Article Critique Paper

Research Article Critique Guidelines

This assignment will be uploaded automatically to Turnitin when you submit your assignment.

Turnitin is now more closely integrated with Canvas. Overall, you will find Turnitin assignments easier to use, but the steps to submit an assignment have changed somewhat. Directions are as follows:

1. Click the orange “Submit Assignment” button at the top of the page to open the upload window.

2. Click on “Choose File” to select your assignment file you want to upload.

3. Check the box to agree to the Turnitin End-User License Agreement.

4. Click “Submit Assignment.”

5. Your Turnitin report will be visible in the “Grades” section of your course.

TII File Upload Diagram

Please refer to the pages below for more information about these changes.

• Turnitin Submitting a Paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. explains how to submit a file.

• Turnitin Assignment Student View (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. lets you submit a paper, then view feedback on the file you have submitted.

• Turnitin Viewing Instructor Feedback (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. helps you view your instructor feedback.

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:

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,)

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

Guidelines to Writing the Paper

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.

Download the required article for analysis:

Egan, M., & Cornally, N. (2013). Identifying barriers to pain management in long-term care. Nursing Older People, 25(7), 25-31.

https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=c9h&AN=90123731&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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

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

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.

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

Describe the research question for this study in a paragraph.

Describe the research in greater detail.

Include your observations about this question.

Discuss events or trends that could have affected this question.

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

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

Discuss the research design of the study.

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

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

Describe the sample.

Briefly describe the sample size used for this study

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

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.

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

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

Describe the data collection method(s)’

Who collected the data?

What tools were used?

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

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

Describe the limitations of the study.

Identify the limitations within the study

Describe how the limitations could be overcome in subsequent studies

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

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

Describe the findings reported in the study.

Describe the findings reported in the study

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

Discuss the credibility of the findings

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

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

Summary of Required Article

Summarizes important points from the required article.

Discuss your rationale for whether a practice change is warranted.

Based on these findings, is the evidence that you found on your topic strong enough to suggest a change in practice or an idea for practice, or an idea for practice?

End with a concluding statement.

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.

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.

Submit the completed paper by 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday at the end of Week 6.