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1) The document discusses developing a PICO(T) question to guide searches of clinical databases more effectively. 2) An example PICO(T) question asks if healthcare providers can decrease overuse of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in elderly patients through proper testing versus improper testing over three months. 3) Searching the CINAHL and MEDLINE databases using keywords like "urinary tract infection", "elderly", and "antibiotics" produced many relevant articles, which were further refined using Boolean operators and limiters.
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Searching and Critiquing the EvidenceBring to mind the various.docx
Searching and Critiquing the Evidence
Bring to mind the various practice problems you and your colleagues have been considering in this course. What insights might the literature provide with regard to these issues? How should you evaluate the research? And, why is it important to review and critique this information?
This Discussion addresses strategies for searching the literature in order to critique existing evidence. Please note that this Discussion is related to Application Assignment #4, which is assigned this week. You are strongly encouraged to read through that assignment now.
To prepare:
Review the Walden Library Webinars presented in the Learning Resources.
Recall the practice problem and theoretical framework you identified for the Week 5
Discussion
(See attached file)
. Using the Walden Library and other professional databases, conduct a search and locate four
(4)
appropriate primary research articles
one of which is a systematic review.
Review the articles and determine what level of evidence they represent. Using the critique strategies presented in the Learning Resources as a guide, consider how the articles you located either support or weaken the merit of your theoretical framework or the importance of your practice problem.
By Wednesday 7/05/17, post 550 words essay in APA format with 2 references from the list below, as well as the 4 references for the articles review that include the level one headings as numbered below:
post
a cohesive response that addresses the following:
1)
How does the literature strengthen or weaken the merit of your selected theoretical framework and practice problem?
2)
What levels of evidence are most prevalent in these articles?
(I, II, III, IV or V)
3)
Why do you think that level of evidence is most prevalent?
Walden Library Webinars:
Conducting a Literature Search on a Clinical Research Question. Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/nursing#s-lg-box-9896498
Evidence-Based Health Research Retried from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/healthscience#s-lg-box-1523116
Introduction to Health Science Research.
Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/healthscience#s-lg-box-9897916
Medical Research: Finding Reviews. Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/healthscience#s-lg-box-1525868
Medical Research: Finding Studies by Type. Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/healthscience#s-lg-box-1526057
Medical Research: Health Policies and Legal Cases. Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/healthscience#s-lg-box-1526434
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Webinars on Library Skills. Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/libraryskillswebinars
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Course Project: Part 3—Translating Evidence Into Practice
In Part 3 of the Course Project, you consider how the evidence you gathered during Part 2 can be translated into nursing practice.
Now that you have located available research on your PICOT question, you will examine what the research indicates about nursing practices. Connecting research evidence and findings to actual decisions and tasks that nurses complete in their daily practice is essentially what evidence-based practice is all about. This final component of the Course Project asks you to translate the evidence and data from your literature review into authentic practices that can be adopted to improve health care outcomes. In addition, you will also consider possible methods and strategies for disseminating evidence-based practices to your colleagues and to the broader health care field.
To prepare:
Consider Parts 1 and 2 of your Course Project. How does the research address your PICOT question?
With your PICOT question in mind, identify at least one nursing practice that is supported by the evidence in two or more of the articles from your literature review. Consider what the evidence indicates about how this practice contributes to better outcomes.
Explore possible consequences of failing to adopt the evidence-based practice that you identified.
Consider how you would disseminate information about this evidence-based practice throughout your organization or practice setting. How would you communicate the importance of the practice?
To complete:
In a 3- to 4-page paper:
1) Restate your PICOT question and its significance to nursing practice.
My PICOT question is:
does hand washing and appropriate staff dressing among the surgical ward nurses reduce cross infection during patient management?
2) Summarize the findings from the articles you selected for your literature review. Describe at least one nursing practice that is supported by the evidence in the articles. Justify your response with specific references to at least 2 of the articles. Please refer to the articles below:
Aiken, A. M., Karuri, D. M., Wanyoro, A. K., & Macleod, J. (2012). Interventional studies for preventing surgical site infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
International Journal of Surgery
, 242-249. Doi: 10.1016/
j
.ijsu.2012.04.004
Al-Khawaldeh, O., Al-Hussami, M., & Darawad, M. (2015).
Influence of Nursing Students Handwashing Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes on Their Handwashing Compliance
.
Scientific Research Publishing
. Doi: http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.4236/health.2015.75068
Bukhari, S., Hussain, W., Banjar, A., Almaimani, W., Karima, T., & Fatani, M. (2011).
Hand hygiene compliance rate among healthcare professionals.
PubMed - NCBI
.
Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
. Retrieved 1 April 2016, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21556474
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Course Project Part 1—Identifying a Researchable ProblemOne of th.docx
Course Project: Part 1—Identifying a Researchable Problem
One of the most challenging aspects of EBP is to actually identify the answerable question.
—Karen Sue Davies
Formulating a question that targets the goal of your research is a challenging but essential task. The question plays a crucial role in all other aspects of the research, including the determination of the research design and theoretical perspective to be applied, which data will be collected, and which tools will be used for analysis. It is therefore essential to take the time to ensure that the research question addresses what you actually want to study. Doing so will increase your likelihood of obtaining meaningful results.
In this first component of the Course Project, you formulate questions to address a particular nursing issue or problem. You use the PICOT model—patient/population, intervention/issue, comparison, and outcome—outlined in the Learning Resources to design your questions.
To prepare:
Review the article, “Formulating the Evidence Based Practice Question: A Review of the Frameworks,” found in the Learning Resources for this week. Focus on the PICOT model for guiding the development of research questions.
Review the section beginning on page 71 of the course text, titled, “Developing and Refining Research Problems” in the course text, which focuses on analyzing the feasibility of a research problem.
Reflect on an issue or problem that you have noticed in your nursing practice. Consider the significance of this issue or problem.
Generate at least five questions that relate to the issue which you have identified. Use the criteria in your course text to select one question that would be most appropriate in terms of significance, feasibility, and interest. Be prepared to explain your rationale.
Formulate a preliminary PICO question—one that is answerable—based on your analysis. What are the PICO variables (patient/population, intervention/issue, comparison, and outcome) for this question?
Note: Not all of these variables may be appropriate to every question. Be sure to analyze which are and are not relevant to your specific question.
Using the PICOT variables that you determined for your question, develop a list of at least 10 keywords that could be used when conducting a literature search to investigate current research pertaining to the question.
To complete:
Write a 3- to 4-page paper that includes the following:
A summary of your area of interest, an identification of the problem that you have selected, and an explanation of the significance of this problem for nursing practice
The 5 questions you have generated and a description of how you analyzed them for feasibility
Your preliminary PICOT question and a description of each PICOT variable relevant to your question
At least 10 possible keywords that could be used when conducting a literature search for your PICOT question and a rationale for your selections
Reference:
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Course Project: Part 3—Translating Evidence Into Practice
In Part 3 of the Course Project, you consider how the evidence you gathered during Part 2 can be translated into nursing practice.
Now that you have located available research on your PICOT question, you will examine what the research indicates about nursing practices. Connecting research evidence and findings to actual decisions and tasks that nurses complete in their daily practice is essentially what evidence-based practice is all about. This final component of the Course Project asks you to translate the evidence and data from your literature review into authentic practices that can be adopted to improve health care outcomes. In addition, you will also consider possible methods and strategies for disseminating evidence-based practices to your colleagues and to the broader health care field.
To prepare:
Consider Parts 1 and 2 of your Course Project. How does the research address your PICOT question?
PLEASE REFER TO FILES ATTACHED BELOW
With your PICOT question in mind, identify at least one nursing practice that is supported by the evidence in two or more of the articles from your literature review. Consider what the evidence indicates about how this practice contributes to better outcomes.
Explore possible consequences of failing to adopt the evidence-based practice that you identified.
Consider how you would disseminate information about this evidence-based practice throughout your organization or practice setting. How would you communicate the importance of the practice?
To complete:
In a 3- to 4-page paper:
1) Restate your PICOT question and its significance to nursing practice.
My PICOT question is:
does hand washing and appropriate staff dressing among the surgical ward nurses reduce cross infection during patient management?
2) Summarize the findings from the articles you selected for your literature review. Describe at least one nursing practice that is supported by the evidence in the articles. Justify your response with specific references to at least 2 of the articles. Please refer to the articles below:
Aiken, A. M., Karuri, D. M., Wanyoro, A. K., & Macleod, J. (2012). Interventional studies for preventing surgical site infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
International Journal of Surgery
, 242-249. Doi: 10.1016/
j
.ijsu.2012.04.004
Al-Khawaldeh, O., Al-Hussami, M., & Darawad, M. (2015).
Influence of Nursing Students Handwashing Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes on Their Handwashing Compliance
.
Scientific Research Publishing
. Doi:
http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.4236/health.2015.75068
Bukhari, S., Hussain, W., Banjar, A., Almaimani, W., Karima, T., & Fatani, M. (2011).
Hand hygiene compliance rate among healthcare professionals.
PubMed - NCBI
.
Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
. Retrieved 1 April 2016, from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21556474
3) Explain how the evidence-based practice that you identified contributes to better outcomes. In addi.
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Bring to mind the various practice problems you and your colleagues have been considering in this course. What insights might the literature provide with regard to these issues? How should you evaluate the research? And, why is it important to review and critique this information?
This Discussion addresses strategies for searching the literature in order to critique existing evidence. Please note that this Discussion is related to Application Assignment #4, which is assigned this week. You are strongly encouraged to read through that assignment now.
To prepare:
Review the Walden Library Webinars presented in the Learning Resources.
Recall the practice problem and theoretical framework you identified for the Week 5
Discussion
(See attached file)
. Using the Walden Library and other professional databases, conduct a search and locate four
(4)
appropriate primary research articles
one of which is a systematic review.
Review the articles and determine what level of evidence they represent. Using the critique strategies presented in the Learning Resources as a guide, consider how the articles you located either support or weaken the merit of your theoretical framework or the importance of your practice problem.
By Wednesday 7/05/17, post 550 words essay in APA format with 2 references from the list below, as well as the 4 references for the articles review that include the level one headings as numbered below:
post
a cohesive response that addresses the following:
1)
How does the literature strengthen or weaken the merit of your selected theoretical framework and practice problem?
2)
What levels of evidence are most prevalent in these articles?
(I, II, III, IV or V)
3)
Why do you think that level of evidence is most prevalent?
Walden Library Webinars:
Conducting a Literature Search on a Clinical Research Question. Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/nursing#s-lg-box-9896498
Evidence-Based Health Research Retried from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/healthscience#s-lg-box-1523116
Introduction to Health Science Research.
Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/healthscience#s-lg-box-9897916
Medical Research: Finding Reviews. Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/healthscience#s-lg-box-1525868
Medical Research: Finding Studies by Type. Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/healthscience#s-lg-box-1526057
Medical Research: Health Policies and Legal Cases. Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/healthscience#s-lg-box-1526434
Recommended Webinars:
Webinars on Library Skills. Retrieved from:
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/libraryskillswebinars
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http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webin.
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In Part 3 of the Course Project, you consider how the evidence you gathered during Part 2 can be translated into nursing practice.
Now that you have located available research on your PICOT question, you will examine what the research indicates about nursing practices. Connecting research evidence and findings to actual decisions and tasks that nurses complete in their daily practice is essentially what evidence-based practice is all about. This final component of the Course Project asks you to translate the evidence and data from your literature review into authentic practices that can be adopted to improve health care outcomes. In addition, you will also consider possible methods and strategies for disseminating evidence-based practices to your colleagues and to the broader health care field.
To prepare:
Consider Parts 1 and 2 of your Course Project. How does the research address your PICOT question?
With your PICOT question in mind, identify at least one nursing practice that is supported by the evidence in two or more of the articles from your literature review. Consider what the evidence indicates about how this practice contributes to better outcomes.
Explore possible consequences of failing to adopt the evidence-based practice that you identified.
Consider how you would disseminate information about this evidence-based practice throughout your organization or practice setting. How would you communicate the importance of the practice?
To complete:
In a 3- to 4-page paper:
1) Restate your PICOT question and its significance to nursing practice.
My PICOT question is:
does hand washing and appropriate staff dressing among the surgical ward nurses reduce cross infection during patient management?
2) Summarize the findings from the articles you selected for your literature review. Describe at least one nursing practice that is supported by the evidence in the articles. Justify your response with specific references to at least 2 of the articles. Please refer to the articles below:
Aiken, A. M., Karuri, D. M., Wanyoro, A. K., & Macleod, J. (2012). Interventional studies for preventing surgical site infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
International Journal of Surgery
, 242-249. Doi: 10.1016/
j
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Al-Khawaldeh, O., Al-Hussami, M., & Darawad, M. (2015).
Influence of Nursing Students Handwashing Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes on Their Handwashing Compliance
.
Scientific Research Publishing
. Doi: http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.4236/health.2015.75068
Bukhari, S., Hussain, W., Banjar, A., Almaimani, W., Karima, T., & Fatani, M. (2011).
Hand hygiene compliance rate among healthcare professionals.
PubMed - NCBI
.
Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
. Retrieved 1 April 2016, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21556474
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Course Project Part 1—Identifying a Researchable ProblemOne of th.docx
Course Project: Part 1—Identifying a Researchable Problem
One of the most challenging aspects of EBP is to actually identify the answerable question.
—Karen Sue Davies
Formulating a question that targets the goal of your research is a challenging but essential task. The question plays a crucial role in all other aspects of the research, including the determination of the research design and theoretical perspective to be applied, which data will be collected, and which tools will be used for analysis. It is therefore essential to take the time to ensure that the research question addresses what you actually want to study. Doing so will increase your likelihood of obtaining meaningful results.
In this first component of the Course Project, you formulate questions to address a particular nursing issue or problem. You use the PICOT model—patient/population, intervention/issue, comparison, and outcome—outlined in the Learning Resources to design your questions.
To prepare:
Review the article, “Formulating the Evidence Based Practice Question: A Review of the Frameworks,” found in the Learning Resources for this week. Focus on the PICOT model for guiding the development of research questions.
Review the section beginning on page 71 of the course text, titled, “Developing and Refining Research Problems” in the course text, which focuses on analyzing the feasibility of a research problem.
Reflect on an issue or problem that you have noticed in your nursing practice. Consider the significance of this issue or problem.
Generate at least five questions that relate to the issue which you have identified. Use the criteria in your course text to select one question that would be most appropriate in terms of significance, feasibility, and interest. Be prepared to explain your rationale.
Formulate a preliminary PICO question—one that is answerable—based on your analysis. What are the PICO variables (patient/population, intervention/issue, comparison, and outcome) for this question?
Note: Not all of these variables may be appropriate to every question. Be sure to analyze which are and are not relevant to your specific question.
Using the PICOT variables that you determined for your question, develop a list of at least 10 keywords that could be used when conducting a literature search to investigate current research pertaining to the question.
To complete:
Write a 3- to 4-page paper that includes the following:
A summary of your area of interest, an identification of the problem that you have selected, and an explanation of the significance of this problem for nursing practice
The 5 questions you have generated and a description of how you analyzed them for feasibility
Your preliminary PICOT question and a description of each PICOT variable relevant to your question
At least 10 possible keywords that could be used when conducting a literature search for your PICOT question and a rationale for your selections
Reference:
Davies, K. S. (2011). Formula.
Course Project Part 3—Translating Evidence Into PracticeIn Part.docx
Course Project: Part 3—Translating Evidence Into Practice
In Part 3 of the Course Project, you consider how the evidence you gathered during Part 2 can be translated into nursing practice.
Now that you have located available research on your PICOT question, you will examine what the research indicates about nursing practices. Connecting research evidence and findings to actual decisions and tasks that nurses complete in their daily practice is essentially what evidence-based practice is all about. This final component of the Course Project asks you to translate the evidence and data from your literature review into authentic practices that can be adopted to improve health care outcomes. In addition, you will also consider possible methods and strategies for disseminating evidence-based practices to your colleagues and to the broader health care field.
To prepare:
Consider Parts 1 and 2 of your Course Project. How does the research address your PICOT question?
PLEASE REFER TO FILES ATTACHED BELOW
With your PICOT question in mind, identify at least one nursing practice that is supported by the evidence in two or more of the articles from your literature review. Consider what the evidence indicates about how this practice contributes to better outcomes.
Explore possible consequences of failing to adopt the evidence-based practice that you identified.
Consider how you would disseminate information about this evidence-based practice throughout your organization or practice setting. How would you communicate the importance of the practice?
To complete:
In a 3- to 4-page paper:
1) Restate your PICOT question and its significance to nursing practice.
My PICOT question is:
does hand washing and appropriate staff dressing among the surgical ward nurses reduce cross infection during patient management?
2) Summarize the findings from the articles you selected for your literature review. Describe at least one nursing practice that is supported by the evidence in the articles. Justify your response with specific references to at least 2 of the articles. Please refer to the articles below:
Aiken, A. M., Karuri, D. M., Wanyoro, A. K., & Macleod, J. (2012). Interventional studies for preventing surgical site infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
International Journal of Surgery
, 242-249. Doi: 10.1016/
j
.ijsu.2012.04.004
Al-Khawaldeh, O., Al-Hussami, M., & Darawad, M. (2015).
Influence of Nursing Students Handwashing Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes on Their Handwashing Compliance
.
Scientific Research Publishing
. Doi:
http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.4236/health.2015.75068
Bukhari, S., Hussain, W., Banjar, A., Almaimani, W., Karima, T., & Fatani, M. (2011).
Hand hygiene compliance rate among healthcare professionals.
PubMed - NCBI
.
Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
. Retrieved 1 April 2016, from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21556474
3) Explain how the evidence-based practice that you identified contributes to better outcomes. In addi.
Searching Databases (APA 7 format and at least 3-4 references)Wh.docx
Searching Databases (APA 7 format and at least 3-4 references)
When you decide to purchase a new car, you first decide what is important to you. If mileage and dependability are the important factors, you will search for data focused more on these factors and less on color options and sound systems.
The same holds true when searching for research evidence to guide your clinical inquiry and professional decisions. Developing a formula for an answerable, researchable question that addresses your need will make the search process much more effective. One such formula is the PICO(T) format.
In this Discussion, you will transform a clinical inquiry into a searchable question in PICO(T) format, so you can search the electronic databases more effectively and efficiently. You will share this PICO(T) question and examine strategies you might use to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question.
To Prepare:
Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.
Review the materials offering guidance on using databases, performing keyword searches, and developing PICO(T) questions provided in the Resources.
Based on the clinical issue of interest and using keywords related to the clinical issue of interest, search at least two different databases in the Walden Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles related to your clinical issue of interest. You should not be using systematic reviews for this assignment, select original research articles.
Review the Resources for guidance and develop a PICO(T) question of interest to you for further study. It is suggested that an Intervention-type PICOT question be developed as these seem to work best for this course.
By Day 3 of Week 4
Post a brief description of your clinical issue of interest. This clinical issue will remain the same for the entire course and will be the basis for the development of your PICOT question. Then, post your PICO(T) question, the search terms used, and the names of at least two databases used for your PICO(T) question. Describe your search results in terms of the number of articles returned on original research and how this changed as you added search terms using your Boolean operators. Finally, explain strategies you might make to increase the rigor and effectiveness of a database search on your PICO(T) question. Be specific and provide examples.
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Mike RE: Discussion - Week 4/Initial (at least 2-3 references and APA 7 format)
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Discussion:-1
Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
In your practice as a nurse, you may use procedures and methods that did not necessarily originate in evidence, but instead were derived from informal and unwritten conventions, traditions, and observations. While these techniques may have merit, practices are constantly being updated and contradicted by information from scholarly research studies and professional guidelines. This new information serves as “evidence” for revising practices to improve outcomes across health care.
Based on this evidence, you can formulate a question. In this Discussion, you consider the use of evidence-based practice in your own organization and formulate a question that you will need to answer for your portfolio project. This is called a PICOT question. You will also investigate strategies for overcoming barriers to implementing evidence-based practice (EBP).
To prepare:
Consider a recent clinical experience in which you were providing care for a patient.
Determine the extent to which the care that you provided was based on evidence and research findings or supported only by your organization’s standard procedures. How do you know if the tasks were based on research?
What questions have you thought about in a particular area of care such as a procedure or policy?
Review Chapter 2, pages 31–34 on “Asking Well worded Clinical Questions” in Polit & Beck and consult the resource from the Walden Student Center for Success: Clinical Question Anatomy & examples of PICOT questions (found in this week’s Learning Resources). Formulate your background questions and PICOT question.
Reflect on the barriers that might inhibit the implementation of evidence-based practice in your clinical environment.
Review the article “Adopting Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Decision Making” in this week’s Learning Resources. Select one of the barriers described that is evident in your organization and formulate a plan for overcoming this barrier.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2017). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (10th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Chapter 1, “Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment”
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To prepare:
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“Formulating the Evidence Based Practice Question: A Review of the Frameworks,”
found in the Learning Resources for this week. Focus on the PICOT model for guiding the development of research questions.
Review the section beginning on page 75 of the course text, titled, “Developing and Refining Research Problems” in the course text
,( Marquis & Huston) which focuses on analyzing the feasibility of a research problem.
Reflect on an issue or problem that you have noticed in your nursing practice. Consider the significance of this issue or problem.
(Refer to the PICOT question you earlier formulated for me on handwashing)
Generate at
least five questions
that relate to the issue which you have identified. Use the criteria in your course text to select one question that would be most appropriate in terms of significance, feasibility, and interest.
Be prepared to explain your rationale
.
Formulate a preliminary PICO question—one that is answerable—based on your analysis. What are the PICO variables (patient/population, intervention/issue, comparison, and outcome) for this question? (once again refer to the PICO question you earlier formulated for me on:
Does hand washing and appropriate staff dressing among the surgical ward nurses reduce cross infection during patient management)
Note:
Not all of these variables may be appropriate to every question. Be sure to analyze which are and are not relevant to your specific question.
Using the PICOT variables that you determined for your question,
develop a list of at least 10 keywords that could be used when conducting a literature search to investigate current research pertaining to the question.
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4-page paper that includes the following:
(1) A summary of your area of interest, an identification of the problem that you have selected, and an explanation of the significance of this problem for nursing practice
(2) The 5 questions you have generated and a description of how .
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You are encouraged to complete the Vila Health PICO(T) Process activity before you develop the plan proposal. This activity offers an opportunity to practice working through creating a PICO(T) question within the context of an issue at a Vila Health facility. These skills will be necessary to complete Assessment 3 successfully. This is for your own practice and self-assessment and demonstrates your engagement in the course.
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Review the section beginning on page 75 of the course text, titled, “Developing and Refining Research Problems” in the course text
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Be prepared to explain your rationale
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