Assessment Description
After reviewing the course textbook, summarize the history of nursing research. Discuss the importance of nursing research as it relates to applying evidence in practice (evidence-based practice).
Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format. Responses to peers or faculty should be 100-150 words and include one reference. Refer to “RN-BSN Discussion Question Rubric” and “RN-BSN Participation Rubric,” located in Class Resources, to understand the expectations for initial discussion question posts and participation posts, respectively.
The first step of the evidence-based practice process is to evaluate a nursing practice environment to identify a nursing problem in the clinical area. When a nursing problem is discovered, the nurse researcher develops a clinical guiding question to address that nursing practice problem.
For this discussion question, you will create a clinical guiding question known as a PICOT question. The PICOT question must be relevant to a nursing practice problem (coordination of health care, assessment, education, patient support, trauma prevention, recovery, health screenings, etc.).
After reviewing the relevant topic materials:
- Select a nursing practice problem of interest.
- Develop a PICOT question using the template and example provided below.
- Identify two articles, one qualitative and one quantitative, related to the problem of interest.
- Provide an APA-formatted reference for each article, and explain how each relates to your PICOT question.
- Be sure to identify which article is qualitative and which article is quantitative. These articles may be used in this week’s assignment. PICOT question intervention format:
In_______________(Population), how does _______________ (Intervention) compared to _______________ (Comparison) affect _______________ (Outcome) within______________(Time, optional)?
Example: In critically ill patients in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (P), how do daily 2% chlorhexidine cloth baths (I) compared to daily disposable non-antimicrobial cloth baths (C) affect the incidence of health care-associated infections (HAIs) (O)?
In responses to peers, provide feedback related to peers’ PICOT questions and their associated articles.
Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format. Responses to peers or faculty should be 100-150 words and include one reference. Refer to “RN-BSN Discussion Question Rubric” and “RN-BSN Participation Rubric,” located in Class Resources, to understand the expectations for initial discussion question posts and participation posts, respectively.
Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to refine the PICOT question you developed in the discussion forum this week and begin evaluating literature that you will use in subsequent weeks to write your research paper.
Use the “Literature Evaluation Table” to complete this assignment. Prior to starting the “Literature Evaluation Table,” complete the following:
- Review the feedback you have received in the discussion forum related to your PICOT question so far. Make any necessary edits to your PICOT question.
- Conduct a literature search to locate four research articles focused on your selected nursing practice problem of interest.
- Note: This literature search should include two quantitative and two qualitative, peer-reviewed, primary research articles to support your nursing practice problem.
- A mixed methods article can qualify towards meeting a qualitative or quantitative methodology.
- The two articles identified in Topic 1 DQ 2 can be used should you still find them relevant to your PICOT question.
- Articles must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.
The PICOT question and four peer-reviewed research articles you chose will be utilized for subsequent assignments.
Note: For best search results, do not include the words qualitative and quantitative in your search terms. Do include words that narrow or broaden your main topic. For example: Search for diabetes and pediatric and dialysis. To determine what research design was used in the articles the search produced, review the abstract and the methods section of the article. The author will provide a description of data collection using qualitative or quantitative methods. Systematic reviews, literature reviews, and metanalysis articles are good resources and provide a strong level of evidence but are not considered primary research articles. Therefore, they should not be included in this assignment.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, 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.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competency 1.2, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2
Assessment Description
Complete the “Research Terminology and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)” quiz. You will have 60 minutes to complete the quiz. You will have one opportunity to attempt the quiz, and it cannot be reopened once started.