This is the first of several Critical Thinking assignments that will build the foundation for a research paper later in the course.
In research, you should select research articles that are peer-reviewed and, in most instances, are not more than five years old. When searching in the Saudi Digital Library, you can limit the results by publication date and peer-reviewed journals so that you get the most recent, credible research on the topic. You can then look for those results that allow you to access the full text.
1. Select one of the following topics:
Antibiotic use in healthcare
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Big data analytics in healthcare
Chronic diseases
Clinical practice guidelines
Communicable diseases
Diabetic foot disease
Ethical decision-making in healthcare
Mental health
Non-communicable diseases
Patient safety culture
Vaccines
2. Find 10 peer-reviewed articles addressing the topic.
At least five articles should be empirical studies. Look for the theory that the study uses to identify the hypothesis that is formulated. See the following article on theory in healthcare:
Aldahmash, A. M., Ahmed, Z., Qadri, F. R., Thapa, S., & AlMuammar, A. M. (2019). Implementing a connected health intervention for remote patient monitoring in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan: Explaining ‘the what’ and ‘the how’. Globalization and Health, 15(1), 20–20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0462-1
3. Write a two-page overview of your topic and the reasons for selecting each of the references. Be aware that you may find research articles that could be subtopics that may add interest to the main topic.
4. Create a References list of all 10 articles.
5. Submit your document with the two-page overview and 10 citations following APA and Saudi Electronic University writing standards.
Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.
You are strongly encouraged to submit all assignments to the Originality Check prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading
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For this week’s critical thinking assignment, you are asked to provide an overview of your research topic. Because you would have developed your research question in the framework of PICOT, consider finding two articles per letter of the PICOT acronym. This will add up to 10 sources. Also, you can justify the choice with the PICOT.
For those who still need to develop your research question, here is a sample research overview to help you understand how to organize and present the articles you have found on your chosen research topic.
You can find the sample overview here: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.pusd.us/site/handlers/filedownload.ash…
Lastly, the overview is two pages, but your reference page can be multiple pages as needed.
I hope this is helpful to everyone. Happy Monday!
Your Partner in Learning
Dr. Shakira Henderson