Step 1:
Choose a topic to work on throughout the ENTIRE semester. Students may seek approval on the same topic used in another course, but it is not guaranteed that approval for one course may be automatically approved in this course as the focus and requirements are unique to 608. All topics must be approved prior to beginning the Module 2 Assignment. Choose a topic that provides enough *Quantitative and Qualitative literature support to effectively research AND locate an Evidenced Based Practice Guidelines/Clinical Practice Guideline OR Position Statement (only 1 is needed) to support your papers. If you have taken this course previously, it is in your best interest to choose a different topic. You are at risk of self-plagiarism/academic misconduct. No prior work in this course or any other work should ever be submitted for any of the assignments.
*You will be required to find 1 quantitative single study, 1 quantitative meta-analysis, 1 qualitative single study and 1 qualitative meta-synthesis, meta-ethnography, meta-study, meta-summary, critical interpretive synthesis or systematic review
State the following in the forum area for approval:
Clearly identify the problem you are interested in and why it is important to your role as an Advanced Practice Nurse or in Advanced Nursing Practice , the facility, unit or population you serve. (1-3 sentences)
State the title of the Clinical Practice Guideline or Position Statement you located. Note: you will look for an Evidence Based or Clinical Practice Guideline or Position Statement (vetted/recognized by a national agency or organization and not opinion based) to support the topic you are interested in by providing the title. Faculty will NOT pre-approve your guideline, but this step serves as a way for you to ensure that a guideline exists for your proposed POI (see examples below of clinical practice guidelines and evidence based practice guidelines and position statements to ensure you are correctly identifying one). Note: simply because the word guideline or recommendation is in the title does not mean that is the case. You must check to ensure that it means the requirements.
State the topics searched by indicating the (a) database with ### results, (you can further narrow this to the specific types of research if desired or place in a table format). You are not required to include the titles of the research studies. Perform a search of your topic and specifically look for single studies, both qualitative and quantitative, a meta-analysis, meta-synthesis and/or qualitative/quantitative systematic review. You must have several types of research studies (as designated in the assignments) for this course. If you are lacking ample studies in this area you may have difficulty with the next several assignments. Again this step is serving as a safeguard for you to ensure enough research exists on your proposed POI. Indicate in the discussion:
Step 1: Introduction
A good introduction should be no more than 1 paragraph grabbing the reader’s attention providing insight to the POI and significance to the APN’s role. End with a strong thesis or purpose statement. Note: the thesis should be condensed to 1 brief purpose statement.
Step 2: POI Significance:
Discuss why this POI is significant to your role as an APN. How will it change practice? Why did you select this topic? Next, discuss all 3 measures: structural, process and outcomes by comparing them to one another or identifying how/what is different. What expected structural, process OR outcome measures are you hoping to see with instituting a change in practice? You must clearly identify the measure you are evaluating in this example and it should relate directly to your POI. To see a more thorough discussion on these measures, review the following information. (2-3 paragraphs)
AHRQ Structural, Process or Outcome Measures- (Links to an external site.)this link provides an overview of process, structural and outcome measures. Be sure to specify the type of measure you would expect with your implementation of EBP into practice. You must show understanding of the measure itself in your discussion.
Step 3 PICO :
You will include a PICO framework AND the clinical question in this section. Follow these directions as specified.
Outline the PICO framework by listing (do not write in a paragraph format) P-population or patients, I-intervention, C-comparison, and O-outcomes as it relates to your POI. Then develop the clinical question by including all parts of the PICO framework in the question. Be as specific as possible in both the PICO framework development and clinical question and avoid phrases such as: “compared to the standard practice””