clinical audit plan

clin" rel="nofollow">inical audit plan Order Description Required Length: 1,000-word written report Your report is the begin" rel="nofollow">innin" rel="nofollow">ing of a clin" rel="nofollow">inical audit plan that is to establish a standard of best practice. In this report you are to in" rel="nofollow">include: The clin" rel="nofollow">inical audit topic/question.-my question is DO NURSES IN AN ACUTE SURGICAL UNIT CARRY OUT THE BEST CURRENT EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES OF HAND HYGIENE WHILE ATTENDING TO THE PATIENTS.? NOTE...U CAN CHANGE IT TO WHAT U THINK IS EASIER FOR YOU.THATZ JUST AN EXAMPLE.AS LONG AS IT IS AN ANSWERABLE QUESTION FOLLOWING THE BELOW MARKING CRITERIA.THANKYOU. NOTE ALSO THAT IT IS NOT AN ESSAY BUT A WRITTEN REPORT. A set of paragraphs that outlin" rel="nofollow">ine the rationale and background to why this topic/question at this time. A set of paragraphs that describe your search strategy and the results of the search in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the use of a table. Use the assessment rubric to help structure your assignment both in" rel="nofollow">in terms of headin" rel="nofollow">ing sections and amount to write based on the marks allocated that section. INTRODUCTION (0 marks – hurdle requirement) Introduction in" rel="nofollow">includes an overview of the content contain" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in the report, which enables the reader to know what is ahead, similar to a map. BACKGROUND & RATIONALE (20% of total mark) ? Provides an in" rel="nofollow">insightful justification for why this clin" rel="nofollow">inical practice topic was chosen, and a detailed rationale that explain" rel="nofollow">ins why this topic at this time. (17-20 marks) ? Clearly explain" rel="nofollow">ins why this clin" rel="nofollow">inical practice topic was chosen, and makes good attempts to explain" rel="nofollow">in the rationale of in" rel="nofollow">investigatin" rel="nofollow">ing this topic at this time. (14-16 marks) ? Good explanation of why this clin" rel="nofollow">inical practice topic was chosen, but fails to explain" rel="nofollow">in the rationale of in" rel="nofollow">investigatin" rel="nofollow">ing this topic at this time. (12 -13 marks) ? Fair explanation behin" rel="nofollow">ind the choice of topic; Little attempt to explain" rel="nofollow">in the rationale of in" rel="nofollow">investigatin" rel="nofollow">ing this topic at this time. (10-11 marks) ? Fails to explain" rel="nofollow">in the audit topic or the relevance of in" rel="nofollow">investigatin" rel="nofollow">ing at this time OR The topic chosen is not an appropriate clin" rel="nofollow">inical practice topic. (<10 marks). CLINICAL AUDIT TOPIC (80% of total mark) APPLICATION OF PICO FORMAT (20% of total mark) ? All aspects of the PICO format correctly applied to the topic and a quality clin" rel="nofollow">inical audit question identified. (17-20 marks) ? All aspects of the PICO format correctly applied to the topic and a clin" rel="nofollow">inical audit question offered. (14-16 marks) ? Most aspects of the PICO format correctly applied to the topic with a clin" rel="nofollow">inical audit question offered. (12 -13 marks) ? Some aspects of the PICO format correctly applied to the clin" rel="nofollow">inical audit topic with a clin" rel="nofollow">inical audit question identified. (10-11 marks) ? Little or no attempt to apply the PICO format to the topic that has failed to identify a clin" rel="nofollow">inical audit question and in" rel="nofollow">instead offered a research question or service evaluation question. (<10 marks). SEARCH STRATEGY & FINDINGS (40% of total mark) ? Provides a detailed and comprehensive explanation of the search strategy, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing all key search terms and parameters, databases and repositories identified, and details on criteria for in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing or excludin" rel="nofollow">ing references found. ? Provides a detailed explanation of the search strategy, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing key search terms and parameters, databases and repositories identified, and details on criteria for in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing or excludin" rel="nofollow">ing references found. ? Provides an explanation of the search strategy, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing most key search terms and parameters, databases and repositories identified, and details on criteria for in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing or excludin" rel="nofollow">ing references found. ? Fair attempt at an explanation of the search strategy, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing some key search terms and parameters, databases and repositories identified, and details on criteria for in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing or excludin" rel="nofollow">ing references found. ? Poor attempt at detailin" rel="nofollow">ing the search strategy; misses key search terms and parameters, or fails to in" rel="nofollow">include details on in" rel="nofollow">inclusion and exclusion criteria. ? Provides a table which clearly summarises the search strategy. (34-40 marks) ? Provides a table which clearly summarises the search strategy. (28-35 marks) ? Provides a table which summarises the search strategy. (24-27 marks) ? Provides a table which summarises the search strategy. (20-27 marks) ? Provides a table which summarises the search strategy. (<20 marks). IMPLEMENTATION OF SEARCH STRATEGY (20% of total mark) ? Provides a detailed and comprehensive report of the number of items found and the type of items located. ? Provides a table which clearly and accurately summarises the results of the search and the types of evidence found. (17-20 marks) ? Provides a detailed report of the number of items found and the type of items located. ? Provides a table which clearly summarises the results of the search and the types of evidence found. (14-16 marks) ? Provides a good report of the number of items found and identifies the type of most of the items located. ? Provides a table which summarises the results of the search and the types of evidence found. (12-13 marks) ? Fair attempt at report of the number of items found but in" rel="nofollow">includes few items or fails to identify the types of items. ? Provides a table which summarises the results of the search and the types of evidence found. (10-11 marks) ? Poor attempt at a report of the number of items found or the type of items located. ? Provides a table which summarises the results of the search and the types of evidence found. (<10 marks). REFERENCE LIST (0 marks – hurdle requirement) All items of evidence used in" rel="nofollow">in the report are referenced in" rel="nofollow">in accordance with the APA system of referencin" rel="nofollow">ing. SUBTOTAL Referencin" rel="nofollow">ing/citations (up to 4 marks deducted) ? APA 6 style not consistently used for citations ? APA 6 style not consistently used for reference list .