Evaluation & Application of Evidence Instructions: Meaning/Human Response
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NUR 400
Evaluation & Application of Evidence Instructions: Meanin" rel="nofollow">ing/Human Response
This assignment requires students to demonstrate the ability to:
1. Demonstrate a workin" rel="nofollow">ing understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of research prin" rel="nofollow">inciples.
2. Utilize an appraisal framework to describe the level of the evidence of a research report and use an evidence-based tool to critique an origin" rel="nofollow">inal research report in" rel="nofollow">in the Meanin" rel="nofollow">ing/Human Response EBP domain" rel="nofollow">in.
3. Explore and describe the validity, results/fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings, and applicability of evidence (primary questions of EBP in" rel="nofollow">in the Meanin" rel="nofollow">ing/Human Response Domain" rel="nofollow">in).
4. Use evidence to in" rel="nofollow">inform practice.
5. Submit scholarly work in" rel="nofollow">in APA (6th edition) format.
Instructions
• Students will:
• Students will identify and explain" rel="nofollow">in 1 (one) practice scenario/clin" rel="nofollow">inical problem (from his/her own practice) in" rel="nofollow">in the Meanin" rel="nofollow">ing/Human Response domain" rel="nofollow">in and formulate a pertin" rel="nofollow">inent PICOT question
• Students will search and identify evidence to answer the PICOT question
• Students will choose a research report from the those identified in" rel="nofollow">in a literature search, then
? Describe the level of the evidence usin" rel="nofollow">ing the appropriate pyramid from Grace & Powers (2009)
? Formally critique the report usin" rel="nofollow">ing critique guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines from Grace & Powers (2009) “Claimin" rel="nofollow">ing Our Core”
• Write a scholarly paper usin" rel="nofollow">ing the appraisal and critique framework as a guide. Students will also specifically report on research fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings and their meanin" rel="nofollow">ing, and describe how the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings could be applied to practice.
• Specifically identify and study fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings and what the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings mean (discuss your answers for the EBP questions)…written in" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">in APA format.
The paper should be no more than 8 pages in" rel="nofollow">in length, excludin" rel="nofollow">ing the title page and references. A PDF of the article you in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in your paper must accompany your Blackboard submission.
The assignment should be prepared accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to APA style (6th Edition). It should in" rel="nofollow">include a title page, be double spaced with appropriate margin" rel="nofollow">ins, use headin" rel="nofollow">ings appropriately, and in" rel="nofollow">include a reference page as applicable.
The assignment must be uploaded to Blackboard in" rel="nofollow">in .doc or .docx format by the designated due date and time. Any assignment not uploaded to BB by the designated time will be penalized per course policy.
Rubric/Gradin" rel="nofollow">ing Criteria: The assignment will be worth a total of 100 poin" rel="nofollow">ints.
Poin" rel="nofollow">ints
Described a practice scenario 2.5
Identified a scenario-based foreground question that was then translated in" rel="nofollow">into PICOT format, with PICOT elements noted 2.5
Identified search terms and a search strategy 2.5
Identified 1 study from the literature search and provided a brief in" rel="nofollow">introduction of the study (Independent & Dependent variables, the qualitative research design the authors used in" rel="nofollow">in the study) 2.5
Used and cited the appraisal framework & critique tool 10
Addressed the primary questions of EBP:
1. Are the results valid? How do you know?
AND
Were the study subjects appropriate in" rel="nofollow">informants for the experience of in" rel="nofollow">interest? How do you know?
AND
Was in" rel="nofollow">information collected accurately from those in" rel="nofollow">informants? How do you know? 20
2. What are the results?
AND
Was the in" rel="nofollow">information analyzed in" rel="nofollow">in a credible way? How do you know? 20
3. How do the results apply to the patient/scenario, specifically? How did the study results impact the application of this evidence to your scenario, specifically? 20
Scholarly writin" rel="nofollow">ing/APA format 10
Provided PDF of each article student evaluated with Blackboard submission 10