NRSG 311 Unit 3 – Individual Project CTU
NRSG 311 Unit 3 – Individual Project CTU
NRSG 311 Unit 3 – Individual Project CTU Assignment Details
The nurses on your unit have been discussing and debating the best ways to provide care for patients when they are discharged from your unit. You are wondering how to achieve the best standard of practice for patient education in your specialty area, so you decide to formulate a PICO question and conduct a literature search on this topic.
Submit a paper of 2–3 pages in APA format that addresses the following items:
- Develop a clinical question for study using the PICO format.
- P: A population or a group of patients, such as patients with insulin-dependent diabetes
- I: An intervention, such as patient education programs
- C: A comparison intervention or treatment, such as home visits by a nurse
- O: Patient outcomes
- For example: Do educational programs for diabetics on insulin or home visits to a diabetic do more to support control of blood sugar?
- For example: Do patient educational classes for asthmatic patients lead to improved functional status (decrease hospitalizations)? (Note: In this example, there is no comparison treatment.)
- Using MEDLINE/PubMed (using MeSH) and CINAHL, do the following:
- Conduct a systematic search for relevant research findings on your topic or question.
- List the words that you entered to perform each search.
- List the number of findings that were returned.
- Identify the steps that you took to narrow the search to more precise findings.
- Describe at least 3 sources of relevant literature findings on your PICO question.
- You should be able to locate the article in full text or an abstract of the study.
- Select research findings that most closely fit the PICO question that you posed.
- Cite the references.
- Now, research your PICO question using this scholarly search engine.
- List the number of “hits” that were returned.
- How does this search engine rate and rank the reference articles that it lists in a search?
- How does this search engine ranking system aid researchers as they seek information?
- Explain the following:
- What steps can a researcher use to narrow the search for information on a clinical topic?
- Why is it necessary to narrow a search?
- Which search did you find to be the most effective and useful on this clinical topic, and what made it effective for you?
- What is the difference between a search engine and a database for locating relevant practice information?
- Select a preferred search tool, and identify the rationale for your preference.
Please use this APA Style for CTU Students link for help with APA formatting. Use the CTU Writing Style Guide (templates provided), not the Introductory Writing Style Guide.
NRSG 311 Unit 3 – Individual Project CTU Rubric
The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This IP Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. It is the road map that can help you in the development of your IP. Individual Project Grading Rubric
Please submit your assignment.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.
Reference
Google Scholar. (n.d.). http://scholar.google.com/
| Assignment : NRSG311 – U3IP – PICO | ||||||
| Level of Achievement | Exemplary – exceeds expectations | Proficient – meets expectations | Fair – needs improvement | Poor – does not meet expectations | Score: | |
| Total points possible: | 175 | 90-100% | 80-89% | 70-79% | 0-69% | |
| Criteria | percent of score | |||||
| Develop a clinical question for study using the PICO format. (Max 17.5 points) | 10% | Develops a clinical question for study using the PICO format (15.75-17.5 points) | Develops a clinical question for study, but does not use the PICO format (14-15.58 points) | Identifies a clinical question for study but does not provide details about the keywords (12.78-13.83 points) | Does not develop a clinical question for study (12.6 points or less) | |
| Conduct a systematic search for relevant research findings on your topic or question, using MEDLINE/PubMed (using MeSH) and CINAHL, listing the keywords used and the number of findings that were returned. Include the steps used to narrow your search for improved results. (Max 35 points) | 20% | Conducts a systematic search for relevant research findings on your topic or question, using MEDLINE/PubMed (using MeSH) and CINAHL, listing the keywords used and the number of findings that were returned and includes the steps used, in detail, to narrow the search for improved results (31.5-35 points) | Conducts a systematic search for relevant research findings on your topic or question, using MEDLINE/PubMed (using MeSH) and CINAHL, listing the keywords used and the number of findings that were returned but does not include the steps used to narrow your search for improved results (28-31.15 points) | Conduct a search for relevant research findings on your topic or question, using MEDLINE/PubMed (using MeSH) and CINAHL, does not list the keywords used and the number of findings that were returned and does not include the steps used to narrow your search for improved results (25.55-27.65 points) | Does not conduct a systematic search for relevant research findings on your topic or question, using MEDLINE/PubMed (using MeSH) and CINAHL, listing the keywords used and the number of findings that were returned. Does not include the steps used to narrow your search for improved results (25.2 points or less) | |
| Describe at least 3 sources of relevant literature findings on your PICO question, selecting the most closely related articles to your PICO question and cite each of the references. (Max 35 points) | 20% | Describes at least 3 sources of relevant literature findings on your PICO question, selecting the most closely related articles to your PICO question and cite each of the references (31.5-35 points) | Describe at least 3 sources of relevant literature findings on your PICO question, but does not select the most closely related articles to your PICO question and cite each of the references (28-31.15 points) | Briefly describes at least 3 sources of relevant literature findings on your PICO question, selecting the closely related articles to your PICO question and cite each of the references (25.55-27.65 points) | Does not describe at least 3 sources of relevant literature findings on your PICO question, does not select the most closely related articles to your PICO question and does not cite each of the references (25.2 points or less) | |
| Summarize the steps used to narrow the search for information on a clinical topic and why is it necessary to narrow a search, including which search was most effective and useful on this clinical topic. (Max 35points) | 20% | Summarizes the steps, in detail, used to narrow the search for information on a clinical topic and why is it necessary to narrow a search, including which search was most effective and useful on this clinical topic. (31.5-35 points) | Briefly summarizes the steps used to narrow the search for information on a clinical topic and why is it necessary to narrow a search, and does not include which search was most effective and useful on this clinical topic. (28-31.15 points) | Briefly summarizes the steps used to narrow the search for information on a clinical topic but does not explain why is it necessary to narrow a search, or indicate which search was most effective and useful on this clinical topic. (25.55-27.65 points) | Does not summarize the steps used to narrow the search for information on a clinical topic and why is it necessary to narrow a search, and does not include which search was most effective and useful on this clinical topic. (25.2 points or less) | |
| Explain the difference between a search engine and a database for locating relevant practice information. (Max 17.5 points) | 10% | Explains, in detail, the difference between a search engine and a database for locating relevant practice information (15.75-17.5 points) | Briefly explains the difference between a search engine and a database for locating relevant practice information (14-15.58 points) | Does not clearly explain the difference between a search engine and a database for locating relevant practice information (12.78-13.83 points) | Does not explain the difference between a search engine and a database for locating relevant practice information (12.6 points or less) | |
| Identify a preferred search tool, and explain the rationale for the selection. (Max 17.5 points) | 10% | Identifies a preferred search tool, and explain, in detail, the rationale for the selection (15.75-17.5 points) | Identifies a preferred search tool, and briefly explains the rationale for the selection (14-15.58 points) | Identifies a preferred search tool, but does not explain the rationale for the selection (12.78-13.83 points) | Does not identify a preferred search tool, or explain the rationale for the selection (12.6 points or less) | |
| Spelling, Grammar, APA format; use of appropriate and required scholarly articles. (Max 17.5 points) | 10% | No spelling or grammatical errors. Less than 2 errors in APA formatting. (15.75-17.5 points) | 1-2 spelling or grammatical errors. Less than 4 errors in APA formatting. (14-15.58 points) | 4-5 spelling or grammatical errors. 4-6 errors in APA formatting. (12.78-13.83 points) | More than 5 spelling or grammatical errors. More than 6 errors in APA formatting. (12.6 points or less) | |
| 100% | Total score: | 0 | ||||
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