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  The PICOT question, based on the clinical problem or issue, is the foundation and starting point of EBP. Development of the PICOT question guides the evidence search and ultimately a change project. Learning how to develop the clinical question with the use of the PICOT question will assist the professional registered nurse in the integration of EBP into professional practice. Objectives: Apply quality indicators […]

  Assessment Traits Timed Assessment Description Complete the Library and Scholarly Research Quiz. This quiz can be taken at any time during Topic 4, but it must be completed by the end of Topic 4. Please contact Assignment Samurai for help with NSG 324: GCU Library and Scholarly Research Quiz / NSG 324: Research and Evidence-Based Practice or any other assignment. Email: assignmentsamurai@gmail.com  

  Assessment Description All students must submit their chosen nursing clinical question to their instructor for approval before starting on upcoming assignments. The chosen and approved clinical question along with all completed assignments and articles will be used in NSG-448 course in Level 4. This is a zero-point assignment. Refer to the “PICOT Question Topic Recommendations,” attached to this assignment, for suggested topics or clinical […]

  Assessment Description Select one article you found in the library to support your selected topic from the Topic 3 assignment. Describe how you were able to identify this as a credible source. Prior to using a source to justify a change to client care, what aspects of the source must be considered? What are the consequences of using a noncredible source? Post responses to […]

  Assessment Description Explore at least four databases in the GCU Library and the list in Chapter 5 of your textbook that contain scholarly nursing research using basic and advanced searching techniques on the preselected topic from your Topic 3 assignment. What problems, if any, did you encounter while conducting the literature search on your topic? What did you learn from this experience? Post responses […]

  Being able to conduct a scholarly search is integral to identifying relevant research and evidence that supports the EBP process. By developing this ability, you will search the literature and utilize credible evidence to support the PICOT question and complete a literature review. Additionally, the ability to recognize credible evidence is necessary in the ongoing growth and development of the professional registered nurse. Objectives: […]

  Assessment Description The evidence-based nursing process identifies a clinical issue and formulates the issue into a clinical question (hypothesis) that can be answered through research. Choose one of the topics from the “Clinical Question Development Topics” resource and write 250-500 words, discussing the following: Identify and describe the problem as represented by the PICOT question. What population does the problem affect? What is the […]

  Assessment Description Discuss the relationship between problem solving, nursing process, and clinical questions as they relate to evidence-based practice. What responsibility does the nurse have to the client? Post responses to at least three classmates with additional thoughts. Discussion posts should be at least 200 words, and responses should be 100-150 words. This discussion question uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to […]

  Assessment Description Discuss the process of identifying a researchable nursing problem in nursing practice in order to formulate a good clinical question. What can a nurse rely on to help determine whether or not the problem is researchable? How will you determine if a nursing problem is within the nursing scope of practice? Post responses to at least three classmates with additional thoughts on […]

  The identification of a clinical question is the first step in the EBP process. In this topic, you will identify quality indicators relevant to nursing practice using the national quality health care databases, use the quality indicator to develop a clinical question, and begin a formal literature search for peer-reviewed articles in support of your clinical question. The assignment in this topic is to […]