Week 3 Assignment: Problem/PICOT/Evidence Search (PPE) Worksheet (graded)
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- DueJul 26by11:59pm
- Points175
- Submittinga file upload
Purpose
Collaborative identification and interpretation of practice problems is a requirement of professional practice (AACN, XXXXXXXXXXLocating and summarizing findings using credible online databases is necessary for evidence-based nursing (AACN, 2008; QSEN, XXXXXXXXXXThis assignment provides a learning activity for students to experience a practice-based scenario and apply a process worksheet designed to assist in the identification of an independent nursing problem or concern, develop a PICOT clinical question, and search for evidence using credible online databases/sources.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
CO1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7)
CO2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs 4 & 8)
CO4: Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and significance related to evidence-based practice. (POs 4 & 8)
CO5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (POs 7 & 8)
Due Date
Submit the completed PPE Worksheet by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end ofWeek 3.
Points
This assignment is worth175 points.
Directions
- Read over each of the following directions.
- You must read the Assignment Practice Scenario below before completing the PPE Worksheet.
- Download and use therequiredPPE Worksheet(Links to an external site.).
- Review the information provided in our library ofhow to search for journal articles here(Links to an external site.).
- Review the information provided in our library ofhow to locate and copy a journal permalink(Links to an external site.).
- You are required to complete the worksheet using the productivity tools required by Chamberlain University, which is Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or later version), or Windows and Office 2011 (or later version) for MAC. You must save the file in the ".docx" format. Do NOT save as Word Pad. A later version of the productivity tool includes Office 365, which is available to Chamberlain students for FREE by downloading from the student portal athttp://my.chamberlain.edu(Links to an external site.). Click on the envelope at the top of the page.
- Complete each section of the Problem/PICOT/Evidence (PPE) Worksheet. For theClinical PICOT Question,use theNR439_Guide for writing PICOT Questions and Examples.N439_Guide for writing PICOT Questions and Examples(Links to an external site.)Use one of the templates/guides to write your Clinical PICOT Question using all of the PICOT elements. Be sure to include the PICOT letters in your question.
- Be sure to use the rubric to make certain you are meeting all grading criteria of the PPE Worksheet.
- Submit the completed PPE Worksheet on the Week 3 Assignment page.
- Students, A short tutorial with tips for completing the Week 3 Problem/PICOT/Evidence Search (PPE) worksheet assignment may be viewed here.
Transcript(Links to an external site.)
Assignment Practice Scenario
Your Chief Nurse Executive (CNE) recognizes you are pursuing your BSN and has asked you to be a member of the nursing evidence-based practice (NEBP) committee. She has advised the members that the purpose is to conduct nursing research studies involving clinical practice problems. Increasing nurses' awareness of quality and safety concerns will help develop an attitude of inquiry and asking questions (Sherwood & Barnsteiner, XXXXXXXXXXBaccalaureate nurses "collaborate in problem identification, participate in the process of search, retrieval, and documentation of evidence, and integrate evidence using credible databases and internet resources" (AACN, 2008, pp. 16-17).
The CNE has advised all members of the following areas ofqualityandsafetyclinical practice that each committee member needs to consider and chooseonly oneas a priority area for conducting a research study. Sources of research problems come from nursing clinical practice (Houser, 2018):
| Quality | Safety |
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- Patient satisfaction
- Patient education
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- Non-pharmacological pain management
| Errors. Examples include:- Medication
- Patient identification
- Communication
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- Readmissions
- Length of stay
- Costs
| Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs).
Examples include:- Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI)
- Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
- Surgical Site Infections (SSI)
- Sepsis (Screening or Prevention)
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- Discharge Teaching/Coaching
- Transitions of Care/Level of Care
| - Pressure Ulcers
- Skin Integrity
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Your CNE has requested that you selectONLYone topic areaand complete the PPE Worksheet using onlyonetopic area. The committee will collaborate and decide as a team which nursing clinical problem area will be the priority focus of their next research study. Thank you for your valuable contributions to this important NEBP committee.
Best Practices
- For questions about this assignment, please contact your instructor.
- Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission. 
- Please see the grading criteria and rubrics on this page.
- Please use your browser's File setting to save or print this page.
Scholarly Sources and Citations 
- Use APA format in citations and references.
**Academic Integrity**
Chamberlain College of Nursing values honesty and integrity. All students should be aware of the Academic Integrity policy and follow it in all discussions and assignments.
By submitting this assignment, I pledge on my honor that all content contained is my own original work except as quoted and cited appropriately. I have not received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment.
References
American Association of Colleges of Nurses. (2008).Executive summary: The essentials of baccalaureate education for professional nursing practice. http://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/AACN-Essentials
Houser, J. (2018).Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence(4th ed.). Jones and Bartlett.
Sherwood, G., & Barnsteiner, J. (2017).Quality and safety in nursing: A competency approach to improving outcomes(2nd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. (2018).QSEN knowledge, skills, and attitude competencies. http://qsen.org/competencies/pre-licensure-ksas/
Rubric
NR439 PPE Worksheet Rubric
NR439 PPE Worksheet Rubric| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
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| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeClinical Nursing Practice ProblemSelect and identify only one quality or safety clinical priority area from the assignment guidelines practice scenario. Summarize why you believe the nursing practice problem/issue is the most important. Summarize your rationale (why) for choosing the problem. | | 50.0ptsSelects and identifies one quality or safety clinical priority practice problem from the assignment guidelines practice scenario. Thoroughly summarizes why you believe the nursing practice problem/issueis the most important. Thoroughly summarizes the rationale (why) the problem was chosen. Provides details. | 46.0ptsCriteria from the first column are mostly summarized or one criteria lacks details or is missing. | 40.0ptsCriteria from the first column are minimally summarized or two criteria lack details or are not present. | 19.0ptsCriteria from the first column are poorly summarized. | 0.0ptsCriteria are not discussed. |
| 50.0pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeClinical Nursing PICOT QuestionClinical Nursing PICOT Question
Using the NR439 Guide for writing PICOT Questions and Examples located in the assignment guidelines, write out your PICOT question. Include each letter of the PICOT in your question. | | 15.0ptsPICOT question has 5 elements correct. Question is nursing related. | 13.0ptsPICOT question has 4 elements correct or question is not nursing related. | 12.0ptsPICOT question has 3 elements correct. | 6.0ptsPICOT has 1-2 elements correct. | 0.0ptsPICOT question with no elements correct or no PICOT question present. |
| 15.0pts
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| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDefine PICOT ElementsDefine each of the elements from your above clinical PICOT question. | | 15.0pts5 PICOT elements are correctly defined. | 13.0pts4 PICOT elements are correctly defined. | 12.0pts3 PICOT elements are correctly defined. | 6.0pts1-2 PICOT elements are correctly defined. | 0.0ptsPICOT elements are not correctly defined or elements are not present. |
| 15.0pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEvidence Retrieval Process and SummaryUsing only the Chamberlain College of Nursing library:
(1) Locate evidence that is relevant to your chosen nursing practice problem. Explain how you believe the evidence is relevant to your chosen clinical nursing problem/issue. (2) Explain why you chose the evidence.
(3) Provide a complete APA reference to the evidence (must include authors, year, title of the evidence, title of the resource).
(4) Evidence must be published within the last 10 years.
(5) Provide the permalink. | | 20.0ptsAll of the 5 criteria are present. (1) Locates evidence relevant to chosen nursing practice problem. Explains how the evidence is relevant to your chosen clinical nursing problem/issue. (2) Explains why the evidence was chosen. (3) Provides a complete APA reference to the evidence (includes authors, year, title of the evidence, title of the resource). (4) Evidence must be published within the last 10 years. (5) Provides the permalink. | 18.0ptsMissing 1 criteria or 1 criteria lacks details. | 16.0ptsMissing 2 criteria or 2 of the criteria lacks details. | 8.0ptsMissing 3-4 of the criteria. | 0.0ptsMissing all five criteria from the A column or none of the criteria are present. |
| 20.0pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeImplications of the EvidenceSummarize what you learned from the evidence.
Summarize why you believe the nursing evidence-based practice committee should focus their next research study on this practice problem. | | 40.0ptsThoroughly summarizes what was learned from the evidence. Thoroughly summarizes why you believe the nursing evidence-based practice committee should focus their next research study on this practice problem. Excellent details provided. | 35.0ptsMostly summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria lacks details. | 32.0ptsFairly summarizes the criteria in the first column or one criteria is missing. Fair details are provided. | 15.0ptsPoorly summarizes the criteria in the first column. Poor details are provided. | 0.0ptsCriteria are not summarized or is missing. |
| 40.0pts
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| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEvidence Search TermsIdentifies 4 (or more) relevant searchable terms you used for your search for evidence. | | 10.0ptsIdentifies 4 (or more) relevant searchable terms used for the search for evidence. | 9.0ptsIdentifies 3 relevant searchable terms used for the search for evidence. | 8.0ptsIdentifies 2 relevant searchable terms used for the search for evidence. | 5.0ptsIdentifies 1 relevant searchable term used for the search for literature. | 0.0ptsNo terms identified or terms are not present. |
| 10.0pts
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| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEvidence Search StrategiesIdentifies 4 (or more) relevant search strategies you used to narrow/limit your search for evidence. | | 10.0ptsIdentifies 4 (or more) relevant strategies used to narrow/limit the search for evidence. | 9.0ptsIdentifies 3 relevant strategies used to narrow/limit the search for evidence. | 8.0ptsIdentifies 2 relevant strategies used to narrow/limit the search for evidence. | 4.0ptsIdentifies 1 relevant searchable term used for the search for evidence. | 0.0ptsNo strategies identified or strategies are not present. |
| 10.0pts
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| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeScholarly Writing, Mechanics, Organization, Spelling, Sentence Structure, Grammar | | 8.0ptsExcellent writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. 1-2 errors noted. | 6.0ptsGood writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. A few errors noted. | 3.0ptsFair writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. Some errors noted. | 2.0ptsPoor writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. Many errors noted. | 0.0ptsVery poor writing, mechanics, organization, spelling, sentence structure, grammar. Errors throughout are noted. Writing is difficult to understand or follow. |
| 8.0pts
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| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA In-Text Formatting for Cited Sentences | | 7.0ptsExcellent APA formatting. Uses APA in-text citation formatting with no errors. | 6.0ptsGood APA formatting. Uses APA in-text citation formatting with 1-2 errors noted. | 4.0ptsFair APA formatting. Uses APA in-text citation formatting with some errors noted or does not use in-text citation formatting. | 3.0ptsPoor APA formatting with many errors noted. | 0.0ptsVery poor APA with errors noted throughout. |
| 7.0pts
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| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAssigned PPE Worksheet Used | | 0.0pts0 points deductedAssigned PPE Worksheet used for this assignment. | 0.0pts17.5 points deducted (10%)Assigned PPE Worksheet NOT used for this assignment results in deduction. |
| 0.0pts
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| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLate deduction | | 0.0pts0 points deductedSubmitted on time | 0.0ptsNot submitted on time - Points deducted1 day late=8.75 deduction; 2 day late =17.5 deduction; 3 day late=26.25 deduction; 4 day=35 deduction; 5 day=43.75 deduction; 6 day =52.5 deduction; 7 day =61.25 deduction; Score of 0 if more than 7 days late |
| 0.0pts
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| Total Points:175.0 |
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