Step 4 for your Evidence-Based Practice Mini-Project (Research Proposal)

Assignment Overview:

Since your EBP Research Proposal does not include completing the entire research process, e.g., collecting data, statistics, or findings, you will do a critique of a Level of Evidence I-IV research article there is a rubric related to this critique that you will follow.

Deliverables:

The final copy of your Research Critique assignment is due on or before Sunday at 11:59pm, just before Week 5 begins, at the latest. Be sure to use the file naming protocol: NUR640_EBP Step4_last name_mmddyyyy.

Assignment Details:

For this assignment, you will write a research critique of a research article. It does not have to be an article similar to what you would do in a Research Proposal. It can be a research article that you find scholarly and would like to delve into more deeply. The critique does need to be a LeveI I-Level IV level of evidence. Use the discernment gained from your Week 4 Discussion regarding whether your article is credible, and use that to answer a section in your research critique.

Include the Following Sections that are noted on your research critique, and use your textbook if you are unsure of what each of these headings mean.

1. Purpose

2. Conceptual Framework

3. Design/Method

4. Sampling/Setting

5. Major variables studied and their definition

6. Data Analysis

7. Study Findings

8. Overall strengths and weaknesses of the study, e.g. reliability and validity, ethics (IRB), topic, etc.

Using data gathered in your health history, develop a plan of care.

1: Analyze Assessment Data:

Based on the health history information, identify the following:

A. Areas for focused assessment

Provide a
brief overview of those areas of strength and weakness noted from health history.

B. Client’s strengths

Expand on areas identified as strengths related to the person's overall health. Support your conclusions with data from the credible evidence (peer reviewed journal or credible website).

C. Areas of concern

Expand on areas previously identified as abnormal and those that place the person at a health risk. Support your observations with data from the evidence.

D. Health teaching topics

Identify health education needs. Support your statements with facts from the Health History and information from your credible evidence.

2: Nursing Plan of Care

Next, plan your care based on your analysis of your assessment data:

A. Diagnosis

Write
two nursing diagnosis that reflects a priority need for this person. Remember a wellness diagnosis is a possibility.

B. Plan

Write
one goal and
one measurable expected outcome related to each of your nursing diagnoses. Explain why this goal and outcome is a priority. Include cultural considerations for this client.

C. Intervention

Write as many nursing interventions that you need in order to achieve the outcome. Provide the rationale for each intervention listed.

D. Evaluation

You will not carry out your care plan so you cannot evaluate the effectiveness of your nursing interventions. Instead, comment on what you would look for in order to evaluate your effectiveness.

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