Quality is multidimensional and involves the perspectives of various stakeholders, including patients and families. As noted in this week’s Learning Resources, defining quality is not a simple, stra
NURS 6231 Healthcare Systems and Quality Outcomes
Course Project: Process Improvement Project
Evidence Matrix
Part I: Search Strategy
Using the Walden Library and other appropriate databases, locate 10 scholarly articles that pertain to your selected quality improvement issue.
Step 1: Identify the resources that you have utilized or will utilize to find articles that pertain to your topic.
Electronic Databases | Research or Professional Organizations | Experts in the field to consult | Books, encyclopedias, handbooks |
Step 2: Identify search terms and criteria.
Key words & phrases | Major authors | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
Step 3: Identify Boolean search strings.
Part II: Analysis of Literature
Step 1: Summarize 10 articles that you selected from your research efforts, completing the table below.
Summary Table of Analyzed Articles (you may determine your own headings) | ||||||
Citation | Conceptual Framework/ Theory | Main finding | Research method | Strengths of study | Weaknesses | Level of Evidence |
Step 2: Analysis of strengths and weaknesses of existing literature.
Strengths | Weaknesses |
Step 3: What gap exists in the current literature? Explain.
Step 4: What strategies that address your quality improvement issue are suggested by current literature? Synthesize the evidence.
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