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C ha m berlain C ollege of N ursing N R449 Evide nce-Based Prac tice NR449 RUA Topic Search Strategy.do cx Revised 07/25/16 1 Required Uniform Assignment: Top ic S ea rch St ra tegy PURPOSE The Topic Search Stra tegy Paper is the first of three related assi gnme nts which are due in Unit 3. T he pu rpose of this i nitial paper is to briefly descri be your search stra tegies when identifying two articles that pertain to an ev idence-based practice top ic of interest. COURS E O UTC OM ES This ass ign ment ena bles the stud ent to meet the following course outcomes. CO 1: Exa mine the sources of k nowledg e that contri bu te to professional nu rsi ng practic e. (PO #7) CO 2: App ly research principles to the interpretat ion of the content of pub lished research stud ies. (POs #4 and #8) D UE D ATE Re fer to the cou rse calen dar for due date. The colleg e’s Late Ass ign ment policy app lies to this activity. POI NTS POSSI BLE This assi gnm ent is worth 160 points. The colle ge’s Late Assi gnm ent policy app lies to this a ctivity. REQ UIRE M ENTS You will be assigned a group in unit 2 (located in the team collaboration tab ) to formulate an ev idence-based practice top ic of interest that will be used to complete the unit 3 and unit 5 independent assignments, as well as the group PowerPoint presentation in unit 7. The paper will include the following. a. Clinical Question a. De scr ibe problem b. Significan ce of p roblem in terms of out comes or stat istics c. Your PIC OT que stion in suppo rt of t he group top ic d. Purpo se of your paper b. Le vels of Evidence a. Type of que stion asked b. Best eviden ce found to answer que stion c. Sea rch Strategy a. Sea rch terms b. Data bases used (you may use Goo gle Scholar in ad dition to the library databa ses; start with the Library) c. Re fine ment de cisions made d. Iden tification of two most relevant articles d. Format a. Co rrect grammar and spe lling b. Use of hea dings for ea ch section c. Use of APA format (six th ed ition) d. Page len gth: three to four pages PRE PARIN G THE PAP ER 1. Please make sure you do not duplicate articles within your group. 2. Paper sho uld include a title pa ge and a referen ce page. C ha m berlain C ollege of N ursing N R449 Evide nce-Based Prac tice NR449 RUA Topic Search Strategy.do cx Revised 07/25/16 2 D IRE CT IONS AN D ASSIG NM ENT CRITERIA Assignme nt Criteria Points % De scription Cli nical Que stion 45 28 1. Problem is descri bed. What is the focus of your group ’s work? 2. Sign ifica nce of the problem is descri bed. What health outcomes result from your problem? Or what statist ics docum ent this is a problem? You may find s upp ort on websites for governm ent or professional organizati ons. 3. What is yo ur PICOT qu estion ? 4. Purpose of your paper. What will yo ur paper do or descri be? This is s imilar to a problem stat eme nt. “The pu rpose of this paper is to . . .” Levels of Eviden ce 20 13 1. What type of qu estion are yo u aski ng (t herapy, prognosis, mea ning , etc .)? 2. What is the best type of evidence to be foun d to answ er that qu esti on (e.g., RCT, cohort stud y, qu alitat ive stud y)? Sea rch Strategy 65 41 1. Search topic(s) provided. What did you use for search t erms? 2. What data base(s) did you use? Link your s earch with the PICOT qu estion descri bed above . 3. As you did your s earch, what decis ions did yo u make in refinement to get yo ur required ar ticles do wn to a reasonable nu mber for r eview? Were any limits used? If so, what? 4. Identify the two most relev ant and helpful ar ticles that will prov ide gu idance for your next paper and t he group ’s work. Why were these two selec ted? Fo rmat 30 18 1. Correct grammar and spelling 2. Use of headings for each s ection: Cli nical Question, Level of Evidence, Search Stra tegy, Conclusion 3. APA format (sixth ed.) 4. Paper leng th: three to four pages Total 16 0 100 C ha m berlain C ollege of N ursing N R449 Evide nce-Based Prac tice NR449 RUA Topic Search Strategy do cx Rev ised 07/25/ 2016 3 G RADING RUB RIC Assignme nt Criter ia Out standing or Highest Leve l of Pe rforma nce A (92 –100 %) Very Good or H igh Leve l of Pe rforma nce B (84 –91%) Competent or Sa tisfactory Leve l of Pe rforma nce C (76 –83%) Poo r, Failing or Unsatisfactory Leve l of Pe rforma nce F (0–75%) Clinical Que stion 45 po ints ALL elements present 1. Prob lem is presented clearly. 2. Sig nifican ce of prob lem is described completely. 3. PICOT qu estion is presented. 4. Purpose of pap er is stated. 42 –45 po ints All bu t one eleme nt present 1. Prob lem is presented clearly. 2. Sig nifican ce of prob lem is described completely. 3. PICOT qu estion is presented. 4. Purpo se of pap er is stated. 38 –41 po ints ALL bu t two elements present 1. Prob lem is presented clearly. 2. Sig nifican ce of prob lem is described completely. 3. PICOT qu estion is presented. 4. Purpose of pap er is stated. 34 –37 po ints Three or mor e eleme nts missing 1. Prob lem is presented clearly. 2. Sig nifican ce of prob lem is descri bed completely. 3. PICOT qu estion is presented. 4. Purpose of pap er is stated. 0–33 po ints Levels of Evidenc e 20 po ints 1. Accur ately identifies type of qu estion being asked. 2. Accur ately identifies best type of evidence available to answer question being asked. 19 -20 po ints 1. Acc urately identifies type of qu estion being asked. 2. Ina ccurately identifies best type of evidence available to answer question being asked. 17 -18 po ints 1. Incompletely or inaccurately identifies type of question being asked. 2. Incompletely or inaccurately identifies best type of evidence available to answer question being asked. 16 po ints 1. Doe s no t identify type of qu estion being asked. 2. Doe s no t identify best type of evidence available to answer question being asked. 0–15 po ints Search Strategy 65 po ints ALL elements present 1. Search topic(s) and terms provided. 2. Includes database (s) used for search and links to PICOT question. 3. Explains process of refining search to locate evidence. 4. Identifies and defends the choice of the two most relevant articles to provide guidance for your next paper and the group’s work. 60 -65 po ints All bu t one eleme nt present 1. Search topic(s) and terms provided. 2. Includes database(s) used for search and links to PICOT question. 3. Explains process of refining search to locate evidence. 4. Identifies and defends the choice of the two most relevant articles to provide guidance for your next paper and the group’s work. 55 -59 po ints ALL bu t two elements present 1. Search topic(s) and terms provided. 2. Includes database(s) used for search and links to PICOT question. 3. Explains process of refining search to locate evidence. 4. Identifies and defends the choice of the two most relevant articles to provide guidance for your next paper and the group’s work. 49 -54 po ints Three or mor e eleme nts missing 1. Search topic(s) and terms provided. 2. Includes database(s) used for search and links to PICOT question. 3. Explains process of refining search to locate evidence. 4. Identifies and defends the choice of the two most relevant articles to provide guidance for your next paper and the group’s work. 0–48 po ints C ha m berlain C ollege of N ursing N R449 Evide nce-Based Prac tice NR449 RUA Topic Search Strategy.do cx Revised 07/25 /2016 4 Form at 30 p o i n t s 1. Grammar an d me chan ics are free of err ors. 2. Head ings are free of erro rs an d includ e all of the following . a. Clinical Question b. Level of Eviden ce c. Search Strategy d. Conclusion 3. APA format is used withou t error s. 4. Total length: Three to four pa ges, excl ud ing references an d title pa ge. 28 –30 po ints 1. Grammar an d me chan ics have no more than one type of error . 2. Head ings are free of erro rs an d includ e three of the following. a. Clinical Question b. Level of Evidence c. Search Strategy d. Conclusion 3. APA format is used withou t error s. 4. Total length: Three to four pa ges, excl ud ing references an d title pa ge. 26 –27 po ints 1. Grammar an d me chan ics hav e no mor e than two type s of error s. 2. Head ings are free of erro rs an d includ e two of the following. a. Clinical Question b. Level of Evidence c. Search Str ategy d. Con clusion 3. APA format is used withou t error s. 4. Total length: less than three or more than four pa ges, excl ud ing r efe rences an d title pa ge. 23 –25 po ints 1. Grammar an d me chan ics hav e thre e or more type s of errors. 2. Head ings have error s, are missing, or includ e just one of the following. a. Clinical Question b. Level of Evidence c. Search Str ategy d. Con clusion 3. APA format is used withou t error s. 4. Total length: less than three or mor e than four pa ges, excl ud ing r efe rences an d title pa ge.

0–22 po ints Total Points Pos sible = 160 points