Literature Search Conduct a literature search to locate research articles focused on a practice problem of interest.

Literature Search

Conduct a literature search to locate

research articles focused on a practice

problem of interest. This literature

search should include both quantitative

and qualitative peer research articles

to support your practice problem or

issue of interest in 350-750 words.

Identify six peer research articles

which will be utilized through the

next 5 weeks as reference sources.

Create a reference list in which the six articles are listed. Beneath

each reference include the article's

abstract. The completed assignment

should have a title page and a

reference list with abstracts.

Suggestions for locating qualitative

and quantitative research articles from

credible sources:

Use a library database such as CINAHL

Complete for your search.

Using the advanced search page check

the box beside "Research Article" in

the "Limit Your Results" section.

When setting up the search you can

type your topic in the top box, then

add quantitative or qualitative as a

search term in one of the lower boxes.

Research articles often are described

as qualitative or quantitative.

To narrow/broaden your search, remove

the words qualitative and quantitative

and include words that narrow or

broaden your main topic. For example:

Diabetes and pediatric and dialysis.

To determine what research design

was used, review the abstract and the methods section of the article. The

author will provide a description of

data collection using qualitative or

quantitative methods.

Prepare this assignment according to

the APA guidelines found in the APA

Style Guide, located in the Student

Success Center. An abstract is not

required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please

review the rubric prior to beginning

the assignment to become familiar

with the expectations for successful

completion.

You are not required to submit this

assignment to Turnitin.

Week 2 Assignment

Research Summary and Ethical

Considerations

Select either the qualitative or

quantitative study method for this

assignment. The study method should

connect to the practice problem of

interest identified in Topic 1. This

could be one of the previously selected

articles from your literature review or

a new peer-reviewed article.

In an essay of 1000-1,250 words,

summarize the study, explain the ways

in which the findings might be used

in nursing practice, and address any

ethical considerations associated with

the conduct of the study.

Refer to the resource "Research Summary

and Ethical Considerations Guidelines"

for suggested headings for your paper.

Prepare this assignment according to

the guidelines found in the APA Style

Guide, located in the Student Success

Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please

review the rubric prior to beginning

the assignment to become familiar

with the expectations for successful

completion.

You are required to submit this

assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to

the directions in the Student Success

Week 3 Assignment

Benchmark - Research Critique and

PICOT Statement Rough Draft

This is a two-part rough draft

assignment consisting of a Research

Critique and PICOT Statement. The

assignment should be 1,500-1,750 words.

The final draft will be submitted in

Topic 5.

Research Critique

Prepare a critical analysis of a

qualitative and a quantitative study

focusing on the problem statement,

study purpose, research question,

literature review, and theoretical

framework. This can be one of the

selected articles from your previous

literature review or a new peerreviewed

article.

The completed analysis should connect

to your identified practice problem of

interest.

Refer to "Research Critique

Guidelines." Questions under each

heading should be addressed as a

narrative in the structure of a formal

paper.

PICOT Statement

The PICOT statement will provide a

framework for your capstone project

(the project students must complete

during their final course in the RN-BSN

program of study).

Read the PICOT article "Evidence-

Based Practice, Step by Step: Asking

the Clinical Question: A Key Step

in Evidence-Based Practice" along

with the "Chapter 18: Using Research

in Evidence-Based Nursing Practice"

PowerPoint resource.

The first step of the EBP process

is to develop a question from the

practice problem you drafted in Topic

1. Start with the patient and identify

the clinical problems or issues that

arise from clinical care. Consider the

research critique as you draft your

PICOT statement.

Following the PICOT format, write a

PICOT statement in an area of interest

to you, which is applicable to your

proposed capstone project. Prepare this assignment according to

the guidelines found in the APA Style

Guide, located in the Student Success

Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please

review the rubric prior to beginning

the assignment to become familiar

with the expectations for successful

completion.

You are required to submit this

assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to

the directions in the Student Success