Assignment: Risk of Falls Picot Styled Research

Assignment: Risk of Falls Picot Styled Research

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Question Description
15-20 pages, apa format,

Typewritten

Arial or New Roman Times 12 Font

APA formatted

MCPP Format Section I

1. Student information section

• Student Name

• Student email address

• Student phone or contact information

• Name of project

o Topics are to be selected from the following disciplines:

▪ Medicine

▪ Public Health

▪ Integrative Health

▪ Ethics

▪ Health Policy

• Potential site for project

2. PICOT/Project question

Please state your proposed PICOT question here. Use the elements of the PICOT sections below to describe each component. In your previous coursework, you may have read selections from textbooks, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare or other required sources that reviewed this methodology.

P = Problem to be addressed

I = Intervention to be used

C= Is there a comparison?

O= Intended outcomes of the intervention

T= Proposed timeline if the project was to be implemented

3. The project is intended to address an area of need that has a possible gap in practice or policy. Identify and state the gap.

4. Provided a detailed analysis of the target population (e.g., age, socioeconomic level, education, etc.) and why the gap is a problem. This should be tied to a policy or evidenced-based guideline. This section should be referenced and all areas supported.

5. Intervention:

a.What specifically do you plan to investigate or implement?

b.How is it different or improves upon a current practice?

6. Is there a policy, practice or program to compare your project to? If so, what is it?

7. Every project must have an outcome that can be measured.

a.What are the intended outcomes?

b.How will the outcomes be measured:

•Survey

•Focus group

c.If the project was implemented, what variables or characteristics would indicate that the project was successful?

d.How would you analyze your data?

8. What would be your proposed timeframe, if you were going to implement the project? Be specific.

9. How did you determine the need for the project?

10. Benefits of the project:

•How will this project benefit the community or population?

•How might the outcomes or findings be sustained after project completion?

•Why would your organization support this project?

•What potential benefits exist for the organization as a result of your project findings?

•What potential benefits exist for the identified population?

Literature review (AKA a Dirty Search)

• Review 15 articles and complete the attached table

2. Complete a one-page Executive Summary of your findings

Literature Review Table

Article/Text

Conceptual

Framework

Design/

Method

Sample/

Setting

Major Variables Studied and their Definitions

Measurement

Data

Analysis

Findings

Appraisal: Worth to Practice

EXAMPLE

Harne-Britner et al. (2011)

Change theory in combination with aspects of behavioral, social science, and organizational theories by Bandura, Skinner, and Lewin

Quantitative research

Quasi-experimental study

Random assignment of 3 nursing units into 2 experimental groups and 1 control group

Aims of the study were to determine (1) the effectiveness of educational and behavioral interventions on improving HH adherence; (2) whether improvements in HH adherence were sustained 6 months post intervention; and (3) the relationships between HH adherence and HAI rates on study units.

RNs and patient care assistants (PCAs) from 3 medical-surgical units within an urban health care system in Pennsylvania, USA

A total of 1203 observations (633 RNs and 570 PCAs) were completed

The control group received education in the form of a self-study module with a pre- and posttest. The experimental groups received the same education plus behavioral interventions. The Positive Reinforcement Experimental group’s behavioral interventions included individual and unit rewards for improved HH adherence and unit-based recognition by peers on a sticker chart. The Risk of Nonadherence Experimental group received additional educational sessions about microorganisms that are transmitted via hands

OBSERVATION =Watching one person having direct contact with a patient or handling patient equipment.

CLEANED HANDS = Washed at a sink and/or used alcohol gel from a dispenser (e.g., wall mounted, pocket-sized, or a bottle that is not wall mounted) before or after having direct contact with a patient or handling patient equipment.

AWARE OF MONITORING: You told the person you’re going to observe them or they verbally acknowledge that you are monitoring them

18 data collection periods per nursing unit

Data were collected each month during 3 time frames (5 AM–7 AM, 7:30 AM–9:30 AM, and 3:30 PM–5:30 PM) reflecting high work volume to ensure a representative sample

SPSS Statistics, Version 17.0

Chi-square analysis was used to determine whether the 3 nursing units had similar HH adherence rates before any intervention. The Fisher exact test was employed to determine whether the change in adherence rates on each unit was statistically significant.

Reported these data to the RN and PCA staff at monthly staff- and unit based quality meetings

Education paired with positive reinforcement behavioral interventions improved HH adherence after the first month (χ2 = 4.27; P = .039); but the improvement was not sustained over 6 months. There were no differences in infection rates between the treatment and control groups.

Assignment: Risk of Falls Picot Styled Research

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.