Formulate and refine clinical research questions relevant to advanced practice nursing
FORMULATE AND REFINE CLINICAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS RELEVANT TO ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING.
Purpose
The student will develop a PICOT-formatted question that is based on a quantitative process for investigation. It should be systems oriented.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcome.
CO 1: Formulate and refine clinical research questions relevant to advanced practice nursing. (PO #3)
CO 10: Employ an evidence-based practice model for quality improvement. (PO #5)
Points: This assignment is worth a total of 325 points.
Requirements
- Write your scholarly paper using APA format. Include a cover page and headers.
- Write an introduction.
- Your paper must be no more than five pages in length (not including the cover page or references page).
- The body of your report should include a heading titled with your PICO question.
- Break out the main ideas according to the rubric. Include sections that are labeled with headings.
- All Chamberlain College of Nursing policies related to plagiarism must be observed.
- Post questions about this assignment to the weekly Q & A Forum.
Directions and Grading Criteria
Category | Points | % | Description |
PICOT question | 30 | 9 | State the quantitative clinical question in PICO format clearly and concisely. |
Population of interest | 35 | 11 | Describe your population of interest. |
Intervention of interest | 50 | 15 | Describe your intervention of interest. Evidence from the literature must be present with a minimum of 3 scholarly references to support the evidence based practice intervention? Remember you are not completing primary research but taking an evidence-based intervention and applying it to a problem in your current role. |
Comparison of interest | 35 | 11 | Describe your comparison of interest. Remove the rest of it that states or if no comparison as there should be a comparison |
Outcome of interest | 35 | 11 | Describe your outcome of interest. Is it measurable? Is the tool that you will utilize to measure outcomes proven to be reliable and valid? |
Design | 35 | 11 | Identify the appropriate design for the study. |
Feasibility in reference to time frame of app. 16 weeks for intervention | 30 | 9 | The design of the study is feasible within the practice setting and population. |
Identification (micro, meso, macro) system and appropriate integration with practice question. | 30 | 9 | The correct identification and application of the system is identified and integrated with the PICO question. |
APA formatting, scholarly writing | 45 | 14 | Follow APA formatting guidelines and use correct grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and so forth. Writes in a scholarly manner. |
Total | 325 | 100% | A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements. |
Grading Rubric
Assignment Criteria | AOutstanding or highest level of performance | BVery good or high level of performance | CCompetent or satisfactory level of performance | FPoor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performance | |
PICOT question 25 points |
Correctly and concisely states a quantitative practice question in PICO format. 23–25 points |
States a quantitative practice question in PICO format, but fails to be concise. 21–22 points |
States a practice question in PICO format, but may have one or two incorrect elements. 19–20 points |
Fails to state a quantitative practice question in PICO format. 0–18 points |
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Population of interest 15 points |
Provides a detailed description of the population of interest. 14–15 points |
Generally describes the population of interest. 12–13 points |
Identifies the population of interest. 11 points |
Fails to identify a population of interest. 0–10 points |
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Intervention of interest 15 points |
Provides a detailed description of the intervention of interest. 14–15 points |
Generally describes the intervention of interest. 12–13 points |
Identifies the intervention of interest. 11 points |
Fails to identify an intervention of interest. 0–10 points |
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Comparison of interest 15 points |
Provides a detailed description of the comparison of interest. Indicates if there is no comparison of interest. 14–15 points |
Generally describes the comparison of interest. Indicates if there is no comparison of interest. 12–13 points |
Identifies the comparison of interest. Indicates if there is no comparison of interest. 11 points |
Fails to identify a comparison of interest, or if there is none. 0–10 points |
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Outcome of interest15 points | Provides a detailed description of the outcome of interest. 14–15 points |
Generally describes the outcome of interest. 12–13 points |
Identifies the outcome of interest. 11 points |
Fails to identify an outcome of interest. 0–10 points |
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Design25 points | Identifies the best, most appropriate design for the study. 23–25 points |
Identifies an appropriate design for the study, but not the best one. 21–22 points |
Identifies a design for a study, but one that is not necessarily appropriate. 19–20 points |
Fails to identify a design for the study. 0–18 points |
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Feasibility in reference to time frame of app. 16 weeks for intervention30 points | Describes the feasibility of the study population (app. 16 weeks) with respect to the practice setting and population. 28–30 points |
Describes the feasibility (app. 16 weeks) of the study, but does not fully address the practice setting or the population. 26–27 points |
Indicates if the design is feasible, (app. 16 weeks), but provides few details regarding the practice setting or the population. 23–25 points |
Fails to indicate if the study is feasible within the 16-week period. 0–22 points |
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Identification and application of correct system (micro, meso, macro) to the practice question40 points | Identifies the correct system approach and applies the correct system approach to the practice question correctly and in detail. 37–40 points |
Identifies the correct system approach, but does not fully apply the system to the practice question in detail. 34–36 points |
Either identifies the correct system approach and/or has little detail on applying the system to the practice question. 30–33 points |
Incorrectly identifies the system and does not apply it to the practice question. 0–29 points |
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APA formatting, scholarly writing20 points | Writes in a scholarly manner with no grammar, spelling, or syntax errors. Follows the rules of APA formatting. 18–20 points |
Writes in a scholarly manner with minimal grammar, spelling, or syntax errors. Follows the rules of APA formatting. 17 points |
Writes in a scholarly manner with several grammar, spelling, or syntax errors. Breaks minor rules of APA formatting. 15–16 points |
Does not write in a scholarly manner. Commits many errors in grammar, spelling, and syntax. Does not follow rules for APA formatting. 0–14 points |
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Total Points Possible = 325 points |