N435 UTA Module 4: Evidence Based Practice – Finding the Evidence

PICO QUESTION -Does family support influence caregiver’s overload in patients who have cerebrovascular accident sequelae over an year? {IF THIS IS NOT RIGHT YOU CAN CREATE ONE USING THE FORMAT}

For PICO questions that predict:

Does __________ (I) influence ________ (O) in patients who have _______ (P) over ______ (T)?

P: Population/disease ( i.e. age, gender, ethnicity, with a certain disorder)P: ______caregivers of individuals with cerebrovascular accident____________________

I: Intervention or Variable of Interest (exposure to a disease, risk behavior, prognostic factor) Note: Not every question will have an intervention (as in a meaning question – see below).I: _________________________________________________

C: Comparison: (could be a placebo or “business as usual” as in no disease, absence of risk factor).Note: This is not used in a meaning question – see below.C: ____________________________________________________________________

O: Outcome: (risk of disease, accuracy of a diagnosis, rate of occurrence of adverse outcome)O: ___________________


1- APA formatted paper.APA formatting for this paper will follow the guidelines for general formatting, in text-citations, margins, headings (if desired) alignment and line spacing, font type and size, paragraph indentation, page headers, and the reference page as explained in the 2nd edition of APA the Easy Way or the 6th edition of the APA Manual.Helpful Hints:Do not use 1st person in a formal paper.Do not use direct quotes, instead summarize and paraphrase what you are reading. Multiple quotes (more than two) will receive multiple point deductions.

2. Follow the rubric attached

3.Reference page required

4- additional resources (Research)-minimum 4 resource articles-

5. 9 PARAGRAPHS REQUIRED

Paragraph #1: This is your opening paragraph. Start with an introduction statement. What is your PICO question? Describe why was it important (share the dollars, morbidity / mortality, statistics, safety stats you found with citation)?Introduction statement(s) present.PICO question with all elements present.Statement of importance with two facts such as costs, morbidity, mortality, safety. Include related statistics with citation and is 5 years or less

Paragraph #2:What did your nursing quantitative research article add to your knowledge on this topic?Share at least three facts (two must be from the Results or Discussion sections) that you found within the article in this paragraph that is relevant to your PICO question and your practice as a nurse.Three facts clearly identified from quantitative nursing research article and is 5 years or less from current publication date.A least two of the facts include information from the Results and / or Discussion sections.Facts clearly tied to PICO question.Facts connected to your nursing practice.

Paragraph #3: Define reliability as it is used in your textbook. Critique the reliability of the nursing quantitative research article you used.Go back to what you learned in your article critique about measurement methods and data collection in Module 3 to make sure you are being thorough in your assessment. Use Table 10-1 in your textbook to identify the type of reliability for your measurement instrument / tool. Be specific, so that your instructor, if reading the article, can find them too.Definition of reliability offered with citation.Discussion of reliability clearly connected to data collection or measurement methods with examples from the student’s research article.Type of reliability is identified and named.Hint: This information is covered in Chapter 10. Use Table 10-1 in your textbook to identify the type of reliability of the measurement

Paragraph #4: Define validity as it is used in your textbook.Critique the validity of the nursing quantitative research article you used. Go back to what you learned in your article critique about measurement methods, and data collection to make sure you are being thorough in your assessment. Use Table 10-1 in your textbook to identify the type of validity for your measurement instrument / tool. Be specific, so that your instructor, if reading the article, can find them too.Definition of validity offered with citation.Discussion of validity clearly connected to data collection, or measurement methods with examples from the student’s research article.Type of validity is identified and named.Hint: This information is covered in Chapter 10. Use Table 10-1 in your textbook to identify the type of validity of the measurement instrument / tool

Paragraph #5: Using the skills you have learned in your critique of a research article, describe two strengths or two weaknesses (or one strength and one weakness) that you found as you read this article.Go back to what you learned in your article critique about sampling methods, measurement methods (ex. questionnaires), and data collection (how did they collect the data to make sure you are being thorough in your assessment. Be specific, so that your instructor, if reading the article, can find them too.Do not re-state the limitations provided by the authors of your study unless they have to do with the study’s sampling, measurement methods, or data collection.Do not discuss the descriptive or inferential statistics used by the authors as a strength or weakness of the study, as this is not related to with the study’s sampling, measurement methods, or data collection.Two strengths or two weaknesses or one strength and one weakness are specifically identified from your nursing quantitative research article.The student choices for strengths / weaknesses must focus on the methods used by the authors for sampling, measurement methods used (ex. a questionnaire), or how the data was collected (data collection)

Paragraph #6:What is the name and website of the clinical practice guideline that you found?Share at least three facts that you found within the guideline that is relevant to the PICO question and your practice as a BSN nurse and cite the guideline appropriately.Name of the clinical practice guideline and specific website identified.Guideline is the most recent version or published within the past five years.Three facts clearly identified that were found within the guideline and relate to the practice of a BSN.Facts clearly tied to PICO question.Facts connected to your nursing practice.

Paragraph #7: Identify the fourth resource you found (clinical “how-to” article, a nursing professional practice website, a systematic literature review, a meta-analysis, or a manufacturer’s website) that relates to your practice question.Share at least three facts that you found within this source that is relevant to the PICO question and your practice as a nurse, and cite appropriately.Three facts clearly identified from the fourth resource which is 5 years or less from current publication date.Facts clearly tied to PICO question.Facts connected to your nursing practice

Paragraph #8 &9: re-state your PICO question and briefly summarize what you have learned through your search.What would you recommend, if anything, as a change in practice for nurses?Why?Remember, this is your closing paragraph(s).

textbook-Grove, S., Gray, J., & Burns, N. (2015). Understanding nursing research text w/ study guide package (6th ed). St. Louis, MO: Saunders.