This our EBP project –
In hospitalized patients, does implementing a designated hourly
rounding team, compared to standard care, reduce the number of
unit-based falls?
In hospitalized patients, does implementing a designated hourly
rounding team, compared to standard care, reduce the number of
unit-based falls?
- Write a 10-12 paper (excluding cover and reference page). Include the body of the paper with the following titled sections:
- Abstract
- Title (introduction) with purpose
- Background
- Methods
- Literature Review of the proposed change
- Discussion (what was learned)
- Proposed change implementation
- Proposed methods to measure outcomes of the change
- Recommendations for Practice change.
- Conclusion and implications for nursing.
- Identifies the significant clinical problem and the intervention that will resolve the problem.
- Describe the problem (PICO the question and write as a statement),
including the purpose and goal of the EBP review (EBP proposal paper).
Start with a global description of the importance of nursing and narrow
your topic to the organizational level. Finalize these paragraphs with
the purpose of the paper. What are you trying to achieve? - Explain the Background of your problem, the definition of the
variables. Include any pertinent background and history pertaining to
your problem or topic of interest and what has led you to believe this
problem is of great significance to the nursing profession. The aim of
this section is to help the reader understand the concepts and
definitions of your topic of study. - Identify your source and method for searching the evidence
(keywords, databases, inclusion, exclusion criteria). Find the highest
level of evidence first and then proceed methodically through the
hierarchy of evidence to answer the focused question. Remember “Not all
evidence is created equal.” That is, we can have more confidence in some
types of evidence than in others. Just because the evidence you have
maybe a study or a clinical guideline published by an organization does
not mean that it is the best evidence (i.e., the most objective or the
most trustworthy). Refer to the levels of evidence and explain in this
section how do you searched and classify the evidence (Use the
literature matrix). Why are you trusting the results? - Include a review of the literature on your proposed change
(intervention), practice guidelines, or other synthesis reports. Your
paper should serve as a synthesis of what is currently known about your
change, and what is being investigated. Do not simply summarize each of
your sources; rather, integrate the information presented, and come up
with your own interpretation of the data (you may use tables in this
section to summarize the evidence). - Discuss, appraise and synthesize evidence. A critical review of all
evidence that you will use to support your improvement efforts. Once the
evidence is gathered, you must critically appraise each study to ensure
its credibility and clinical significance. An easy method for
conducting critical appraisal is to answer these three key questions:-
- What were the results of the study? (In other words, what is the evidence?)
- How valid are the results? (Can they be trusted?)
- Will the results be helpful in caring for other patients? (Are they transferable?)
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- Include suggestions for improvement/change (Aim) to whatever it is
you are researching. For example, If you are proposing policy changes to
current urinalysis protocols, how will this policy impact the
organization and stakeholders? Patient and/or population expected to
benefit directly from improved flow or process. The risk of
participation is the same as receiving usual care. If risk or burden is
higher than with usual care, consider research & IRB. - State what EBP model will you use to plan for your project. What
plans do you have to measure key indicators, what about tools used to
measure the outcomes, what is the validity or reliability if any.
Measures may include knowledge, attitude, behavior/practices, and
outcomes What about the sample? You may propose small but large enough
samples to observe changes. What is the feasible for data collection,
the minimal time needed, resources, costs? How will you conduct the data
analysis? Who will be involved in the Organization? - Recommendations for practice change.
- Write the conclusion of your paper, summarizing the main points and
explaining its main purpose. Restate the topic, purpose, main points,
and the significance of your findings. End this section with the
implications for practice makes emphasis on the future of your topic. - Format references and citations using 7th ed. APA guidelines.
- Go back and re-read all directions above and edit, edit, edit.\
I have included the proposal paper, criteria and references- You can add more references if you need.