NRS-445 Topic 1: Literature Evaluation Table
Student Name:
Faculty Name:
Background of Nursing Practice Problem (one paragraph; no more than 250 words):
PICO(T) Question:
Use the PICOT question developed in Topic 1 Discussion Question (DQ) 2 and refine it as needed.
PICO(T) Question Template | ||
P | Population | |
I | Intervention | |
C | Comparison Comment by Author: Current practice or no practice | |
O | Outcome Comment by Author: Must be a measurable patient outcome | |
T | Timeline Comment by Author: Optional (optional) | |
Intervention | ||
In_______________(P), how does _______________ (I) compared to _______________ (C) affect _______________ (O) within______________(T)? | ||
Problem Statement | ||
It is not known if the implementation of __________________(I) would impact ______________ _______________(O) among ___________ (P). |
Criteria | Article 1 | Article 2 | Article 3 | Article 4 |
APA Reference Include the GCU permalink or working link used to access the article | ||||
Purpose/Aim of Study | ||||
Research question(s) | ||||
Design Is the article qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods? Explain how you determined the type of research design. | ||||
Setting Where did the study take place? What type of setting: inpatient, outpatient, etc.? | ||||
Sample Number and characteristics of participants | ||||
Methods Interventions/Instruments | ||||
Analysis How were the collected data analyzed? | ||||
Outcomes/key findings of the study and implications for nursing practice Summary of study results | ||||
Recommendations of the researcher | ||||
Explain how this article supports your proposed PICO(T) question. |
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