FebW7Instructions Assignment Part 3– Leterature Review and Critical Appraisal
The emphasis for week seven will include implementation of EBP in clinical and other settings and motivating individuals, teams and organizations to sustain EBP initiatives. There will be one discussion question in week seven. Students will complete Part 3 “Literature Review and Critical Appraisal of the Literature” in Assignment #1, related to the Signature Assignment in week eight. Assignment #2 will involve a Reflection-in-Action paper.
Resources
Melnyk, Chap. 10, pp. 293-312, “The Role of Outcomes and EBP Quality Improvement in Enhancing and Evaluating Practice Changes.”
Melnyk, Chap. 22, pp. 655-680, “Writing a Successful Grant Proposal to Fund Research and EBP Implementation Projects.”
This week’s first assignment is STEP 3 – Literature Review and Critical Appraisal.
The student will complete the following items and submit a Word doc to the assignment link.
Provide a title that conveys or describes the assignment.
Literature Review – Provide the key terms used to guide the search for the evidence and provide at least five (5) summaries of research studies to support the evidence.
Critical Appraisal of Literature – Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence, what is known from the evidence and any gaps in knowledge from the research evidence.
References – Cite a minimum of five scholarly references in APA 6th ed format.
Expectations:
Format: Completed paper with references in APA 6th ed. format
File name: Save the file with Student First Name_Last Name_Part 3
