Appraising the Evidence
Order Description
The purpose of this paper is to interpret the two articles identified as most important to the group topic. ( Nurse staffing ratio ) That means your need to choose two articles that talks about nurse staffing ratio and interpret the articles. am going to upload the guidelines for this paper. Note the references should be within five years.
Appraising the EvidenceGuidelines
PURPOSE
Thepurposeof thispaperistointerpretthetwoarticlesidentified asmostimportanttothegroup topic.
COURSE OUTCOMES
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs #4 and #8)
CO 4: Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and clinical significance related to evidence- based practice. (POs #4 and #8)DUE DATE
Referto the coursecalendar for duedate information.ThecollegesLateAssignmentpolicyappliestothisactivity.TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE
150 POINTS
REQUIREMENTS
Thepaperwill includethefollowing.
1. Clinical question
a. Descriptionof problem
b. Significanceof problem
c. Purpose ofpaper
2. Descriptionof findings
a. Summarizebasicsin the Matrix Tableasfound in Assignment Documentsin e-College.
b. Describe
i. Concepts
ii. Methodsused
iii. Participants
iv. Instrumentsincluding reliability and validity
v. Answer to Purposequestion
vi. Identifynextstep for group
3. Conclusionof paper
4. Format
a. Correctgrammar and spelling
b. Useof headingsforeach section
c. Useof APA format(sixthedition)
d. Pagelength:threepages
PREPARINGTHEPAPER
1. Pleasemakesure you donotduplicatearticleswithinyour group.
2. Paper should includeatitle page and a referencepage.
DIRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA
Assignment Criteria Points % Description
Problem 20
13%
1. Problemisdescribed:Whatisthefocusofyourgroupswork
2. Significanceoftheproblemis described:Whathealthoutcomesresult fromyourproblem Orwhatstatisticsdocumentthisisa problem You mayfindsupporton websitesforgovernmentorprofessional organizations.
3. Purposeofyourpaper:Whatwillyourpaperdoordescribe The
purposeofthispaperisto . . .
**Pleasenotethatalthough mostofthesequestionsare thesameasyou addressedin paper1 thepurposeofthispaperisdifferent.You can use yourworkfrompaper1foritems1 and2 aboveincluding any suggestionsforimprovementprovided asfeedback. Item3 above should bespecifictothispaper.
Descriptionof
Findings: Summary
2013% Summarizethebasicsofeacharticleina matrixtablethatappearsinthe appendix.Descriptionof
Findings: Description 60 41% Describeinthebody ofthepaper the following.
Whatconceptshavebeenstudied
Whatmethodshavebeenused
Whoaretheparticipantsormembersofthe samples
Whatinstrumentshavebeen used Didtheauthorsdescribethe reliabilityandvalidity
Howdoyouansweryouroriginalpurposeofthispaper question Dothefindingsofthearticlesprovideevidenceforyour answers If sohow Ifnotwhatisstillneededtobeabletoanswer yourquestion
Whatisneededforthenextstep Identifytwoquestionsthatcanhelpguidethegroupswork.
Descriptionof
Findings: Conclusion 20 13% Conclusion:Reviewmajorfindingsinyourpaperina summary paragraph.
Format 30
20%
1. Correctgrammar andspelling
2. Useheadingsforeachsection:ProblemSynthesisoftheLiterature
(Concepts MethodsParticipantsInstrumentsImplicationsfor Future Work)Conclusion.
3. APAformat(sixthed.): Appendicesfollowreferences.
4. Paperlength:Threepages
Total 150 100%
GRADING RUBRIC
Assignment Criteria Outstanding or Highest Level of PerformanceA (92100%) Very Good or High Level of PerformanceB (8491%) Competent or Satisfactory Level of PerformanceC (7683%) Poor Failing or Unsatisfactory Level of Performance
F (075%)Problem
(20points)
Includesallelementsina manner thatisclearlyunderstood.Problemdescriptionprovides focusofthegroupswork.
Significanceoftheproblemis clearlystatedandsupportedby currentevidence.
Purposeofpaper is clearlystated.1920points
Missingonlyoneelement
OR
Oneelementisnotpresented clearly
Problemdescriptionprovides focusofthegroupswork.
Significanceoftheproblemis clearlystatedandsupportedby currentevidence.
Purposeofpaper isclearlystated.1718points
Missingtwoelements
OR
Oneelementisnotpresented clearly
Problemdescriptionprovides focusofthegroupswork.
Significanceoftheproblemis clearlystatedandsupportedby currentevidence.
Purposeofpaper is clearlystated.16points
Missingtwoor moreelements
AND/OR
Oneor moreelementsarenot presentedclearly
Problemdescriptionprovides focusofthegroupswork.
Significanceoftheproblemis clearlystatedandsupportedby currentevidence.
Purposeofpaper is clearlystated.0-15pointsDescriptionof Findings: Summary
(20points)
Summaryomitsnomorethan onerequireditemfromthe EvidenceMatrixTable.1920points
Summaryomitstwoorthree requireditemsfromtheEvidence MatrixTable.1718points
Summaryomitsfourrequired itemsfromtheEvidenceMatrix Table.16points
Summaryomitsfiveor morerequireditemsfromtheEvidence MatrixTable.015pointsDescriptionof Findings: Description (60points)
DescriptionincludesALLelements.Whatconceptshavebeen studied
Whatmethodshavebeen used
Whoaretheparticipantsor membersofthesamples
Whatinstrumentshavebeen used Didtheauthorsdescribethereliabilityand validity
Howdoyouansweryour originalthepurposeofthis paperquestion Dothe findingsofthearticlesprovide evidenceforyouranswers If sohow Ifnotwhatisstill neededtobeabletoanswer yourquestion
Whatisneededforthenext step Identifytwoquestions thatcanhelpguidethe groupswork.5660pointsDescriptionmissingnomorethan oneelement.Whatconceptshavebeen studied
