Evidence-Based Preparation Worksheet

NURS 430: Evidence-Based Practice

Dr. Nancyruth Leibold

Purpose: The purpose of the Evidence-Based Preparation Worksheet is to help students prepare parts of the evidence-based project for the course and receive faculty feedback and assistance prior to the final EBP assignment. An EBP project is a large project and could not possibly be completed in one assignment!

Instructions: Complete the following steps by adding in the information specific to your project. Please use proper spelling, grammar, and APA format citations and references. Prepare the responses as you would for the final assignment, so the faculty can provide feedback. See full instructions and grading rubric in the course syllabus appendix. **Please ask Nancyruth if you have questions. Nancyruth is happy to help you!

Evidence-Based Preparation Worksheet

(See detailed instructions in the course syllabus appendix)

1.Write one to two paragraph(s) explaining the project topic. The project topic must include a nursing intervention. Start the paragraph with a topic sentence that introduces the topic. Include 1) why this topic is interesting to you; 2) Define and describe the topic; 3) why is this topic of interest to nursing practice—for example give a statistic—does it impact 40 million people? Or tell a short story to explain why it is pertinent to nursing; Be sure to include source citations per APA format. (Worth 20 of 100 points). Use double spacing for your responses. Add the paragraphs in this box:

• Write the matching intervention PICOT question for this topic. The PICOT question is a critical aspect of the EBP project to guide the problem identification and create components that can be used to shape the literature search. Components of the PICOT Intervention Question include:

 • Format the PICOT components into a one sentence format. Refer to Chapter 2 of the EBP textbook for assistance. To check any work or ask questions, do not hesitate to ask Nancyruth for help! Here is a sample PICOT question:

 • Write three research study article summaries. The research study articles must be peer reviewed. Watch this video to determine if the articles you have chosen are peer reviewed:

 • Include the references here in this box, using APA format and double spacing:

P: This is the population or patient of interest; consider using gender, ethnicity, or a healthcare problem to describe the population

I: This refers to interventions or modalities, or treatments of interest

C: This is the alternative intervention which in some cases is the intervention that is currently being used

O: This is the desired outcome(s)

T: This is time and is not always relevant to the particular clinical question

Fill in your PICOT Components here in this box:

P:

I:

C:

O:

T:

In intensive care patients (P) does chlorhexidine bathing (I) compared to not using chlorhexidine bathing (C) reduce the number of hospital-acquired infections (O) after two months (T)?

Use this format and fill in your PICOT components here in this box:

In ______(P), how does ______(I) compared to ______(C) affect ______(O) within ______(T)?

Leibold, N. (2020). From my garden: Peer reviewed journal articles. [Video]. Creative Commons License: BY NC. https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cqliotULJC

Be sure the articles are original research study articles (not theory, practice tips, or editorials, but research). Watch this video to know how to determine the articles are research study articles.

Leibold, N. (2020). From my garden: How to identify a research article from a practice/theory article or editorial. [Video]. Creative Commons License: BY NC. https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cql6faU9aA

Use the following steps as a guide for writing each research study article summary:

Step A. The Topic Sentence (write an opening sentence that introduces the topic; use APA format, indent all paragraph starts one-half inch, double space when you type and use Times New Roman 12-point font)

Step B. In the second sentence, introduce the type of study method and design, setting, participants, and overall study topic; be sure to use an in-text citation; For example: (Jones & Garcia, 2022)

Step C. Include another sentence that further describes the study (1-2 sentences)

Step D. Tell the overall results of the study (1-2 sentences) -cite the source one more time- for example: (Jones & Garcia, 2022).

Step E. The last sentence in the paragraph should be a summary sentence that relates the research evidence to your project or an implication for nursing practice.