Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Each student will select a NURSING care issue related to the focus of the clinical unit e.g Pressure Ulcer Prevention. All work is to be done independently for this assignment. Correct APA format (6th ed.) and professional writing are expected.
Instructions for PAPER
1. Select a topic from the list provided or you may suggest a different topic. Email clinical instructor with your selection of topic by Monday of Week 2 by
12:45 pm. Topic will be confirmed by reply email.
2. Search the library databases and resources for current evidence (preferably systematic reviews and meta-analyses no older than 2008) and clinical
guidelines.
Students must also submit the paper to Turnitin, each clinical instructor will provide their clinical group with a class number and password to access
Turnitin.
Students must use Grammarly to appropriately review grammar within the students’ papers. Students must attach the printout from Grammarly?, after reviewing the results and making corrections.
3. Paper is to consist of (APA format):
- Title Page
- Title
- Author’s name
- Affiliation
- Running head
- Page header
- Page number
- Spacing
- Place in upper 1/3 of page
- Abstract (written AFTER paper is completed)
- Succinct summary of issue, evidence, and best practices
120 word minimum-200 word maximum
Body/text of the paper needs to be a full 5-8 pages in Times New Roman font size 12 discussing the following areas:
- Introduction -a thorough presentation of the topic and description of its relevance to nursing. Statistics about prevalence of the problem are appropriate
here and must be cited correctly. The last statement of the introduction should include concepts to be discussed in the paper. - Integration of the Evidence- this section should identify concepts as organizers to discuss the evidence in each paragraph. For example, a person writing about NPO status in the pre-op period might consider the concepts of hunger, fluid volume deficit, and risk for aspiration. These concepts should be
discussed in separate paragraphs, supported by results (evidence) form multiple resources/authors related to each concept. This format allows you to more fully demonstrate critical thinking ability and use the ideas and evidence of multiple authors in a single paragraph about a single concept. This will
demonstrate integration and analysis that is not evident in an article summary. Do NOT include areas such as sample size or location unless it affects the
results and causes limited generalization (if so, statement included as to why this article is included). For example, a study performed with only 15 clients
in N. Korea might have limited application (generalizability) to your clinical unit. Either omit this study or justify its use based on author statements. - Best Practices – gleaned from the evidence based literature (research articles or clinical guidelines). These are specific nursing recommendations from those resources related to practice concerning the concepts identified in the Integration of Evidence section.
- Conclusion – a summary of evidence and best practices with statements to connect ideas into a coherent whole.
- Reference Page – includes the BEST and at least 4 current (2014-present) evidence-based professional journal articles and clinical guidelines. Systematic
reviews and meta-analyses are required to be used.
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