Prepare this assignment as a 1,500-1,750 word paper using the instructor feedback from the previous course assignments and the guidelines below.
PICOT Question
Revise the PICOT question you wrote in the Topic 1 assignment using the feedback you received from your instructor.
The final PICOT question will provide a framework for your capstone project (the project students must complete during their final course in the RN-BSN program of study).
Research Critiques
In the Topic 2 and Topic 3 assignments, you completed a qualitative and quantitative research critique on two articles for each type of study (4 articles total). Use the feedback you received from your instructor on these assignments to finalize the critical analysis of each study by making appropriate revisions.
The completed analysis should connect to your identified practice problem of interest that is the basis for your PICOT question.
Refer to “Research Critiques and PICOT Guidelines – Final Draft.” Questions under each heading should be addressed as a narrative in the structure of a formal paper.
Proposed Evidence-Based Practice Change
Discuss the link between the PICOT question, the research articles, and the nursing practice problem you identified. Include relevant details and supporting explanation and use that information to propose evidence-based practice changes.
General Requirements
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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Research Critiques and PICOT Question Guidelines – Final Draft
Quantitative and QuantitativeStudies
Background
How do these two articles support the nurse practice issue you chose?
Method of Study:
Results of Study
Ethical Considerations
Outcomes Comparison
Literature Evaluation
You did a great job on your PICOT and completing this assignment. I look forward to reading your papers regarding hospital acquired infections!! You just need to work on proper formatting of your references.
Thank you,
June
Summary of Clinical Issue
The clinical issue, in this case, is patient infections. Hospitals have always been a place of refuge for patients but there is a worrying fact about infections in hospitals. Some of the patients are taken to the hospital to get better but they leave with more infections than they came in with. The issue of infections in hospitals is motivated by two major factors. The first factor is associated with medical errors. Most of the infections which occur in hospitals affect people who have gone through surgeries are people who are receiving blood, water, and food through tubes. It, therefore, means that in most cases, doctors are responsible for infections. When the inner body organs are exposed to the environment, they get exposed to germs and germs increase the chances of infections. The second factor that supports infections is hygiene in the hospital. A hospital is a sensitive place and therefore, there is a dire need to make sure that it is hygienically fit for patients. Dirt has the ability to increase high exposure to infections. Contaminated foods and drinks increase the chances of infections. It is essential to note that the cleanliness of the water and other equipment that is used in hospitals is imperative.
PICOT Question:
In hospital infections, can improved hospital hygiene reduces the number of hospital infections among patients of all ages in the next twelve months?
Criteria | Article 1 | Article 2 | Article 3 |
APA-Formatted Article Citation with Permalink |
Saint, S. (2017). Can intersectional innovations reduce hospital infection?. Journal of Hospital Infection, 95(2), 129-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2016.11.013 |
Starr, J. B., Tirschwell, D. L., & Becker, K. J. (2017). Labetalol use is associated with increased in-hospital infection compared with nicardipine use in intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke, 48(10), 2693-2698. | Van Kleef, E., Luangasanatip, N., Bonten, M. J., & Cooper, B. S. (2017). Why sensitive bacteria are resistant to hospital infection control. Wellcome open research, 2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5721567/ |
How Does the Article Relate to the PICOT Question? | The article focuses on the PICOT question. | The article focuses on the PICOT question. | The article focuses on the PICOT question. |
Quantitative, Qualitative (How do you know?) | It is qualitative research because it has employed a qualitative design. | It is quantitative research because it has employed a quantitative design. | It is quantitative research because it has employed a quantitative design. |
Purpose Statement | To know the role that innovations play in reducing infections in hospitals | The purpose of the article is to know the factors that increase the chances of hospital infections. | The purpose is to know more about the resistance of antibiotics as far as |
Research Question | Can intersectional innovations reduce hospital infection? | Is labetalol use is associated with increased in-hospital infection compared with nicardipine use in intracerebral hemorrhage | Why are sensitive bacteria resistant to hospital infection control? |
Outcome | Innovations can reduce numbers of infections by a significant percentage | Drugs can reduce cases of reinfections. | Sensitive bacteria are resistant to hospital infection control |
Setting
(Where did the study take place?) |
Surgical ICU in Miami | Online materials | Other articles and reports that focused on the same topic. |
Sample | Patients and other research findings | The article used findings from other research articles | The article used findings from other research articles |
Method | Randomized trial | Statistical Analysis | dynamic deterministic compartmental transmission model |
Key Findings of the Study | Innovations have the power to reduce hospital infections | The use of some drugs can reduce the cases of infections | Resistant bacteria increase the chances of infection |
Recommendations of the Researcher | Collect raw data in the next research | Collect raw data in the next research | The researchers should use more diverse data |
Criteria | Article 4 | Article 5 | Article 6 |
APA-Formatted Article Citation with Permalink |
Thompson, N. D., Edwards, J. R., Dudeck, M. A., Fridkin, S. K., & Magill, S. S. (2016). Evaluating the use of the case mix index for risk adjustment of healthcare-associated infection data: an illustration using Clostridium difficile infection data from the National Healthcare Safety Network. infection control & hospital epidemiology, 37(1), 19-25. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.252 |
Barrios-Torres, S. I., Umscheid, C. A., Bratzler, D. W., Leas, B., Stone, E. C., Kelz, R. R., … & Dellinger, E. P. (2017). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline for the prevention of surgical site infection, 2017. JAMA Surgery, 152(8), 784-791. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2623725 | van Beek, J., van der Eijk, A. A., Fraaij, P. L. A., Caliskan, K., Cransberg, K., Dalinghaus, M., … & Koopmans, M. P. G. (2017). Chronic norovirus infection among solid organ recipients in a tertiary care hospital, the Netherlands, 2006–2014. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 23(4), 265-e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2016.12.010 |
How Does the Article Relate to the PICOT Question? | The article focuses on the PICOT question. | The article focuses on the PICOT question. | The article focuses on the PICOT question. |
Quantitative, Qualitative (How do you know?) | It is quantitative research because it has employed a quantitative design. | It is qualitative research because it has employed a qualitative design | It is qualitative research because it has employed a qualitative design |
Purpose Statement | To identify the recent information about hospital infections | The purpose of the article is to state the different methods for reducing cases of hospital infections | The rates of infection among patients who receive solid organs. |
Research Question | How can infection data be used to better the situation of hospital infections? | What are the ways of avoiding surgical site infections? | what does chronic norovirus infection among solid organ recipients in a tertiary care hospital, the Netherlands, 2006–2014 data say about hospital infections? |
Outcome | Infections data can be used to better the situation of hospital infections. | Hospitals can enhance efficiency to reduce cases of hospital infections. | The number of hospital infections has been increasing since 2006. |
Setting
(Where did the study take place?) |
NHSN facility-wide laboratory | There was no physical setup | Erasmus Medical Center |
Sample | 1,468 acute care hospitals | Cochrane Library | 2182 recipients of solid organs |
Method | Multivariate analysis | Systematic review | |
Key Findings of the Study | using Clostridium difficile Infection Data from the National Healthcare Safety Network will help to know more about hospital infections. | bathing with soap before surgery is a good way to reduce surgical infections. | recipients of solid organs are exposed to the danger of hospital infections |
Recommendations of the Researcher | The researcher should narrow down the focus | Collect raw data in the next research | Collect raw data in the next research |
[June Helb1]Great PICOT!!