Homework: CRAFT A PICOT QUESTION & A SEARCH STRATEGY
Write a 1 to 2 pages paper in which you write a PICOT question and develop a search strategy based on the question.
Introduction
You will formulate and write a clinical, administrative practice, public health policy, or program question that relates to your professional interests, and track and develop a search strategy based on that question. This assessment sets the stage for much of the writing you will complete in the course. Complete this assessment before beginning Assessment.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
1. Competency 1: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
• Compose well-developed paragraphs that address the assessment purpose.
• Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
2. Competency 3: Create a literature review that supports a possible intervention or process change.
• Implement a search strategy for literature based on your PICOT question.
Preparation
In your previous coursework, you crafted a PICOT question based upon a proposed capstone topic. For some learners, your PICOT question may have changed. For this assessment, use the original or revised question, as appropriate.
Use the PICOT Question and Search Strategy Template [DOCX] to develop a search strategy.
Instructions
Formulate and write a clinical, administrative practice, public health policy, or program question that relates to your professional interests. Use this format for developing a PICOT question:
1. In ____________(P), how does __________(I) compared to desired state __________(C) affect the outcome __________(O) within __________(T).
2. Here is an example of a PICOT question: For medical units experiencing a high number of "failure to rescue" (P), will the development of a rapid response team (RRT) (I) compared to the current emergency alert system (code blue) (C) decrease the number of "failure to rescue" and ICU admissions (O) and unplanned admissions to the ICU (O) over a 12-week period (T)?
Describe your search strategy and the results of your search in relation to the PICOT question. Think about these questions as you describe your search:
1. Which electronic databases did you use?
2. What were the key search terms used?
3. What type of literature was excluded?
4. How many articles or sources did your search yield?
5. How did you decide which sources to retain?
This assessment will be graded according to the following scoring guide criteria.
1. Implement a search for literature to support your argument.
2. Design a search strategy to support a problem question.
3. Compose well-developed paragraphs that address the assessment purpose.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Download:- Search-Strategy-Template.rar