Evidence Appraisal in Nursing Practice Assignment Blueprint

• Review the Learning Resources for this week which focus on how to successfully search and appraise search results.
• Review the course textbook Appendices E, F, and G, located in the Learning Resources for this week, which you will be required to complete and submit as part of this Assignment.
• Select one organizational type and one gap in practice or practice change on which to focus for this Assignment.
  Note: You may select a new organizational type and gap in practice or practice change or, if you choose, you may reuse one on which you focused for a previous Assignment, Discussion, or Blog in this course.

  Also Note: These may or may not be the same organizational type and gap in practice or practice change as those you will focus on for your Practicum and DNP Project.

• Consider all of the factors you should take into account when searching the evidence, then, using the Walden Library databases, conduct a search related to the organizational type and gap in practice or practice change you selected.
• Consider all of the factors you should take into account when apprising evidence, then, using the course text Appendices E, F, and G, appraise the results of your search.
• Based on your appraisals, identify the three recent (within the last five years), peer-reviewed articles that you think are most relevant to your research goals.
  Note: For this Assignment, you must complete Appendix G based on having completed either Appendix E or F for each of the three articles you selected, as appropriate. You will submit a total of five documents (four completed Appendices along with your 2–3-page paper).

Be sure to review the grading rubric for this Assignment so you fully understand what is expected of you. To access the rubric, scroll down to the bottom of the Assignment page.

Write a paper in which you do the following:

• Describe the organizational type and gap in practice or practice change you selected and explain the goals of the search you conducted.
• Describe your process of searching the evidence. Be specific and provide examples. Include the following:
  • Which database(s) did you select? Why did you choose them?
  • Which key words did you select? Why did you choose them?
• Describe your process of appraising the evidence you identified. Be specific and provide examples. Include the following:
  • How many articles did you find?
  • Based on what criteria did you decide on the three recent (within the last five years), peer-reviewed articles that you selected?
• Include copies of your completed Appendix G, along with the Appendices E and/or F that you completed as appropriate for each of the articles you selected.
  • Note: For this Assignment, you must complete Appendix G based on having completed either Appendix E or F for each of the three articles you selected, as appropriate. You will submit a total of five documents (four completed Appendices along with your 2–3-page paper).

Note: Use this week’s Learning Resources to support your Assignment. Use proper APA format and style for all references and citations. The College of Nursing requires that all papers include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. Use the College of Nursing Writing TemplateLinks to an external site. for your Assignment submission.

Submit your Assignment.

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