A rubric for organizing your work is at the end of the course outline DIRECTIONS Think about a question or approach to patient care for a specific type of patient pertinent to the population of the course, i.e., a patient with schizophrenia and medication non-adherence. The PICO method can help you formulate a specific question and guide your library/literature research. The PICO method is short for: Patient or Problem Person’s with diagnosis of schizophrenia and/or medication non adherence Intervention Specific teaching Comparison This is an optional section – motivational interviewing Outcome Medication adherence or Increased function Patient or Problem: For person with Schizophrenia does specific medication teaching increase medication adherence? (This question has no comparison). After a library search, you may learn about motivational interviewing and change your question – for example: For persons with Schizophrenia does specific medication teaching or motivational interviewing increase medication adherence? (This question has a comparison). For more info on the PICO method visit http://www.med.yale.edu/library/nursing/education/clinquest.html Process for developing the paper – bolded items are important and/or required content for the paper. You should review the Nursing literature for nursing research articles related to this question/topic. Be sure to include scholarly resources from your library research. If you cannot find at least one nursing research article (nursing study/meta-analysis) select another topic. If there is no nursing research (study/meta-analysis) utilized the paper will receive a grade no higher than an F. See Note above re: Nursing research. After examining the literature, formulate a thesis statement or question regarding nursing care for this type of patient or problem, usually about a nursing intervention or specific nursing role. A thesis statement/question must be included in the paper. The topic of this statement/question must relate to the persons with mental illness, dying, or the family. Examine and describe how the literature guides your practice, supports the thesis statement, or answers the question. Be sure to clearly describe the literature used (literature review) and fully describe/report at least two Nursing research studies/meta analyses. Describe the role of the nurse in the intervention or specific nursing role you have selected with respect to providing care for the patient, population and/or the family. Describe how you would apply the intervention/information in your nursing practice, regardless of where you are working. (Describe how you will use this intervention/information in your practice after you graduate or as students.) Be specific, describe exactly how you will use the information from the literature and/or what you will do. Strive to ensure that the information is pertinent to practice, well thought out and meaningful. The paper should be scholarly and in the correct APA format. The paper must have accurate documentation (APA utilized correctly – 6th edition). All needed citations and quotations must be documented, not doing so constitutes plagiarism. Use the APA manual and when in doubt cite your source. Finish with an appropriate reference list. Insure that it is organized and logical, includes an introduction and a summary and that the transitions are clear. Utilize correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. The paper will be 4-5 pages in length including the reference page; face sheet is not included in page count. Points for the paper will be based on the rubric at the end of this document When writing this paper please use the following headings typed into your paper in APA format: Thesis Statement In this portion of the paper you will state your thesis. Begin the section with an introduction to the topic and finish it with your thesis statement. The last sentence of the paper will state your thesis statement: The purpose of this paper is to…This section is worth 2 points. Nursing Researched to Support Thesis In this portion of the paper you will summarize the literature you gathered. You will analyze and synthesize at least two evidence based articles used to support your thesis statement. You will discuss how the articles support your thesis statement. The research articles and written by a medical professional and can be translated into nursing practice. This section is worth 10 points. Describes the Role of the Nurse in Implementing Interventions In this portion of the paper you will describe how the nurse can be changed, or expanded to integrate the most current literature (described above) to provide safe, effective, patient-centered care. This section is worth 3 points. Describe how Interventions learned will be applied to Future Nursing Practice In this portion of the paper you will describe how you will integrate this into your future nursing practice. Describe how the literature will guide your practice in the future with your patients. This section is worth 5 points. Conclusion APA Format The paper must be in APA format with a title page, conclusion, sources cited appropriately, and a reference page at the end. Please see APA current edition to make sure you know how to use APA. Do not use first person when writing a professional paper; keep it neutral. PICO GRADING RUBRIC Points for the paper will be based on the rubric that follows. Criteria Failed to meet mini-mum standards Meets minimum Standards Acceptable meets standards fully Commend-able exceeds standards Outstanding Significantly exceeds standards Thesis statement and the topic is related to mentally ill, dying patient and/or family 2 Points 0 Points No thesis statement or question; no link to nursing care and/or population. Lacks focus/ relevance. 0 Points Thesis statement implied; link to nursing care and/or population implied. 1 Point Thesis statement or question linked to nursing care and population. Focused and relevant. 1 Point Clear thesis statement or question. Significance of topic is clearly conveyed and effectively linked to Nursing and population. 2 Points Thesis statement is clear with significance in addition there is a unique and fresh approach to topic. Nursing research utilized is pertinent and timely. Nursing research study/meta analysis is fully described. Thesis statement supported or question answered with information from pertinent scholarly resources. 10 Points 0 Points No Nursing research utilized. PLEASE NOTE: NO research articles will = a failed paper 4 Points 6 Points Research utilized but not integrated into the topic 8 Points 10 Points Exceeds minimum requirement in quality and/or breath of resources Describes the role of the nurse in the intervention- or specific nursing role you have selected for providing care for the patient, population and/or the family. 3 Points 0 Points Role is not described and/or difficult to understand and follow 0 Points Lacks sufficient examples or relevance of examples may be unclear. 1 Point Specific examples that are clearly linked to topic and population. 2 Points Appropriate use of examples that enhance under-standing. 3 Points Sophisticated or exceptional use of details/examples. Describes how the intervention/ information will be applied in your present or future practice nursing practice . 5 Points 0 Points Difficult to understand application to writer’s practice 2 Points Lacks sufficient examples or relevance of examples may be unclear. 3 Points Specific examples that are clearly linked to topic and population. 4 Points Appropriate use of examples that enhance under-standing. 5 Points Sophisticated or exceptional use of details/examples. Scholarly writing and use of APA criteria Pass/Fail APA 6th edition not used= NOT PASS THIS STANDARD CRITERIA OF THE PAPER APA 6th edition used=PASS THIS STANDARD CRITERIA OF THE PAPER Total points earned → 20
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