Evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare

Write a 6 pages paper that includes an introduction and thesis statement. Develop an annotated bibliography that highlights important articles that support the thesis statement. Based on the evidence presented, propose one or more evidence-based interventions for the patient safety issue.
Introduction: Assessing the relevance and quality of a scholarly publication is an essential skill for the refinement of evidence-based knowledge. You will learn about specific study methods and designs, and then you will be able to determine the level of evidence a study represents in EBP.
EBP plays an important role throughout the development of your capstone project, including selecting a researchable topic for improvement. For this assessment, you will learn about different appraisal tools, including a rapid appraisal, to apply in the EBP process. You will also learn how to conduct a comprehensive appraisal of qualitative research and how to translate qualitative evidence into practice (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2019).
You will also evaluate interventions from the evidence-based literature for merit and appropriateness. Some examples might include a particular type of evidence-based therapy, a new policy, a quality improvement initiative, et cetera. Consider these questions:
• Would the intervention be an appropriate solution for the clinical or practice problem?
• Is the intervention feasible for the organization?
• What type of resistance might we encounter?
• What impact could the outcome have on the organization?
Reference: Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2019). Evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare (4th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health.
Introduction
The purpose of this assessment is to evaluate and critically appraise the available evidence pertaining to the patient safety issue. This is an important step in the evidence-based practice process. The evidence should be appraised for merit, implicit bias, and relevance to the topic. Moreover, evidence should be from current, peer reviewed sources. Clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements are usually updated every 10 years. Consider this guideline when evaluating current literature.
Scenario
Keeping with the previous scenario, remember that as Director of Clinical Operations and Nursing Excellence, it is your responsibility to ensure that the best practices and protocols are implanted throughout the medical center. This includes ensuring the use of quality literature.

Write a 6-page paper that includes an introduction and thesis statement. Develop an annotated bibliography that highlights important articles that support the thesis statement. Based on the evidence presented, propose one or more evidence-based interventions for the patient safety issue.

1. Create an introductory paragraph that includes a summary of the health care safety problem, your PICO(T) research question, and a thesis statement.
   o Revise a summary of the health care safety problem that you have created from one of your previous assessments.
   o Improve it with details from the evidence and scholarly writing traits.
   o Revise your PICO(T) question based on what you have learned in your research.
   o Apply PICO(T) components within the question appropriately.
   o Refine PICO(T) components with detail and specificity.
   o Compose a professional level PICO(T) question that the researcher might have used as a foundation for the study.
2. Explain in a paragraph the critical appraisal tool that you are using to evaluate your articles.
   o Include a statement about why you selected this critical appraisal tool.
3. Choose five articles from literature published within the last five years and write an annotative bibliography for each article. Each annotation should include the following:
   o Type the APA citation for each article, and underneath it, include the following in the annotation:
   o Write a brief summary of the study in the article in your own words, including the purpose, method, design, and results.
   o Include examples from the study to illustrate the quality of the study.
   o Provide scholarly support for the assertions made in your appraisal of the study.
   o Evaluate the quality of the study by applying a critical appraisal tool.
   o Explain why the article is relevant to the patient safety issue.
   o Provide context about how the study contributes to the body of literature.