Inadequate nursing staff (Nurse to patient ratio)

Inadequate nursing staff (Nurse to patient ratio)
Clinical Question
This section will discuss your Clinical Question. Be sure to talk about these following rubric criteria below in paragraph format.

1. Describe the problem. What is the focus of your group’s work?
2. Explain the significance of the problem in terms of patient outcomes. What health outcomes result from your problem? Or what statistics document this is a problem? You may find support on websites for government or professional organizations.
3. PICOT question in support of the group topic.
4. State the purpose of your paper. What will your paper do or describe? This is similar to a problem statement. “The purpose of this paper is to . . .”
   Levels of Evidence
   In this section discuss your Clinical Question and the Evidence that would be used to answer this. Be sure to talk about these following rubric criteria below in paragraph format.
5. Identify the type of question being asked (therapy, prognosis, meaning, etc.).
6. What is the best type of evidence to answer that question (e.g., RCT, cohort study, qualitative study, etc.)?
   Search Strategy
   In this section you will discuss how you found two relevant articles to support your discussion on your groups clinical question. You do not need to discuss the articles—this will come in later assignments. Each person will find their own two articles to use for the Week 3 and Week 5 assignments, then as a group you will collaborate and put them all together for the Week 7 group project.
   The Week 3 assignment focuses on a discussion of your search strategy. Be sure to talk about these following rubric criteria below in paragraph format.
7. List search terms and results.
8. Databases used (start with the CU library). Link your search with the PICOT question described above.
9. Refinement decisions. As you did your search, what decisions did you make in refinement to get your required articles down to a reasonable number for review? Were any limits used? If so, what?
10. Identification of two (2) most relevant articles (primary sources published within the last 5 years).
    Conclusion

Papers should end with a conclusion or summary. It should be concise and contain no new information. No matter how much space remains on the page, the references always start on a separate page (insert a page break after the conclusion so that the references will start on a new page).