Nursing Question

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  • choose one topic out of these options.
  • Falls, Accidental: Resulting in Injury
  • Medication Errors: Distractions and Interruptions
  • Alarm Fatigue and Patient Safety
  • Pressure Injury: Prevention
  • Handoff: Patient Safety
  • Hospital Readmissions
  • Nursing Staffing and Patient Safety: Shiftwork
  • CAUTI
  • CLABSI
  • ICU Acquired Delirium
  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia
  • Venous thromboembolism
  • Diabetes

Step 2: Create Your PICOT Question

  • Use the PICOT format (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time).
  • Write one possible research question about your topic.
  • Need help formatting?
  • Review the PICOT Formatting Guide
  • Download PICOT Formatting Guide
  • (or pages 176179 in your textbook).
  • Avoid multiple PICOT questions only one is required.

Step 3: Find Your Research Article

  • Locate one original, quantitative, peer-reviewed research article related to your topic.
  • The article must:
    Be published within the last 5 years
    Contain Methods, Results, and Discussion sections
    Come from a credible database (e.g., CINAHL)

Do NOT select:

  • Mixed-methods studies
  • Qualitative research
  • Systematic reviews
  • Quality improvement projects
  • Evidence-based practice summaries

Tip: Review the

How to Identify Research Design/Methodology flow chart

Download How to Identify Research Design/Methodology flow chart

to confirm your articles type before starting your paper.

Step 4: Upload with Your Paper

  • Upload your quantitative article (PDF or Word format only).
  • If approved, this article will be reused for:
  • Week 4: Quantitative Article Submission
  • Week 8: Poster Project

Your Submission Must Include:

  1. Title Page
  2. Topic Description & Background Information
    • Use your textbook (page 28), journal, or EBP care sheets from CINAHL/Nursing Reference Center.
  3. Significance to Nursing Practice
    • Explain why this topic matters using data or findings from your source(s).
  4. Your PICOT Question
    • Clearly state your single PICOT question.
  5. Uploaded Quantitative Article

Remember: Your chosen topic and PICOT will guide your future work in Weeks 4, 6, and 8.

Paper Requirements

  • Length: 23 pages (not including title and reference pages)
  • Format: APA 7th Edition
  • Cite all sources accurately.

Attachments to Review: i attached them btw if missing any lmk

  • PICOT Formatting Guide
  • Download PICOT Formatting Guide
  • (view or download)
  • How to Identify Research Design/Methodology
  • Download How to Identify Research Design/Methodology
  • (flow chart)
  • PICOT Exemplar Paper
  • Download PICOT Exemplar Paper
  • (example format)

Grading Notes

  • 5 points if one peer-reviewed quantitative article is not used.
  • 5 points if the article is not uploaded with your submission.

Requirements: 2 pages

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