follo these directions
- 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:
- Title Page
- Topic Description & Background Information
- Use your textbook (page 28), journal, or EBP care sheets from CINAHL/Nursing Reference Center.
- Significance to Nursing Practice
- Explain why this topic matters using data or findings from your source(s).
- Your PICOT Question
- Clearly state your single PICOT question.
- 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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