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NR451 RN CAPSTONE COURSE
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Check My Assignment!Capstone Project Milestone 1:
PICO and Evidence Appraisal Guidelines
Purpose
Clear identification of the problem or opportunity is the first step in evidence-based nursing. This first milestone offers two tools to assist in the identification and gathering of evidence to link the problem, proposed intervention, and desired outcomes. Completion of the milestone will include identification of the problem or concern using the PICO format and an evidence appraisal to find evidence to support an intervention that will change the outcomes.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
CO4: Develops and outlines a scientific, systematic decision-making process to integrate critical thinking with clinical judgment to assure safe and effective outcomes. (PO #4)
CO8: Selects evidence for best practice when planning professional nursing care for individuals, families, aggregates, and communities. (PO #8)
Due Date
Milestone #1 consists of the completion of one worksheet that contains two parts (i.e., the PICO worksheet and the evidence appraisal worksheet). Submit the file with the two worksheets completed to the Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 2.
Points
Milestone #1 is worth 175 points (75 points for the PICO worksheet and 100 points for the evidence appraisal worksheet).
Directions
- Read this document including the grading rubrics below.
- Download the PICO/Evidence Appraisal worksheets form from Course Resources. Consider what is the nursing problem or issue that you have uncovered. Make sure it is related to nursing, i.e., one that a nurse can solve independently. Do not select a medical problem that is dependent upon a medical professional to resolve. Completion of PICO worksheet will offer a tool for your literature search.
- For the evidence appraisal worksheet, find AT LEAST FOUR sources to support the need for change and the potential intervention you have selected to solve the problem. Three of these sources must be peer-reviewed articles while one can be a reliable professional source.
- Submit the completed PICO/Evidence Appraisal worksheet to the Week 2 Dropbox.
Grading Criteria: PICO
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| PICO question and components | 40 | 53% | Question or nursing problem is identified and is an independent nursing decision. PICO elements are correctly identified. Outcomes are measurable. |
| Practice issue and scope of the problem | 20 | 27% | Practice issue/problem is thoroughly described. The need for change is evident. Practice area is identified. Identification of the practice issue is clear. Scope of the problem is identified. |
| Evidence and search terms | 15 | 20% | Appropriately identifies the types of evidences that should be gathered (must include literature search). Uses manageable search terms and ways in which the search can be narrowed if discussed. |
| Total | 75 points | 100% |
Grading Rubric: PICO
| Assignment Criteria | A (100%)
Exceptional
Outstanding or highest level of performance |
B (88%)
Exceeds
Very good or high level of performance |
C (80%)
Meets
Competent or satisfactory level of performance |
NI (38%)
Needs Improvement Poor or failing level of performance |
F (0%)
Developing
Unsatisfactory level of performance |
|
| PICO question and components
40 points |
Question or nursing problem is identified and is an independent nursing decision. PICO elements are correctly identified. Outcomes are measurable.
40 points ☐ |
Question or nursing problem is identified and is an independent nursing decision. PICO elements are correctly identified. Outcomes but are not measurable.
35 points ☐ |
Question or nursing problem is identified and is an independent nursing decision. One PICO element is not correctly identified. Outcomes but are not measurable.
32 points ☐ |
Question or nursing problem is identified but is not an independent nursing decision. Several PICO elements are not correctly identified. Outcomes are not measurable or may not be present.
15 points ☐ |
Question nor nursing problem are identified, PICO elements are missing, and outcomes are not present.
0 points ☐ |
|
| Practice issue and scope of the problem
20 points |
*Practice issue/problem is thoroughly described. The need for change is evident. *Practice area is identified. *Identification of the practice issue is clear.
*Scope of the problem is identified. 20 points ☐ |
*Practice issue/problem is vaguely described. The need for change is evident.
*Practice area is identified. *Identification of the practice issue is clear. *Scope of the problem is identified. 18 points ☐ |
*Practice issue/problem is vaguely described. The need for change is not obvious.
*Practice area is identified. *Identification of the practice issue is clear. *Scope of the problem is identified. 16 points ☐ |
*Practice issue/problem is vaguely described. Need for change is not obvious.
8 points ☐ |
*Practice issues or scope of the problem are not addressed and/or not accurate.
0 points ☐ |
|
| Evidence and search terms.
15 points |
Appropriately identifies the types of evidences that should be gathered (must include literature search). Uses manageable search terms and ways in which the search can be narrowed if discussed.
15 points ☐ |
Appropriately identifies the types of evidences that should be gathered (must include literature search). Uses manageable search terms. Ways in which the search can be narrowed is not included.
13 points ☐ |
Appropriately identifies the types of evidences that should be gathered (must include literature search). Search terms are not measurable. Ways in which the search can be narrowed is not included.
12 points ☐ |
Types of evidence to be gathered are listed but are not appropriate. The literature search is poorly described. Search terms are not measureable.
6 points ☐ |
Types of evidence that should be gathered is not noted, and the literature search is not identified. Search terms are or absent. Ways in which the search can be narrowed is not included.
0 points ☐ |
|
| Total Points Possible = 75 points | ||||||
Grading Criteria: Evidence Appraisal
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| Article Selection | 30 | 30% | Four articles used. At least three articles are peer-reviewed research. Other source is scholarly and appropriate for the change project. Type of source is properly identified. References are listed in APA format. |
| Strength of Research | 20 | 20% | Strength of the research is listed as High, Good, or Low/Major Flaw. Reasons why the rating was given is clearly discussed and logical. |
| Description of Research | 50 | 50% | Description of the research is thorough and detailed. Summary was given in own words. Results of the study were summarized with the application to the project noted. Recommendations for clinical practice were discussed. |
| Total | 100 points | 100% |
Grading Rubric: Evidence Appraisal
| Assignment Criteria | A (100%)
Exceptional
Outstanding or highest level of performance |
B (88%)
Exceeds
Very good or high level of performance |
C (80%)
Meets
Competent or satisfactory level of performance |
NI (38%)
Needs Improvement Poor or failing level of performance |
F (0%)
Developing
Unsatisfactory level of performance |
| Article Selection
30 points |
Four articles used. At least three articles are peer-reviewed research. Other source is scholarly and appropriate for the change project. Type of source is properly identified. References are listed in APA format.
30 points ☐ |
Four articles used. At least three articles are peer-reviewed research. Other source is scholarly and appropriate for the change project. Type of source is not properly identified. References are listed in APA format.
26 points ☐ |
Four articles used. At least three articles are peer-reviewed research. Other source is scholarly and appropriate for the change project. Type of source is not properly identified. References some errors in APA format.
24 points ☐ |
Less than three articles are peer-reviewed research. Other source is not scholarly or appropriate for the change project. Type of source is not properly identified. References have multiple errors in APA format.
0 points ☐ |
No articles are peer-reviewed research. Other sources may be listed but the type of source is not properly identified. References have many errors in APA format.
0 points ☐ |
| Strength of Research
20 points |
Strength of the research is listed as High, Good, or Low/Major Flaw. Reasons why the rating was given is clearly discussed and logical.
20 points ☐ |
Strength of the research is listed as High, Good, or Low/Major Flaw. Reason why the rating was given is documented but is not logical.
18 points ☐ |
Strength of the research is listed as High, Good, or Low/Major Flaw. Reason why the rating was given is vague.
16 points ☐ s |
Strength of the research is listed as High, Good, or Low/Major Flaw, but the reason why the rating was given is absent.
8 points ☐ |
Strength of the research is not listed nor was the reason why the rating was given.
0 points ☐ |
| Description of Research
50 points |
Description of the research is thorough and detailed. Summary was given in own words. Results of the study were summarized with the application to the project noted. Recommendations for clinical practice were discussed.
50 points ☐ |
Description of the research is thorough and detailed. Summary was given in own words. Results of the study were listed but no application or summary of results were given. Recommendations for clinical practice were discussed.
44 points ☐ |
Description of the research is vague. Summary was given in own words. Results of the study were listed but no application or summary of results were given. Recommendations for clinical practice were not discussed.
40 points ☐ |
Description of the research is vague. Summary was not in own words but rather quotes from the source. Results of the study inaccurately listed. Recommendations for clinical practice were poorly discussed.
19 points ☐ |
Description of the research is missing. Summary was missing. Results of the study was not be listed. Recommendations for clinical practice were not discussed.
0 points ☐ |
| Total Points Possible = 100 points | |||||
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