Week 1 assignment 3
Evidence-Based Project Proposal
Project Overview:
Title: Evidence Based Project-Proposal
Description:
As the course progresses over the 11 weeks, learners will
develop a scholarly project that demonstrates an application of evidence to
practice for substantive change. This project emphasizes critical appraisal and
application of evidence-based research, scholarly writing, and critical
thinking. The scholarly project will be submitted as a written paper in APA
format/style. In addition, learners will present a summary of the final project
orally or by creating a PowerPoint presentation.
Learners will select one of the following types of projects
related to their specific advanced role specialization and target population:
Educational program
Evidence-based healthcare policy change
Evidence-based clinical issue or protocol
Overview of the Evidence Based Project (EBP):
In Week 1 of the course, students will identify an area of
inquiry as a basis for practice change, and in Week 2, write their clinical
question in PICOT format that will drive the literature search.
Following approval of the practice change idea and the PICOT
question by course faculty, in Week 3 students will begin their literature
search and rapid critical appraisal (RCA) using the RCA checklists available in
Appendix D of the course text (Melynk & Fineout-Overholt, 2011) and in Word
format. The Search Tracker may be useful in organizing and tracking your
search.
Your evidence review will be completed in Week 4, resulting
in a finished Evaluation Table containing only the “keeper” studies.
In Week 5 you will synthesize the evidence to determine best
evidence for your project. Faculty will continue to serve in the role of mentor
as the student progresses through the remaining steps of the project.
Weekly submissions will be used to monitor progress in the
development of your proposal. It is recommended that upon receiving feedback
from faculty on each section, you revise your work and add that section to
build your final paper. Doing so as you proceed through the course will avoid
last-minute work.
When you began your study of evidence-based practice it was
contrasted with the research process. The underlying goal of EBP is to appraise
research and study its application to specific patient populations in order to
identify best practices. In order to accomplish this, what must be included
within your project is a research study. You will most likely compare
pre-intervention data with post-intervention results. In come cases,
statistical analysis will be necessary. Your proposal will include plans for
this study.
EBP Project Criteria
Students will prepare a formal project proposal using APA
format. Below is an outline for the final paper with the weeks where this
content will be covered. Each week you will turn in parts of this outline as
Dropbox assignments. The week each part will be due is indicated in the
outline. After receiving feedback from faculty on each part submitted, it is
recommended that you begin building your paper, adding the pieces where they
belong. Since you will not be implementing this project, the results section has
been omitted. This outline is consistent with the format used for journal
articles when reporting results of evidence-based practice projects.
Criteria and organization of final paper
Abstract
Part 1
Introduction – Week 2
Practice issue
Summarize the practice issue in need of change providing
background information about the organization (setting) and the perceived
significance and severity of the problem
Describe the specific aims of the project – what improved
outcomes do you hope to achieve
PICOT question – State your question in PICOT format,
labeling each part with P-I-C-O-T in parentheses
Significance – what is the significance of the issue in
terms of poor outcomes, cost, etc.
Part 2 – Week 3. 4, & 5
Evidence review and synthesis
List the names of the databases you searched and if limited
to a span of time, i.e., less than 5 years old
Summarize “keeper” studies
Summarize the synthesis of the body of evidence
Part 3 – Week 6
Purpose of the project – include intervention
Theoretical framework
Clinical questions
Part 4 – Week 7
Study design
Setting/sample
Confidentiality
Procedure/intervention
Instruments/scales and measurement of outcomes
Data collection
Part 5 – Weeks 8 & 9
Data analysis
Outcomes expected
Aligning stakeholders
Appendices
Evaluation Table – turned in Weeks 3 & 4
Synthesis Table – turned in Week 5
The paper provides evidence of synthesis of coursework,
professional writing, and graduate level scholarship.
Oral or Poster Presentation
In addition to the written paper, students will present a
summary of their project by submitting a professional Microsoft PowerPoint
presentation.
Criteria:
Organize the presentation to include all required criteria
of the EBP project proposal.
Quality of presentation is professional and provides
evidence of graduate level scholarship.
This week’s Dropbox Assignment
Keep in mind that this proposal will be developed piece by
piece during the course. The Dropbox assignment this week provides you an
opportunity to identify the problem or issue within your specialization that is
in need of improvement and receive feedback from faculty.
Review the grading criteria listed below as you begin this
assignment. Note that you must pass all elements in order to move forward with
your proposal development. Faculty will provide feedback either approving or
asking that you resubmit prior to further development of your project.
For this week’s assignment discuss the following:
State your idea for your evidence-based project proposal
including the rationale as to how it reflects an EBP project vs. a research
project
Very briefly describe the issue you will address, the
intervention that you feel has research evidence (this may change later after
you complete the literature search), and the expected outcomes
Discuss how this project is relevant to your role
specialization
