1 Include an introduction paragraph and a thesis statement at the end of the introductory paragraph. Your thesis statement should be no longer than 1 sentence summarizing the purpose of the paper. 1/ 1 point
2. Provide an overview of your POI by including: (1) why the problem is significant to your Advanced Practice Nurse role (1 point), (2) who is impacted which may be individuals (patients, nurses) or a larger entity (nursing unit, organization) (1 point), and (3) one outcome measure you expect to achieve by addressing this topic/problem (1 point). Support this section with peer reviewed resources. 3 /3 points
3. List the following components of your PICO. This section does NOT need to be in paragraph format but should be included in the paper with a heading; see the directions below the rubric. P: population/patients or problem, I: Intervention, C: Comparison, O: Outcomes. You must include each component of the PICO. Formulate a clinical question based on the components of the PICO. Clinical question is worth 2 points, PICO components are worth 1 point each) 6 /6 points total.
4. Provide an overview of the guideline by discussing: the overall objective and benefits of using the guideline in your practice area (1 point) and/or the benefits to patients in your facility by integrating how it impacts at least 1 bioethical principle (beneficence, maleficence, autonomy, justice) into your discussion (1 point). 2/2 points
5. Critique your selected EBP or CP guidelines based on: (1) the quality of evidence used to develop the guideline (3 points) and (2) what is missing or needs to be added for this guideline to be implemented at your site (2 points). You must include a thorough discussion on what levels of evidence were used to create the guideline and how the various levels of evidence contribute to the guidelines strength. 5 /5 points
6. What is your next step for implementing or not implementing this EBP/CP guideline into practice. Be sure to include why you would or would not recommend implementing it into practice (2 points). Discuss how implementing the guideline at your site/facility would meet at least 2 of the Institute of Medicine Aims (IOM): (safety, efficiency, effectiveness, timeliness, patient centered, and equitable in your discussion. For example, how would implementing your EBP guideline influence patient safety? Support this section with peer reviewed references. If you stated that you would not implement this change, then you must show how your facility is already meeting at least 3 of the IOM aims while utilizing their current practice standards. (4 points) 6 / 6 points