· The purpose of this initial paper is to briefly describe your search strategies when identifying an articles that pertain to an evidence-based practice topic of interest. · Each student will sign-up for a group to formulate an evidence-based practice topic of interest · Each group will formulate research question using PICO format. · Each group member will search, retrieve, and receive approval for to answer the group Research Question. · Paper should include a Title and Reference pages. · Page Length: 3-4 pages Excluding Title and Reference pages · Describe problem · Accurately and clearly states your research question using PICO format · · · · Overview/Significance of problem in terms of outcomes or statistics · What statistics document this is a problem? (facts and figures) · What statistic document this is a problem? · What health outcomes result from this problem. Why should people be concerned about this problem? · List all terms used to search for your article · List Chamberlain library database used · Google search engine is the library database · How many research articles were available to answer your research question? · Provide numbers of articles, just saying plenty, sufficient, many etc. · What decision(s) have changed from your original search strategies? · As you did your search, what decisions did you make in refinement to get your required articles down to a reasonable number for review? · What was your rationale for your decision to change from original search strategies? · Describe decisions you made to specifically select as relevant for answering your Research Question · Describe how article addresses the topic, purpose and key points · Identify and describe the level of evidence based on Evidence Level/erarchy Pyramid · Refers to Handout (Quick Guide to Designs in an Evidence erarchy) · Identify study type of article: Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed-Method Study § Use of headings for each section § Use of APA format (7th edition)
