infections in geriatric populations living in rural areas

This assignment provides the opportunity for the student to find and appraise resources related to their selected PICOT question. The focus of this assignment is to evaluate pertinent literature that supports the practice change intervention.

Note: You are to locate original studies with research conducted and published by the primary investigator. You may also use systematic reviews or Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs).

Requirements
Find and review ten (10) scholarly, peer-reviewed research articles, systematic reviews, or CPGs in support of the practice change intervention. Complete the Research Summary Worksheet Preview the document table for each article.

***THE PICOT question is related to infections in geriatric populations living in rural areas and how practitioner limitations affect outcomes. Will provide actual PICOT upon assignment acceptance. 

For each article, supply the following:
-The complete reference for the article in current APA format
-Description of the purpose of the study/review/practice guideline
-Description of the evidence type
-Research article/systematic review/CPG
-If a source is a research article
-Is the study quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods?
-Is the study experimental, quasi-experimental, or descriptive?
-Description of the sample, sample size, and setting (not used for CPG)
-Discussion of the data collection methods used (not used for CPG)
-Discussion of the study findings or CPG content
-Assessment of the limitations of the study (not used for CPG)
-Discussion of the relevance the study to the PICOT question and advanced practice nursing

Preparing the Assignment:
MUST USE the designated Research Summary Table Worksheet Preview the document to supply the required information.

For each article:
Article is scholarly
Publication date is current within 5 years
Purpose and evidence type clearly stated
Describes sample, sample size, setting and data collection methods
Discusses study findings and limitations
Explains relevance to PICOT question and implications for advanced nursing practice
Use APA formatting for all references

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