FRAMING A PRACTICE PROBLEM AS A CRITICAL QUESTION WITH MEASURABLE OUTCOMES

FRAMING A PRACTICE PROBLEM AS A CRITICAL QUESTION WITH MEASURABLE OUTCOMES

Throughout this course you have focused on practice problems to address in applying nursing and interdisciplinary theories, and in the A cell structure application of evidence-based practice for quality improvement. This week you begin exploring the components of evidence-based practice by framing a practice problem as a critical question.

-You will begin a search of the literature for evidence to answer the question and inform a practice change for quality improvement.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

TO PREPARE:

-Identify the practice problem as the focus of your Discussion post. You may use the same practice problem from earlier weeks or a different one. ***NOTE: my PRACTICE PROBLEM is medication non adherence amongst individuals with chronic diseases such as diabetes. OR you can use a different problem of your choice.

-Review the chapter on practice questions in the Dang and Dearholt text and the Week 7 Media. With guidance from the Learning Resources, cast your practice problem as a critical question.

-Search the Walden Library for 4-5 scholarly articles that address your critical question.

-View the resource for synthesizing the evidence found in week 7 learning resources.

-Share the component of the evidence synthesis process that resonated with you.

– Explain how that component is reflected in your synthesis of the evidence (articles you selected to support your practice problem and critical question).

-Analyze the articles to identify evidence that would guide quality improvement.

-Return to the stakeholders that were the audience for your Module 3 Assignment.(SEE order # 85480)

– Identify the specific quality improvement component in the evidence.

-Then consider how you would present it to that set of stakeholders to secure agreement and action.

With these thoughts in mind …

*THE ASSIGNMENT*

*****Post a brief explanation of your critical question.

****Synthesize the 4-5 articles you identified that address your critical question.

****Using the same language you would use with stakeholders, explain the critical question and the value of addressing it as a quality improvement initiative. Be specific. Cite the scholarly articles and other resources to support your post.