INDIVIDUAL TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY Discussion

PURPOSE

· The purpose of this initial paper is to briefly describe your search strategies when identifying two articles that pertain to an evidence-based practice topic of interest.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

· CO 1: Examine the sources of knowledge that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO #7)

· CO 2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs #4 and #8)

DUE DATE

· Week #2, Submit in ITSS in CANVAS

· The college’s Late Assignment policy applies to this assignment.

POINTS POSSIBLE: 160 Points.

REQUIREMENTS/PREPARING THE PAPER

· 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 1 PRIMARY DATA ARTICLE to answer the group Research Question.

· Paper should include a Title and Reference pages.

· Page Length: 3-4 pages Excluding Title and Reference pages

· The paper will include the following:

· Clinical Question

· Describe problem

· Significance of problem in terms of outcomes or statistics

· Your PICOT question

· Purpose of your paper

· Level of Evidence

· Type of question asked

· Best evidence found to answer question

· Search Strategy

· Search terms

· Databases used: Chamberlain Database

· Refinement decisions made

· Identification of most relevant article

· Format

· Correct grammar and spelling

· Use of headings for each section

· Use of APA format (7th edition)

· Required to write the paper based on PAPER FORMAT

· Refers to Grading Rubric in page 3

Clinical Question

Research Question

· Accurately and clearly states your research question using PICO format

Overview of the Problem

· What statistics document this is a problem? (facts and figures)

Significance of the Problem

· What health outcomes result from this problem. Why should people be concerned about this problem?

Purpose of Paper

· Describe the purpose of topic search strategy (ITSS) paper

Search Strategy

Search Terms

· List all terms used to search for your article (i.e. breast cancer, screening, mammography, intervention, assessment, influencing factors….etc.)

Library Databases

· List Chamberlain library database used (i.e. EBSCO, Medline, OVID, PubMed….etc.)

· Google search engine is NOT the library database

Availability of Articles

· How many research articles were available to answer your research question?

· Provide numbers of articles, NOT just saying “plenty, sufficient, many…etc.

Refinement Decisions

· What decision(s) have changed from your original search strategies? (i.e. peer-review, within last 5 years, primary data article, full-text….etc.)

· What was your rationale for your decision to change from original search strategies?

INDIVIDUAL TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY Discussion

Final Article

· Describe decisions you made to specifically select 1 PRIMARY DATA ARTICLE as relevant for answering your Research Question

Level of Evidence

Addresses Topic/Relevance to PICO

· Describe how article addresses the topic, purpose and key points

Evidence Level Pyramid

· Identify and describe the level of evidence based on Evidence Level/Hierarchy Pyramid

· Refers to Handout (Quick Guide to Designs in an Evidence Hierarchy)

Study Type

· Identify study type of article: Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed-Method Study

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Grading Rubric & Description for Individual Topic Search Strategy

Clinical Question (45)
Research Question (PICO)	15	Accurately and clearly states your Research Question as formulated and stated in PICO format
Purpose of Paper	10	Describe the purpose of your ITSS paper
Overview of Problem	10	What statistics document this is a problem?
Significance of Problem	10	What health outcomes result from your problem?
Search Strategy (65)
Search Terms	10	List terms used to search for your articles (breast cancer, screening, mammography, intervention, factors..etc)
Library Databases	10	List Chamberlain library database you used (i.e. EBSCO, Medline, OVID, PubMed) Google search engine is NOT the library database
Availability of Articles	5	How many research articles were available to answer your research question? Provide numbers
Refinement Decisions	10	As you did your search, what decisions did you make in refinement to get your required articles down to a reasonable number for review?
	5	What was your rationale for your decision to change?

	5	How many research articles were available to answer your research question after your refinement process?
Final Article	10	Describe decisions you made to specifically select ONE PRIMARY DATA ARTICLE as relevant for answering your Research Question
	10	Submit a hard copy of selected article.
		Level of Evidence (20)
Relevance to PICO Evidence Level Pyramid Study Type	10	Describe how the article addresses the topic (i.e. therapy, prognosis, risk factors, assessments, or meanings….etc)
	5	Identify and describe the Level of Evidence based on level of evidence pyramid (see handout)
	5	Identify the study type based on the study design: Quantitative, Qualitative, Descriptive, Mixed-Method Study
Format	5	Use of required Headings and Subheading for each category
	10	APA Format (7th ed. ) references, citations
	10	Correct grammar and spelling
	5	Paper length (3-4 pages)