State the practice question you wish to address in PICOT format

Construction of Clinical/Practice Question and Literature Review

Component Points Comments Points Achieved
Section I Introduction and Question
A. Describe the clinical or practice problem you would like to address for your DNP project. State why this problem is an issue. Support your reasoning/rationale as to why this is an issue with current data or literature. (3 of the 6 points)

 

B. State the practice question you wish to address in PICOT format (this should be the response to the problem defined above). (3 of the 6 points)

  

 

 

 

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State the population and setting being addressed 2    
Introduction to the Literature Review on the topic 2    
Section II Review of Literature
Includes most of the major studies conducted on the topic, including recent literature (last 5-7 years)—-a minimum of 10 articles is required. 10    
Includes primarily research studies, systematic reviews and guidelines addressing the practice question you wish to address 10    
Similar/discrepant research findings discussed 5    
Section III Appraisal and Synthesis
Critically appraises the contributions of key studies and provides the strengths of the evidence 5    
Describes the weaknesses in existing studies

and identifies important gaps in the literature

 5    
Conceptually organized based on type of articles or findings 5    
Succinctly summarizes and synthesizes findings 15    
Section IV Further Research
Identifies what ideas need to be further researched 5    
Preparation—The DNP Program Evaluation Rubric for Papers will be followed to assess Preparation of this Review of Literature. See the Rubric for Papers below. This is a total of 30 points. 30    
Total Assignment Grade 100