This assignment aims to move evidence toward creating and sustaining a culture for evidence-based practice. You will locate quantitative and qualitative research to determine the value of research evidence as it impacts the APN/APRN in a healthcare environment.
Introduce the reader to the content of this paper with an introductory paragraph.
Create a clinical question in PICOT format of interest to you in your APN/APRN role.
Locate a qualitative and a quantitative article and identify the study design of each according to the Hierarchy of Evidence, including the population (N) and sample (n) sizes.
Evaluate the validity, reliability, and applicability of the quantitative study.
Evaluate the trustworthiness, credibility, applicability, and consistency of the qualitative study.
Identify study biases in each research article.
Discuss how the findings from each of these articles impacts and informs the APN/APRN in a healthcare environment.
Finish your paper with a concluding paragraph.
Write paper 3–4-page length, excluding title and reference pages.
Assignment Requirements:
Before finalizing your work, you should:
be sure to read the assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
consult the Grading Rubric (located in Course Resources, Grading Rubrics submodule) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
utilize spelling and grammar checks to minimize errors.
Your writing assignment should:
follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
use APA 7th edition format.