TOPIC OF INTEREST: Effectiveness of Early Ambulation and Hospital Length of Stay in Older Orthopedic Patients 65 and older vs no ambulation: The focus population is frontline staff and barriers as to why the frontline staff is not initiating early ambulation and interventions to address barriers like education, interdisciplinary collaboration with PT/OT, support staff. • • • • • • QUESTIONS 1. Purpose of or rationale for the scholarly project: Provide an evidence-based explanation of why it is necessary to complete your scholarly project and what benefit will be gained (health promotion, fiscal, and efficiency). 2. Background on the problem or population of interest: Using primary sources, provide data on your topic. Providing the background will demonstrate the focused need for your project. 3. Significance of the problem to nursing and healthcare: State how your problem or population of interest aligns with the larger interest of healthcare in the community. Create a context to why your topic is important. 4. Benefit of the project to nursing practice: State what will be gained from the project. 5. Describe the expected outcomes of your project to practice within your population and setting. Relate the outcomes to evidence-based guidelines and outcomes. 6. Describe how your project may influence other populations or settings. PICOT question: PICOT Question: Among patients aged above 65 years undergoing total hip and knee replacement surgery (P), does the intervention of early mobilization protocols compared to no early mobilization (C) shorten the length of the hospital stay and other adverse effects in a 3 months’ time frame (T)? • State what specific issue or question will address. Very briefly how will you approach the work. What will others learn from your work? • Scope of the project: State the scope of your project. What are the project’s objectives, goals, tasks, and resources necessary for your work?