Clinical Practice Question And Literature Review DQ
Clinical Practice Question And Literature Review DQ
The purpose of this assignment is to state your clinical/practice question (PICOT) and explore the literature pertaining to your clinical/practice problem. When conducting a literature review, the goal is to obtain a representative sample of the literature which describes the concepts related to the phenomenon of interest and the research results applicable to the clinical/practice question and identify what gaps need to be further researched. Please follow the rubric below. Your work for this paper can be used as a foundation for your MSN capstone project. Paper length is no more than eight (8) pages, excluding references and title page.
The paper should be written in APA 7th Edition Professional Paper style, not Student Paper Style. This means your title page should have a running head, and the paper includes an abstract and key words.
Criteria
Points
Comments
Points Achieved
Section I: Introduction and Question
State the practice question you wish to address (include Independent Variable(s) and Dependent Variable(s) in PICOT format
PICOT:
In immigrant patients, how does psychotherapy upon migration compare to no therapy mitigates the effects of PTSD over ten years?”
5
State the population and setting being addressed
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5
Discuss your chosen theoretical framework and organizational model that align with your PICOT. (Both are required)
5
Introduction to the Literature Review on the topic
5
Section II: Review of Literature
Includes most of the major studies conducted on the topic, including but not limited to 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: Critique and Synthesis
Critiques the results and findings of the key studies.
5
Describes the weaknesses in existing studies
and identifies essential gaps in the literature
5
Conceptually organized based on the type of articles or findings Clinical Practice Question And Literature Review DQ
5
Succinctly summarizes and synthesizes findings
10
Section IV: Further Research
Identifies what ideas need to be further researched
5
Preparation
References congruent with the initial proposal, i.e., PICOT
5
Ideas organized & clearly expressed/headings used appropriately, no more than 8 pages
5
Paraphrases the review with few quotes from original sources—Limit direct quotes.
5
Grammar, sentence structure is correct
5
Adheres to APA format/style and/or Plagiarism (Plagiarism – source material not adequately paraphrased; direct quotes not identified; source material not referenced. *Plagiarized papers will be given a grade of zero and could fail of the course)