NURS 8114 Week 7 Discussion: Framing a Practice Problem as a Critical Question With Measurable Outcomes
Throughout this course you have focused on practice problems to address in applying nursing and interdisciplinary theories, and in the application of evidence-based practice for quality improvement. This week you begin exploring the components of evidence-based practice by framing a practice problem as a critical question. You will begin a search of the literature for evidence to answer the question and inform a practice change for quality improvement.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
To prepare:
- Identify the practice problem as the focus of your Discussion post. You may use the same practice problem from earlier weeks or a different one.
- Review the chapter on practice questions in the Dang and Dearholt text and the Week 7 Media. With guidance from the Learning Resources, cast your practice problem as a critical question.
- Search the Walden Library for 4-5 scholarly articles that address your critical question.
- View the resource for synthesizing the evidence found in week 7 learning resources. Share the component of the evidence synthesis process that resonated with you. Explain how that component is reflected in your synthesis of the evidence (articles you selected to support your practice problem and critical question).
- Analyze the articles to identify evidence that would guide quality improvement.
- Return to the stakeholders that were the audience for your Module 3 Assignment. Identify the specific quality improvement component in the evidence. Then consider how you would present it to that set of stakeholders to secure agreement and action.
With these thoughts in mind …
By Day 3 of Week 7
Post a brief explanation of your critical question. Then, synthesize the 4-5 articles you identified that address your critical question. Using the same language you would use with stakeholders, explain the critical question and the value of addressing it as a quality improvement initiative. Be specific. Cite the scholarly articles and other resources to support your post.
SOLUTION NURS 8114 Week 7 Discussion: Framing a Practice Problem as a Critical Question With Measurable Outcomes
Main post
Post a brief explanation of your critical question.
The practice problem focuses on decreased quality of life among COPD patients in palliative care. The critical question is: Among patients with COPD in palliative care (P), does a physical exercise program (I), compared to practice as usual (C), impact quality of life (O), over an 8- 10-week period (T)? This question has been selected based on the fact that COPD is a progressive lung disease that causes airway blockage and respiratory problems and a decline in quality of life occurs due to a decline in lung, age advancement, symptom severity, and worsening dyspnea worsening (World Health Organization, 2023)…..
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