Assignment 1 Due 4/15
SDOH AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Review the resources below.
1.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Center for Nursing Inquiry. (n.d.). Evidence-based practiceLinks to an external site.. Johns Hopkins Medicine.
2.
Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.
Chapter 8, “Translation” (pp 189–205)
Chapter 10, “Exemplars” (pp 223–243)
3.
White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terhaar, M. F. (Eds.). (2024). Translation of evidence into nursing and healthcare (4th ed.). Springer.
Chapter 19, “Population Health Exemplars” (pp. 355–380)
Chapter 20, “Specialty Practice Exemplars” (pp. 381–426)
Chapter 21, “Healthcare System Exemplars” (pp. 427–466)
Note: You are only required to read one of the three exemplars above. Select the exemplar that best aligns with the practice or organization issue you select for the Week
Appendix A, “PET Process Guide” (pp. 279–282) Download Appendix A, “PET Process Guide” (pp. 279–282): SEE ATTACHED
Note: This database is a good starting point for nursing related searches.
To Prepare
-Review Week 8 Learning Resources. Pay particular attention to Chapter 10 and Appendix A, ATTACHED in the Dang, et al. text. Also, review the three exemplars provided in the White et al. text.
-Select an organization with which you are familiar that went through a practice change to address a practice or organization issue. Note: You may reuse organizations and/or issues that you selected earlier in this course. Or you may select new ones.
-Consider how SDOH and positive social change relate to the issue you selected.
-Consider how the approaches used by the organization to address the practice or organization issue were decided upon and received, as well as if the outcome was satisfactory or not.
Assignment- 3 PAGES
-Identify the organization you selected. Describe the practice or organization issue you selected.
-Explain how SDOH relates to the issue you selected. Be specific and provide examples.
-Were SDOH addressed? If so, in what ways?
-Did positive social change occur? Why or why not?
-Using Appendix A from the Dang et al. text. Briefly describe the steps that were followed and/or missing in the organization’s approach to the practice or organization change.
-Were the outcomes positive or negative?
-If the outcome was less satisfactory, what could be done differently to achieve a better outcome? Be specific and provide examples.
-If the outcome was satisfactory, what key actions were taken that led to this positive outcome? Be specific and provide examples.
-How was the change measured, if at all? In what ways were the outcomes evaluated? Be specific and provide examples.
ASSIGNMENT 2. Due 4/17
Searching and Appraising Literature
Review the Learning Resources for this week which focuses on how to successfully search and appraise search results.
Review the course textbook Appendices E, F, and G, located in the Learning Resources for this week, which you will be required to complete and submit as part of this Assignment.
ATTACHED
· Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021).
Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.
· Chapter 5, “Searching for Evidence” (pp. 99–120)
· Chapter 6, “Evidence Appraisal: Research” (pp. 129–162)
· Chapter 7, “Evidence Appraisal: Nonresearch” (pp. 163–188)
· Appendix D, “Hierarchy of Evidence Guide” (pp. 295–296)
Note: Be prepared to complete and submit Appendices E, F, and G for your Assignments this week.
· Cancelliere, C., Cassidy, J. D., Ammendolia, C., & Côté, P. (2011). Figure 1.
Flow diagram of literature search. In Are workplace health promotion programs effective at improving presenteeism in workers? A systematic review and best evidence synthesis of the literature.Links to an external site.
BMC Public Health 11, Article 395.
Note: This resource is seminal to the field.
Also Note: Review this example of the workflow process when conducting a literature search. You can use it as a model to guide your future literature searches.
· Walden University Library. (n.d.).
Ask a librarianLinks to an external site..
Note: Use this website to find answers to common questions or to contact a librarian directly.
· Walden University Library. (n.d.).
Subject research: NursingLinks to an external site.
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Note: This database is a good starting point for nursing related searches.
· Walden University Quick Answers. (n.d.).
How do I verify that my article is peer reviewed?Links to an external site.
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Select one organizational type and one gap in practice or practice change on which to focus for this Assignment.
Note: You may select a new organizational type and gap in practice or practice change or, if you choose, you may reuse one on which you focused for a previous Assignment, Discussion, or Blog in this course.
-Conduct a search related to the organizational type and gap in practice or practice change you selected.
-Consider all of the factors you should take into account when apprising evidence, then, using the course text Appendices E, F, and G, appraise the results of your search.
Appendix E, F,G attached.
-Based on your appraisals, identify the three recent (within the last five years) peer-reviewed articles that you think are most relevant to your research goals.
The Assignment: (3 pages)
Write a paper in which you do the following:
-Describe the organizational type and gap in practice or practice change you selected and explain the goals of the search you conducted.
-Describe your process of searching for the evidence. Be specific and provide examples. Include the following:
Which database(s) did you select? Why did you choose them?
Which key words did you select? Why did you choose them?
-Describe your process of appraising the evidence you identified. Be specific and provide examples. Include the following:
How many articles did you find?
-Based on what criteria did you decide on the five recent (within the last five years), peer-reviewed articles that you selected?
-Include copies of your completed Appendix E,F and G, that you completed as appropriate for each of the articles you selected.
