Create a written assessment, including an annotated
bibliography section, to document your research on a healthcare
problem or an issue faced by current healthcare organizations.
In your professional life, you will need to find credible evidence to
support your decisions and plans of action. You will want to keep
abreast of best practices to help your organization adapt to the
ever-changing healthcare environment. Being adept at research
helps you find the information you need. This assessment gives
you practice with that skill by having you research a healthcare
problem or issue faced by current healthcare organizations.
You will select a current healthcare problem or issue from the
provided options for this assessment. Research your topic, and
develop a written assessment, which includes an annotated
bibliography to document your resources.
Reminder: You will use your selected problem or issue again in
upcoming assessments. The purpose of this assessment is to
ensure you know how to research topics and find credible
references to use in your assessments. Part of the assessment is
an annotated bibliography. The purpose of an annotated
bibliography is to document a list of research references, along
with key information about each; the detail about the reference is
the annotation. Developing this annotated bibliography will create
a foundation of knowledge about your chosen problem or issue.
Conduct research in the Capella library to find a total of three
scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles in relation to a selected
healthcare problem or issue presented in the Assessment 02
Supplement: Applying Research Skills [PDF]
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resource. You must select your healthcare-related issue or
problem from the topic areas presented in this resource.
Important Note: Conduct a library search as needed. Review
the BSN Nursing Program Library Research Guide for assistance.
Be sure to review journal articles published within the past three
to five years.
Write a 3–5 page paper in which you include the following:
Topic Identification
Select one of the healthcare problems or issues presented in
the Assessment 02 Supplement: Applying Research Skills
[PDF]
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[PDF]
resource. Write a brief overview of the healthcare problem or
issue. In your overview:
• Summarize the healthcare problem or issue, including
describing its professional relevance.
• Describe your interest in the problem or issue.
• Describe any professional experience you have with this
topic.
Discussion of Research
Discuss your research and selection process for each of the three
journal articles you have chosen to include in your annotated
bibliography.
• Describe your process of applying library research skills to
identify the journal articles relevant to the healthcare
problem or issue you are researching.
◦ Identify the keywords you used to select the articles.
◦ Describe the criteria you used to select the resources,
including the names of the databases you used.
◦ What was the process like to locate relevant articles?
• Assess the credibility of the information sources.
◦ Determine whether each resource is from an academic,
peer-reviewed journal.
◦ Determine whether the publication is current (published
within the last 3–5 years).
◦ Determine whether information in the academic peer-
reviewed journal article is still relevant.
• Assess the relevance of the information sources.
◦ Explain how the healthcare problem or issue is
addressed in each source.
◦ Discuss what kind of contribution each resource
provides.
Annotated Bibliography
Summarize each of the three current academic, peer-reviewed
journal articles you chose, using the annotated bibliography
organizational format. The purpose of an annotated bibliography
is to document a list of references along with key information
about each one. The detail about the reference is the annotation.
Developing this annotated bibliography will create a foundation
of knowledge about the selected topic. In your annotated
bibliography:
• List each full reference in APA format, followed immediately
by its annotation.
◦ Present your three current, annotated references in
alphabetical order, according to the reference citation.
◦ Double-space each reference and format it with a
hanging indent.
◦ Provide the full APA reference citation, including the
author, date, title, publisher or publication, and any
additional information required by APA style.
• Write the annotation (summary) for each citation in
paragraph form, using approximately 150 words (or 1–3
paragraphs) for each citation. Make sure to cite the article in
your summary. Include the following components for each
annotation:
◦ Identify the purpose of the article.
◦ Summarize the article.
◦ Include the conclusions and findings of the article.
Summary
In a separate paragraph or two at the end of the paper,
summarize what you learned from the process of developing the
annotated bibliography.
Your academic writing is expected to conform to the following
requirements:
• Writing: Produce text with minimal grammar, usage,
spelling, and mechanical errors.
• Sources: Integrate into text appropriate use of current
scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style. Use
the Evidence and APA guidelines provided. Cite the
reference in its summary.
• Formatting: Include a title page and reference page, Times
New Roman, 12 point.
• Length: Complete no more than 3–5 typed, double-spaced
pages, in addition to the title page and reference page.
• References: Although you are citing your three scholarly or
academic peer-reviewed journal articles within the
Annotated Bibliography section of this paper, be sure to also
list your citations on a reference page at the end of your
paper, along with any other resources you may have
included.
