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NURS 8002 Assignment Locating And Critically Analyzing Primary Research Articles

NURS 8002 Assignment Locating and Critically Analyzing Primary Research Articles

 

What steps do you take to locate primary and peer-reviewed research articles when performing a literature search?

What resources are available to you to engage in a meaningful and successful literature search?

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As you have explored throughout this course, Walden University provides vast resources for student support to ensure success in their academic program of study. When it comes to research and using Library resources, several support mechanisms are available to you as well.

Taking the first step to think about a research topic or area of interest and filtering that topic using a series of keywords and operations will be a fundamental component for performing a literature search in Walden Library’s databases. While the ultimate goal is to produce a set or results that match your search criteria, you must keep in mind that that the quality of the research articles obtained will likely vary. Thus, you must

NURS 8002 Assignment Locating and Critically Analyzing Primary Research Articles
NURS 8002 Assignment Locating and Critically Analyzing Primary Research Articles

critically examine and analyze the aims of the research produced and how it aligns, confirms, or negates your topic or area of research. As you develop proficiency in this area, you will discover that you can extract content themes and frameworks to enhance future research and the need to identify additional research support.

For this Assignment, consult the Walden Library webinars and resources provided. These resources serve as a general good first step

NURS 8002 Assignment Locating and Critically Analyzing Primary Research Articles
NURS 8002 Assignment Locating and Critically Analyzing Primary Research Articles

for performing literature searches and engaging with the databases of research available to you. Think about a research topic or area of interest to focus on for this Assignment. Then, search the Walden Library to locate and retrieve peer-reviewed research articles that pertain to your topic or area of interest.

To prepare:

  • Review the Walden Library webinars presented in the media Learning Resources for this week.
  • Then, search the Walden Library and locate three peer-reviewed primary research articles that pertain to your practice area and are of particular interest to you.

The Assignment: (6 paragraphs)

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Write a 6-paragraph APA-formatted paper in which you do the following:

  • Write a 1-pararaph introduction of how you conducted your literature search and the databases consulted in your search in relation to your practice area or area of interest. Be specific and provide examples.
  • Write a 1-paragraph summary of each of the articles you have selected (a total of 3 paragraphs).
  • Write 1 paragraph that synthesizes the three articles using a scholarly voice.
  • Write a final paragraph in which you discuss the differences between summarizing and synthesizing research. Be specific and provide examples.

Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632). All papers submitted must use this formatting.

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One of the major activities that a DNP nurse participates in is research, usually evidence-based research. As indicated earlier, my interest is in researching reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). This condition is a clinical issue that needs to be mitigated to ensure that the patients have better health outcomes. This write-entails a summary and synthesis of two peer-reviewed articles obtained through the Walden Library search pertaining to reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

Summary of The Articles

One of the articles with the title “Chlorhexidine for meatal cleaning in reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections: a multicentre stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial” reported by Fasugba et al. (2019) entails reducing CAUTI. The report compares the efficacy of the use of normal saline and 0.1% chlorhexidine solution in cleaning the meatal area prior to inserting urinary catheters in lowering the incidences of CAUTI. The study used a cross-sectional randomized control trial in the hospitals for a period of three weeks, with a total of 1642 research subjects recruited in three hospitals (Fasugba et al., 2019). While 58% of them were in the intervention period, the remaining 42% were in the control phase. Among the findings is that among the control group, 13 cases of CAUTI were recorded as compared to only 4 cases among the intervention group; hence the intervention was connected to a 94% reduction of the rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

More recently, a study has been reported by Nassikas et al. (2020) with the title “Intensive care unit rounding checklists to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections” This study purposed to determine whether the use of rounding checklist in an intensive care unit lowers the incidences of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. These researchers used a retrospective before-and-after study design. Done in an academic community hospital with a 16 bed ICU unit, the intervention used was an ICU rounding checklist which ensured that the caregivers addressed the use of the indwelling catheters. Analysis was then done to compare the pre-intervention duration with the post-intervention after implementing the checklist. Pre and post-intervention strategy is one of the best ways of determining the efficacy of an intervention in the management of a condition or disease (Spurlock, 2018).  Among the findings obtained from the research is that before the intervention, the unit recorded nineteen CAUTI cases per one thousand catheter days. The rate was found to reduce to 2.12 after the intervention from 4.62 before the implementation of the checklist.

Synthesis of The Sources

The findings of Fasugba et al. (2019) implies that by taking care of the meatal area through thorough cleaning, the rates of CAUTI incidences can greatly be reduced. By employing the normal intervention of using the 0.9% saline solution, whose efficacy has also been shown in previous studies (Khahakaew et al., 2019), this current research was able to demonstrate that the use of 0.1% chlorhexidine solution is more efficacious hence introducing better evidence to practice. Indeed, the findings are in agreement with other studies (Mitchell et al., 2019). However, the findings also differ from other reports where the use of chlorhexidine did not lead to lower incidences of CAUTI, even though that study was a single-site randomized control site.

Several interventions exist for controlling CAUTI. Patients at the ICU particularly need to be free from the infections to give them a better chance of healing; therefore, the study by Nassikas et al. (2020) is significant. They were able to demonstrate that using the checklist in the ICU setting can be vital. These findings can be generalizable in an ICU setting in other locations since the intervention focuses on just using a checklist. It is important to note that this intervention is relatively cost effective, even though at first it may lead to increased use of indwelling catheters, eventually it allows for lower usage rates. The findings are also supported by other studies. For instance, a study done to combine checklist and education intervention effectively reduced the rates of CAUTI (Menegueti et al., 2019).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Fasugba, O., Cheng, A. C., Gregory, V., Graves, N., Koerner, J., Collignon, P., … & Mitchell, B. G. (2019). Chlorhexidine for meatal cleaning in reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections: a multicentre stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases19(6), 611-619. Doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30736-9.

Khahakaew, S., Suwanpimolkul, G., Wongkeskij, T., Punakabutra, N., & Suankratay, C. (2019, October). 1151. A Comparison of Periurethral Cleaning Between Normal Saline and Savlon Solutions Before Indwelling Urinary Catheterization in Reducing Catheter-Associated Bacteriuria: A Randomized Controlled Study. In Open Forum Infectious Diseases (Vol. 6, No. Supplement_2, pp. S411-S411). US: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1015

Menegueti, M. G., Ciol, M. A., Bellissimo-Rodrigues, F., Auxiliadora-Martins, M., Gaspar, G. G., da Silva Canini, S. R. M., … & Laus, A. M. (2019). Long-term prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections among critically ill patients through the implementation of an educational program and a daily checklist for maintenance of indwelling urinary catheters: a quasi-experimental study. Medicine98(8). Doi 10.1097/MD.0000000000014417.

Mitchell, B. G., Fasugba, O., Cheng, A. C., Gregory, V., Koerner, J., Collignon, P., … & Graves, N. (2019). Chlorhexidine versus saline in reducing the risk of catheter associated urinary tract infection: a cost-effectiveness analysis. International journal of nursing studies97, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.04.003.

Nassikas, N. J., Monteiro, J. F. G., Pashnik, B., Lynch, J., Carino, G., & Levinson, A. T. (2020). Intensive Care Unit Rounding Checklists to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. Infection control and hospital epidemiology41(6), 680-683.  Doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.43

Spurlock Jr, D. R. (2018). The single-group, pre-and posttest design in nursing education research: It’s time to move on. Journal of Nursing Education57(2), 69-71. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20180123-02.

Rubric Detail

 

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Excellent

90%–100%

Good

80%–89%

Fair

70%–79%

Poor

0%–69%

Write a 1-paragraph introduction of how you conducted your literature search and the databases consulted in your search in relation to your practice area or area of interest. Be specific and provide examples.
18 (18%) – 20 (20%)

The response accurately and clearly introduces in detail how the literature search was conducted in relation to the practice area or area of interest selected, including a detailed description of the literature search process and the databases consulted.

The response includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that fully support the introduction and process described.

16 (16%) – 17 (17%)

The response accurately introduces how the literature search was conducted in relation to the practice area or area of interest selected, including an accurate description of the literature search process and the databases consulted.

The response includes relevant, specific, and accurate examples that support the introduction and process described.

14 (14%) – 15 (15%)

The response inaccurately or vaguely introduces how the literature search was conducted in relation to the practice area or area of interest selected, including an inaccurate or vague description of the literature search process and the databases consulted.

The response includes inaccurate and irrelevant examples that may support the introduction and process described.

(0%) – 13 (13%)

The response inaccurately and vaguely introduces how the literature search was conducted in relation to the practice area or area of interest selected, including an inaccurate and vague description of the literature search process and the databases consulted, or it is missing.

The response includes inaccurate and vague examples that do not support the introduction and process describes, or it is missing.

Write a 1-paragraph summary of each of the articles you have selected (a total of 3 paragraphs).
18 (18%) – 20 (20%)
The response accurately and clearly summarizes in detail each of the articles selected.
16 (16%) – 17 (17%)
The response accurately summarizes each of the articles selected.
14 (14%) – 15 (15%)

The response inaccurately or vaguely summarizes each of the articles selected.

OR

The response summarizes < 3 articles.

(0%) – 13 (13%)
The response inaccurately and vaguely summarizes each of the articles selected, or it is missing.
Write 1 paragraph that synthesizes the 3 articles using a scholarly voice.
23 (23%) – 25 (25%)
The response comprehensively and fully synthesizes the content from the 3 articles selected that accurately and clearly support in detail the practice area or area of interest selected.
20 (20%) – 22 (22%)
The response synthesizes the content from the 3 articles selected that accurately supports the practice area or area of interest selected.
18 (18%) – 19 (19%)
The response inaccurately or vaguely synthesizes content from the articles selected that may lend support to the practice area or area of interest selected.
(0%) – 17 (17%)
The response inaccurately and vaguely synthesizes content from the 3 articles selected that does not lend support to the practice area or area of interest selected, or it is missing.
Write a final paragraph in which you discuss the differences between summarizing and synthesizing research. Be specific and provide examples.
18 (18%) – 20 (20%)

The response accurately and clearly explains in detail the differences between summarizing and synthesizing research.

The response includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that fully support the differences explained.

16 (16%) – 17 (17%)

The response accurately explains the differences between summarizing and synthesizing research.

The response includes relevant, specific, and accurate examples that support the differences explained.

14 (14%) – 15 (15%)

The response inaccurately or vaguely explains the differences between summarizing and synthesizing research.

The response includes inaccurate and irrelevant examples that may support the differences explained.

(0%) – 13 (13%)

The response inaccurately and vaguely explains the differences between summarizing and synthesizing research, or it is missing.

The response includes inaccurate and vague examples that do not support the differences explained, or it is missing.

Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria.
(5%) – 5 (5%)

Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.

A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria.

(4%) – 4 (4%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)

Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time.

Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic.

(0%) – 3 (3%)

Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time.

No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided.

Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
(5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
(4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
(0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.
(5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct APA format with no errors.
(4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors.
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors.
(0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.
Total Points: 100