Nursing research question:
Capstone Part 1: Among hospitalized elderly patients with Delirium (p), how do acuity-based nursing assignments (I), compared to non-structured nursing assignments (C), impact the frequency of falls (O)?
I need 6 pages of nursing research and extra pages for references.
Capstone Part 1: Research Question, Literature Review, & Methods Total Value 30%
This written assignment is designed to address the student’s ability to conduct a literature review, identify a gap, and create a research question to fill this gap. Students will pick a vulnerable population from the list provided by the faculty and conduct a literature search on a topic of interest within the population. Students will also complete a condensed research methodology section for a proposed intervention. This capstone project will continue in BSN 610 and BSN 716.
Note: Paper MUST be written in the third person voice. Headings and subheadings must be used in the paper as per APA.
This assignment will include: (THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA CAN BE USED AS HEADINGS AND SUBHEADINGS IN YOUR
PAPER)
1) Introduction: An introduction to the project preparing the reader for the expected content of your paper (1paragraph)
2) Research Question: State your research question that has been approved by the faculty (1 sentence at the end of the introduction)
3) Search strategies: key terms, limits on search, Boolean operators, databases used (1 paragraph)
4) Literature Review: Pick 5 articles to include in your literature review and write a paragraph on each describing
the aim/purpose of the study, the research question, the design/methodology, the findings, and the implications (max 1 paragraph per article)
5) Synthesis of findings: Discuss the major themes and gaps in the literature identified through the review (1paragraph)
6) Methods: State and explain the theory (nursing or non-nursing, seminal citations used), design, population, sample, sampling strategy, data collection, and analysis of your proposed project. *All projects must use a pre/post test design for the proposed evaluation that will occur in subsequent courses* (1 page max)
7) Conclusion: Conclusion to your paper (1 paragraph)
Grammar and APA 7th ed.:
Papers must be submitted in a Word document, typed, double spaced, font 12, Times New Roman script, 1-inch margins, 6 pages maximum of text (not including title page or reference page). Each student’s name and student number should
appear on the title page, as per APA format. Students must use current (in last 5 years, except for seminal theory references), scholarly references and use APA citation formatting throughout.
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