For this course, the Individual Projects (IPs) will build from one week to the next. By the end of the course, you will have developed a proposal for a possible change to a practice or policy based on your evidence research. Note: You will not be collecting any data for this project. You will only be developing the idea and proposal.
The last assignment (due in the Unit 4 IP) will consist of a final paperthe culmination of work completed in the Unit 14 Discussion Boards and the Unit 3 IP. The paper will be graded by the Faculty.
Each week, you will complete parts of the final paper. It is outlined as follows:
- Unit 1: Use of the Hierarchy of Evidence Model in evidence-based practice
- Unit 2: Development of the PICOT question consider the following:
- Explanation of the selected population
- Discussion of selected theoretical framework
- What is the intervention, and why it is selected?
- How will you measure the outcomes? How will you evaluate effectiveness?
- Unit 3: Individual Project: Appraisal of the literature
- What is the best level of evidence to support the PICOT?
- What literature supports your PICOT?
- Unit 4: Individual Project: Finalizing and submitting the proposal (IP 4)
- The culmination of work completed in the Unit 14 DBs and Unit 3 IP
- Development of an evidence-based proposal for a change to a policy or practice
Unit 4 IP Assignment
Review and incorporate the feedback from your previous assignments.
Create a document of 8-12 pages, excluding the title and reference pages, following the APA Expectations document for the College of Nursing.
Develop a complete proposal that includes all of the content from the Unit 14 DBs and your Unit 3 IP. Please be sure to address the following points:
- Discuss the PICOT question in detail, and explain why this research is important to the nursing profession.
- Analyze the literature review, and determine how the current research supports the PICOT question, discussing all of the articles from the literature review.
- Analyze possible evaluation and measurement strategies and potential outcomes.
- Provide insight on how personal experience affects evidence-based practice.
- Discuss change strategies and how to implement them in the work environment to help promote change.
- Determine potential barriers in the workplace to consider when implementing change.
Please click the following link for help with APA formatting: .
Use the CTU Writing Style Guide (templates provided), not the Introductory Writing Style Guide.
Please submit your assignment.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your textbook, all course resources, and any external research and resources you have gathered.

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