Section 2 Problem Description
Section 2:
Purpose: An evidence-based project is proposed to decrease the effects of ICU acquired weakness (ICU-AW) and decrease the length of hospitalization for mechanically intubated patient in an acute hospital setting.
PICO question: “For mechanically intubated patients, does the implementation of early mobility decrease the length of hospitalization compared to traditional bed rest?”
Write a paper of 500-750 words (not including the title page and
reference page) on your proposed problem description for your EBP
project. The paper should address the following:
- Describe the background of the problem. Tell the story of the
issue and why it deserves attention. - Identify the
stakeholders/change agents. Who, or what organizations, are
concerned, may benefit from, or are affected by this proposal. List
the interested parties, patients, students, agencies, Joint
Commission, etc. - Use the feedback from the Topic 2 main
forum post and refine your PICOT question. Make sure that the
question fits with your graduate degree specialization. - State the purpose and project objectives in specific, realistic,
and measurable terms. The objective should address what is to be
gained. This is a restatement of the question, providing focus.
Measurements need to be taken before and after the evidence-based
practice is introduced to identify the expected changes. - 5)
Provide supportive rationale that the problem or issue is an
important one for nursing to resolve using relevant professional
literature sources. - Develop an initial reference list to
assure that there is adequate literature to support your
evidence-based practice project. Follow the “Steps to an
Efficient Search to Answer a Clinical Question” box in chapter
3 of the textbook. Use “NUR-699 Search Method Example” to
assist you. - 7) The majority of references should be
research articles. However, national sources such as Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS), Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS),
or the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and others
may be used when you are gathering statistics to provide the
rationale for the problem. - Once you get into the
literature, you may find there is very little research to support
your topic and you will have to start all over again. Remember, in
order for this to be an evidence-based project, you
must have enough evidence to introduce this as a
practice change. If you find that you do not have enough supporting
evidence to change a practice, then further research would need to
be conducted.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the
APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is
not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer
to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Upon receiving feedback from the instructor, refine “Section B:
Problem Description” for your final submission. This will be a
continuous process throughout the course for each section.
