Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on the weekly concepts learned in the course. Student provides 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on learning for the week. Reflection may address the guiding questions or may relate to what was most significant to the student for the week.
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
CO1: Integrate evidence-based and research to support advancement of holistic nursing care in diverse healthcare settings. (PO 1,4)
CO2: Integrate knowledge related to evidence-based practice and person-centered care to improve health outcome. (PO 1, 2)
CO3: Demonstrate professional and personal growth through a spirit of inquiry, scholarship, and service in diverse healthcare settings. (PO 3, 4)
CO4: Develop knowledge related to research and evidence-based practice as a basis for designing and critiquing research studies. (PO 1, 5)
CO5: Analyze research findings and evidence-based practice to advance holistic care initiatives that promote positive healthcare outcomes. (PO 1, 2, 5)
Requirements:
- Reflection: write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.
You will need to post your reflection here before you are able to see other students’ posts.
Think about the following question related to your review of the literature associated with your PICOT question. You will be revisiting some of these topics in your week 7 presentation.
- Was it difficult to find evidence related to your selected area of interest?
- What types of evidence were easiest to find (quantitative, qualitative, reviews, practice guidelines)?
- How did you find the overall quality of the available evidence?
- In looking at the available evidence, did you see any gaps in the evidence? What additional research on the topic would you like to see conducted?
- Based on what you found, does the literature support a practice change?