Description

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

General Instructions 

To implement evidence-based practice, advanced practice nurses must evaluate current research findings for application to practice. Create a PowerPoint Presentation and address the following requirements:

Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create the presentation. Submit the presentation as a .ppt or .pptx file to the Week 7 Dropbox.

1. The presentation should total 6-10 slides (excluding title and reference slides).
2. Create slides that are professional in appearance and tone and balanced spatially, including words and graphics.
3. Follow APA grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, scholarly writing.
4. Include speaker notes for all slides except the title and reference slides. Use complete sentences.
5. Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).

In a PowerPoint presentation, address the following topics. All slides except the title and reference slides should include speaker notes using complete sentences.

1. Title Slide
2. Introduction (1-2 slides): Identify and describe the patient-focused practice issue. Explain the significance of the issue and its impact on patient health outcomes, nursing practice, or healthcare delivery. Include sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support the information presented. You may use the description of the issue completed in Week 1.
3. PICOT Question (1 slide): Include your PICOT question in sentence format. Include the required elements in the PICOT statement (P – population and problem, I – intervention, C – comparison, O – outcome, T – timeframe for outcome achievement). You may use the PICOT question and elements developed in Week 2.
4. Findings (2-3 slides): Present the findings of the Literature Summary completed in Week 5. Provide a 1-2 sentence overview of the results of each of the five studies related to the PICOT question. Include sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support the information presented.
5. Synthesis (1-2 slides): Discuss common themes found in the literature. Explain any gaps found in the literature related to the PICOT question. Identify whether the evidence in the literature was sufficient to support the intervention in the PICOT question. Include sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support the information presented.
6. Recommendations (1-2 slides): Based on your literature review, what are your recommendations [implement practice change or conduct additional research]? Identify the stakeholders impacted by your recommendation. Discuss the resources needed to implement your recommendation. Include sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support the information presented.
7. References: Provide complete references in APA format; you may use bullets. Hanging indents are not required.