In this section, students describe what worries them about current practice. They answer the question, what makes you concerned that current practice in not consistent with best practices? Students edit and revise information from the Module 4 Statement of Purpose Essay to make the beginning of this essay clear, concise and cohesive.
Aim Statement
This section, students explain their anticipated goals by answering the following question. What exactly what do you hope to accomplish in developing this evidencebased practice? The format of the aim statement is to follow the Institute of Healthcare Improvement format and include the timeframe, clinical condition, measures, work and performance goals. Students edit and revise the information developed in the Module
4: Statement of Purpose Essay as necessary to make this discussion clear and cohesive. Please refer to the
Module 4: Statement of Purpose Essay assignment to revisit the information on aim statements.
Literature Review
In the Module 4: Statement of Purpose Essay, students have already verified that there are four research studies published within the last five years that support the change, three of which are empirical quantitative research studies and one of which is a qualitative research study. How do these evidencebased resources help you understand what is needed to update current practice? In this section of the essay, students describe how the information in these research studies can improve practice. As with the Module 4:
Statement of Purpose Essay, the literature review is to be succinct and concise. It is to include an introductory paragraph describing the literature review, one or two paragraphs to summarize each research study, and a concluding paragraph to address how each study suggests improvements to current practice.
Please refer to the Module 4: Statement of Purpose Essay assignment to revisit the information on literature review. Anticipated