reflect on clinical nursing practice

to identify a re search question that you wish to explore further and to dev elop a review protocol//strategy in relation to the research
question.

This assignment/review protocol is linked with your next course NURS 3045 Nursing Proje ct.

Objectives being assessed

Explain the relationship between knowledge,research and practice

Explain the process of identifying a re search question

Apply the

research processto develop a research protocol/strategy

Apply a critical approach to reviewing the literature

Task

Dev elop a research question from ONE ofthe health themes provided below

Apply the PICO or PIO format to the research question

Dev elop inclusion and exclusion criteria

Dev elop a search strategy to direct a search of relev ant electronic health databasesto locate specific research
articles related to your research question.

Implement the search strategy in the two selected electronic databases.

Identify and record

5 research articles relevant to your research question.

Health Themes

Mothers and babies

Children and families

Acute care

settings

Older people

Mental health

Rural and remote health

Indigenous health

Assignment Format

You should present your assignment using the following headings and ensure that you address each point described under each he ading.
Background (1000 words)

Based upon the health theme you hav e chosen, state your research question including the Population, lnterv ention, Comparison and Outcomes
(PICO) OR Population, Issue and Outcomes (PIO).
Explain how your research question is importantto patient care,nursing

practice, professional knowledge or research.

Methods
Dev elop and describe theInclusion and exclusion criteria relev ant to your selected question.
Justify why the inclusion and exclusion criteria you have identified are appropriate (in terms of study design, particip ants/population, intervention or issue, outcomes).
Se arch strategy.(Total

Identify and record 2 electronic databases and explain why these databases are relevant to your research
topic/quesition.

From your research question, identify and record key wordsthat you will use in your search of these 2 electronic
databases.

Develop and record a simple search strategy relevantto your research question using the keywords in addition to
truncation, abbreviations, wildcards and Boolean
operators.

Implement the search strategy in the two selected databases and
identify and list 5 relevant research articles (using UniSA Harvard referencing) that will enable you to
answer your research

question.

Please note that the you will be using the 5 articlesthat you have identified and listed in Nursing Project,which follows
this course