Scholarly and Professional Communication in Nursing
Assignment Instructions and Requirements
For your course project, you will be selecting a current practice issue related to healthcare that you have
identified. The project involves a systematic assessment of this issue that may lead to a real-life evidence-based
practice change. These projects may integrate best practices, principles of effective leadership and negotiation
skills, use of information systems to evaluate patient outcomes, and theories of organizational behavior.
Examples of student projects include evaluating and/or modifying current practice standards, increasing clinical
application of evidence-based interventions and adapting or designing an evidence-based intervention.
This course project will be completed in 4 parts, each building upon one another:
I. Topic Selection / PICOT / Clinical Question / Literature Review
II. References
III. APN Quality Improvement course paper
IV. Poster presentation
All hard copy submissions are to be presented and submitted in a professional and scholarly quality – stapled
once at the top left corner, free from marks and creases and in a normal black print quality. Review your work
several times to be certain you are submitting thoughtful, scholarly and professional communication in your
writing. Spelling and grammar check is useful, however, you should always print out your work to proof, as many
common errors are not identified when reading from the computer screen. Remember, you are the last editor of
your work and should not rely just on spelling and grammar check.
Part I: Topic/PICOT/Clinical Question/Literature Review
• Do not rush your topic decision. Give this topic and issue identification scholarly and professional
thought, as you will be working with it for the semester. In addition, this topic may prove to be a
significant part of your nursing career by submitting for publication or presenting at a nursing conference
such as NLN, ANA, Sigma Theta Tau, or other professional nursing organizations.
• Read the following article located in Blackboard to assist in completing Part I.
Stillwell, S. B. (2010). Asking the clinical question: A key step in evidence-based practice. American Journal of
Nursing, 110(3), 58-61.
• Title page: As per template (using your chosen title for this paper)
• Use the template provided in Black Board (Part I) – DO NOT change formatting in any way.
• Current Practice Issue: (1) complete sentence identifying the identified current practice issue
• PICOT: in PICOT format as per template
• Clinical Question: Above PICOT in (1) sentence, question format.
• How did you determine as a need in your practice or at your organization? (2) complete paragraphs.
• How will this project benefit patients, your practice or your organization? (2) complete paragraphs.
• Review of Literature: Begin on following page.
o A minimum of 10 references from peer-reviewed sources within 5 years of publication.
o Databases: Must use a variety of at least 2 databases
o Key Words: Indicate key words used for literature search
o Journal Name (or) Organization Name: Full name of journal or organization. No abbreviations.
o Date: Indicate Month/Year in this format: “mm/yyyy” or if months are given “July/August 2013”
o Evaluation of article: Must be in sentence format. Evaluation must include: strengths and reason
for choosing this literature in support of your PICOT.
• See Grading Rubric “Part I Topic/PICOT/Clinical Question/Literature Review” for grading criteria. It is
important that you become familiar with the rubric, as this is how you will be graded. Please use this as
you prepare your assignment.
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Part II: References
• Title page: As per template (using your chosen title for this paper)
• A minimum of 10 references from peer-reviewed sources within 5 years of publication.
• Must be in proper APA format.
• See Grading Rubric “Part II References” for grading criteria. It is important that you become familiar with
the rubric, as this is how you will be graded. Please use this as you prepare your assignment.
Part III: APN Quality Improvement Course Paper
To achieve a successful project experience and outcome, you are expected to meet the following requirements –
APA must be followed in the paper’s entirety:
• Title page: As per template (using your chosen title for this paper)
• Abstract: Including keywords. Follow APA guidelines and template
• Introduction: This is not a title. The first 2-3 paragraphs is the introduction to the reader.
• The body of the paper must include the following Level I Headings:
• Identified Current Practice Issue (As per previous assignments)
• PICOT and Clinical Question (As per previous assignments)
• Rationale for Change (Why is this needed? What is your rational for suggesting this change?)
• Literature Review (Summary of your literature review)
• Intervention (How will you implement your plan? Articulate steps in sentence format not bulleted)
• Expected Impact (What is the benefit? What is the impact if this is implemented? What’s your goal?)
• Conclusion (Wrap it up!)
• Next Steps (What do you think needs to be done from here? What future steps are to be taken?)
• References: As per APA guidelines and format. A minimum of 10 references from peer-reviewed sources
within 5 years of publication unless it is a landmark or sentinel work.
• Writing style: Written communication free of spelling or grammatical errors that detract from the overall
message. Writing is clear, precise, and scholarly. Concepts flow in a logical order.
• A minimum of 4 complete and a maximum of 5 pages NOT including title page, abstract and references.
• See Grading Rubric “Part III Course Paper” for grading criteria. It is important that you become familiar with
the rubric, as this is how you will be graded. Please use this as you prepare your assignment.
Part V: Poster Presentation
Using your course paper topic, you will create a poster to be orally presented to the class.
• Your poster should be directed at a specific audience – the NP and healthcare professionals
• This is both a scholarly research activity as well as a creative endeavor. All class policies as stated in the
syllabus apply.
• You must use the provided PowerPoint template provided in Black Board for your poster.
o Do NOT change the formatting in any way on the Template.
• Upload a recent, professional picture of yourself on the right top where it says “Logo”
o Do not use “car selfies”, “girls/guys night out”, “duck faces” “wedding photos” or a (FB) social
media pictures. It should be professional and an up close headshot. Remember this is a
professional and scholarly representation of you.
• Must include a figure and table in appropriate APA format
• Must include a picture applicable and easy recognizable to your topic that is visually appealing
• You will have a maximum of 5 minutes to present your poster to the class. While rehearsing, time
yourself so that you meet the minimum and maximum time requirements.
• You must know your topic WELL as the projection is small and you will not be able to read from it. It is
advisable as well to NOT read from it as it detracts from the interest in your topic and presents you as
appearing unprepared. (You all know how it feels to be read to from a power point, right?)
• See Grading Rubric “Part IV Poster Presentation” for grading criteria
1-(title of the document and website listed below)Causes and consequences of occupational stress in emergency nurses, a longitudinal study.
http://web.b.ebscohost.com.esearch.ut.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=46e3e33e-7d13-437f-8ea9-51c4918329a0%40sessionmgr103&hid=106&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=103785120&db=c8h
2-Missed Nursing Care: The Impact on Intention to Leave and Turnover Les soins non prodigués : l’incidence sur l’intention de quitter et le roulement du personnel
http://www.ingentaconnect.com.esearch.ut.edu/content/mcgill/cjnr/2010/00000042/00000004/art00004?token=004a1fe7644d293c07b204b5a666f3a7b6c53402576576b6647236b3b49266d652f678ab22
3- Longitudinal Analysis of Personal and Work-Related Factors Associated With Turnover Among Nurses
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181dbb29f
http://ovidsp.tx.ovid.com/sp-3.20.0b/ovidweb.cgi?QS2=434f4e1a73d37e8c00586f3002aa4aac1c2342ae3ed72913af70472f175e1f6924b3699462e1b593a045051663dae07b41e3ea9b0a88e8890d48d832af2a8a78ce11afd668b69ecafc67a9c06ab6b67ef58be57d73e1d971bb049a63b7a89c3d70ba2ff6040d816c2f1f86723c8168f57098936e21a46c9a73d2fd48af2dabf7bbb8c964bba5abb104748f2b6a515a57d147e8b0867f455e18255664432cbb66652926592237e279fd654616f66cbbf8f563ac95dd3203e4f27b8ef7322d3758bfaa7ebb5e7b3a140879470367e550051851a0de7b799aa30084ab27026ec5fe88b0ecff6ec6d26ff9844e15837ad19caae648747b5886276dbcd7d929a5ffb54a48d484559cbaf2bcfe0d9af68324c2cd3bdd7e6d72348ed9d89f5b86b0d26fa576ade81a21d89643bd1a2dccf4eb3cbdb19864ef18a07be3ee24a5e3020d8f9e62d5377332da083318cde6016cd55de2e684b8e793b0190dd6b9d137173e7219aa3e29b2788078d669a08252ba2b72dd5e6ca8756b779a125fa67ff112fc6b9aa689045ad30117
4- Nurse burnout and the working environment
http://journals.rcni.com/doi/abs/10.7748/en2011.09.19.5.30.c8704
5- Exploring the burden of emergency care: predictors of stress-health outcomes in emergency nurses
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05599.x/full
6- Determinants and prevalence of burnout in emergency nurses: A systematic review of 25 years of research
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020748914002983
7- The role of leader behaviors in hospital-based emergency departments’ unit performance and employee work satisfaction
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953610007793
8- The Impact of Environmental Factors on Nursing Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover Intention
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4040281/
9- A Hong Kong perspective on ways to improve nurse retention
Read More: http://journals.rcni.com/doi/abs/10.7748/ns2010.05.24.35.35.c7750
http://journals.rcni.com/doi/abs/10.7748/ns2010.05.24.35.35.c7750
10- Nurses’ perception of nursing workforce and its impact on the managerial outcomes in emergency departments
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02999.x/full
11- Nurse specialty subcultures and patient outcomes in acute care hospitals: A multiple-group structural equation modeling (Im not so sure this will flow with this paper to be honest)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002074891000204X
12- The Relationship between Job Characteristics and Organizational Commitment, and Turnover Intention in Emergency Department Nurses
http://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/ArticleFullRecord.jsp?cn=GBGHC1_2010_v17n4_566
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