1. Identify your PICO or research question of interest
2. Gather 5 research articles on your topic: be sure to save them and submit them along with the matrix; please make sure they are PDF documents
3. Review sample matrices and summaries
4. Use matrix table- one for each article and critique the parts of the article using the rubric
5. Be sure to identify the evaluation tool used to grade the evidence such as Joanna Briggs Institute Checklists or CASP . There are other tools out there but these might be helpful to start with.
6. Identify where there are issues with the articles and what gaps were not addressed with the research; be prepared this may change the way you look at your topic or may result in a slightly different direction for your area of interest. This is ok- that is what you want to accomplish with this assignment. It will really assist you as you move forward with your project.
7. For this assignment you will turn in the matrix tables, summary, references and pdf copies of your 5 articles.
8. My PICOT question:
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   P-Population or subject
   I-Intervention
   C-Comparison
   O-Outcome
   T-Time
   My PICOT question:
   Is there any relationship between the decreases in the rate of falls in adult patients in hospital compared to increasing nursing staffing in past two years?

   5 peer review articles within 2 years of publication. Year start 2017-2019Attachment below for samples of the assignment. Please use the matrix table for the assignment.

Journal Entry identify which topic 1-8 that you will be journaling about with your clinical experience. IF you do not state the topic 1-8 you will get points deducted.

NURS 416 CLINICAL REFLECTIVE JOURNAL/LOG

Objective(s):

Through reflective thought the student will compare and identify how their activities and observations relate to various management theories.

Each student will submit a clinical journal for each day in the field. Describe your experiences and how they apply to nursing leadership and management. Apply at least one of the topics listed below to each entry, as appropriate. Journal entry should be between 100-500 words.

1. Apply the nursing process as it relates to theoretical principles in the nursing management of children and adolescents within the family system.
2. Integrate caring behaviors, critical thinking and clinical reasoning in the therapeutic management of the pediatric client and family.
3. Implement effective, age appropriate, therapeutic communication skills in the care of children and adolescents within the family system.
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions that are congruent with the cultural beliefs, traditions, and behaviors of families.
5. Demonstrate leadership skills to serve as a member of the health care team in the clinical setting.
6. Incorporate research findings in care planning.
7. Appraise health policies and laws that impact pediatric nursing practice.
8. Debate the outcomes of ethical dilemmas that arise in the care of the pediatric client.

CHOOSE ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES ABOVE AND INCLUDE IN THE JOURNAL.

Today was our first day of clinicals at the children hospital so we had mostly orientation

******READ THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT DETAILS AND CREATE 2-3 SLIDES FOR NUMBER 3*******

As a group, identify a research or evidence-based article published within the last 5 years that focuses comprehensively on a specific intervention or new treatment tool for the management of diabetes in adults or children. The article must be relevant to nursing practice.

Create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation on the study’s findings and how they can be used by nurses as an intervention. Include speaker notes for each slide and additional slides for the title page and references.

Include the following:

1. Describe the intervention or treatment tool and the specific patient population used in the study.
2. Summarize the main idea of the research findings for a specific patient population. The research presented must include clinical findings that are current, thorough, and relevant to diabetes and nursing practice.
3. Provide a descriptive and reflective discussion of how the new tool or intervention can be integrated into nursing practice. Provide evidence to support your discussion.
4. Explain why psychological, cultural, and spiritual aspects are important to consider for a patient who has been diagnosed with diabetes. Describe how support can be offered in these respective areas as part of a plan of care for the patient. Provide examples.

You are required to cite to a minimum of two sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

1. Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin Resistant (MRSA)

You must write a review of the news article contents, discuss what type of microorganism it is, and if the organism is in nature or is used in industry or causes disease. If it causes disease you must discuss transmission, increasing incidence, factors contributing to the spread of the organism, lab culturing, etc.

• You must provide a written review of a major news article focusing on your chosen microbe as your primary discussion!
• Find a main stream, media-based, mass-distributed news source where even Grandma gets her news, that reported your chosen microbe within the past year, as your main reference. Tell us the contents of this news articles in your own words, paraphrasing but remembering to provide the reference in text and in your list in APA format.
• You may use government-based or other scholarly references only as secondary information, to explain details missing above, such as, what kind of organism it is, the gram reaction, how the organism affects us, or follow -up information not known at the time of the news release but has been provided since that time .
• Your discussion should be well-written, in your own words, paraphrasing from only credible academic sources. You may not directly quote from your sources. You must also cite your credible academic reference sources in text and provide full end ref information in APA format. The initial post must be at least 300-400 words

Assignment 3: t Tests and ANOVA

To prepare:

• Review the Statistics and Data Analysis for Nursing Research chapters that you read as a part of the Week 5 Learning Resources. As you do so, pay close attention to the examples presented—they provide information that will be useful for you to recall when completing the software exercises. You may also wish to review the Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice video resources.
• Refer to the Week 5 t Test Exercises and follow the directions to perform a t test.
• Download and save the Polit2SetC.sav data set. You will open the data file in SPSS.
• Compare your data output against the tables presented in the Week 5 t Test Exercises SPSS Output.
• Formulate an initial interpretation of the meaning or implication of your calculations.
• Refer to the Week 5 ANOVA Exercises and follow the directions to perform an ANOVA using the Polit2SetA.sav data set.
• Compare your data output against the tables presented in the Week 5 ANOVA Exercises SPSS Output.
• Formulate an initial interpretation of the meaning or implication of your calculations.

To complete:

• Complete the Part I, Part II, and Part III steps and Assignments as outlined in the Week 5 t Test Exercises page.
• Complete the steps and Assignment as outlined in the Week 5 ANOVA Exercises page.
• Create one document with your responses to the t test exercises and the ANOVA exercises.