Information Retrieval Paper - Part 1 for N3345 Transition to Professional Nursing

This Module you will begin to develop an Information Retrieval Paper. This Assignment focuses on identifying appropriate evidence-based nursing practices related to specific problems you may identify as you work in the healthcare/workplace setting. For this Module 3 Assignment you will prepare a Title Page in proper APA format for your Information Retrieval Paper, identify three peer-reviewed articles, and summarize each article using APA format.

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Submit by 2359 (CT) Saturday at the close of Module 3.
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Overview: “Information Retrieval Paper - Part 1”
This Module you will begin to develop an Information Retrieval Paper. This Assignment focuses on
identifying appropriate evidence-based nursing practices related to specific problems you may
identify as you work in the healthcare/workplace setting.
The goals of an Information Retrieval Paper are to (1) practice using APA format, (2) summarize
and examine the strengths and limitations of research articles, and (3) prepare you for the Nursing
Research Course where you will write a research paper using the skills you have learned
completing this Information Retrieval Paper.
As a part of your Information Retrieval Paper, you will begin development of a research question
using PICO format. Chapter 10 of the Role Development text book explains PICO. Be sure to
develop your research question and then just below your research question delineate what the P,
I, C, and O components of your question are.
For this Module 3 Assignment you will prepare a Title Page in proper APA format for your
Information Retrieval Paper, identify three peer-reviewed articles, and summarize each article
using APA format.
It may be helpful to look at the outline for the entire paper before you begin this Module’s
Assignment. Assignments in this Module plus in Module 4 and 5 will address the Information
Retrieval Paper.
Resources
APA Module*
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/apa_tutorial_slide_handout.pdf
(This is also printable. Follow instructions in the tutorial.)
Scholarly Writing Tips*
(*Available in the Resource section of this module)
MS Word Tutorial for Beginners:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ddFubJ3tc
Choose the tutorials you need.
Review your course readings, lecture, and your Module 2 Resources before completing this
module’s Assignment.
Performance Objectives
 Identify a clinical problem in your workplace setting.
 Develop an appropriate research question using PICO criteria and format.
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 Summarize 3 peer-reviewed, evidence-based articles/literature related to your clinical
problem and research question.
 Use correct grammar, punctuation, and APA format expected in writing professional papers.
Rubric and PICO Format
Use this rubric to guide work on the Module 3 assignment, “Information Retrieval Paper, Part 1.”
Research question must be stated in PICO format. See Chapter 10 of the Role Development
textbook for the formatting. Be sure to address all four PICO components of the question.
Task
 Accomplished Proficient Needs Improvement
Part 1:
Problem Identification
Research Question
Rationale for Question
Must be constructed in the PICO
format.
(Total 40 points)
Identifies a clinical
problem in the
workplace that would be
under a nurse’s control.
(15 points)
Question is stated in
PICO format. Problem,
Intervention,
Comparator, and
Outcome is clearly
stated. (15 points)
Clearly explains a
rationale for the
selection of a research
question.(10 points)
Identifies a clinical
problem in the
workplace but it is not
under the control of a
nurse (8 points)
Question is stated in
PICO format but
problem, intervention,
comparator, and/or
outcome is not clearly
stated. (12 points)
Rationale is not clearly
stated for the selection
of a research question.
(8 points)
Does not clearly identify
a clinical problem in the
workplace.
(2 points)
Did not use PICO format
at all when delineating
the research question
but does state a
research question.
(5 points)
Provides no rationale for
the selection of a
research question.(0
points)
Part 2:
Title Page Components using
UT Arlington College of Nursing
Title Page Format
(Total 10 points)
Develops title page
components in College
of Nursing Title Page
Format using APA
format with no errors.
(10 points)
Develops title page
components in APA
format with no more
than 3 errors. (7 points)
Does not use College of
Nursing Title Page
Format or creates title
page with more than 3
errors. (0 pts)
Part 3:
APA References and Summaries
Summarize peer-reviewed,
evidence-based literature
related to a clinical problem.
(Total 25 points)
Clearly and concisely
summarizes 3
professional, peer-
reviewed articles that
address a research
question. (25 points)
Summarizes 3
professional, peer-
reviewed articles that
address a research
question. However,
summaries are not
Summarizes 2 or less
professional, peer-
reviewed articles that
address a research
question.(15 points)
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Use correct grammar,
punctuation, and American
Psychological Association
(APA) format in writing
professional papers. (Total 25
points)
No errors in APA
formatting including
grammar, spelling,
headings, etc.
(25 points)
clearly stated leading to
confusion of the article
addressed. (20 points)
1-5 APA formatting
errors including
grammar, spelling,
headings, etc.
(20 points)
6 or more errors in APA
formatting including
grammar, spelling,
headings, etc.
(10 points)
Preview of Information Retrieval Paper Criteria
In this module’s assignment, you will take the initial steps in composing an Information Retrieval
Paper that you will complete during Part B of the course. Because the paper will be submitted in
sections, may want to look at the entire paper in the table below.
APA Format Elements Timeline
Title Page in APA format Completion Timeline
APA format
Citations in the body of the paper
Headings
Applicable each time sections are
submitted
Writing style
Grammar
Spelling
Paragraphs of at least three well-written
sentences
Organization and flow
Applicable each time sections are
submitted
Content Criteria Timeline
Introduction:
Identification of clinical problem in a
workplace setting
Research question stated correctly
PICO format
Rationale for question
To Be Completed Module 3
Summary of 3 peer-reviewed articles
Overview: Where did you search? How did
you decide on the 3 articles?
3 article summaries
To Be Completed Module 3
Critical Analysis
Completeness of analysis
To Be Completed Module 4
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Conclusion
Synthesis of key points for the 3 articles
To Be Completed Module 5
Reference Page
Alphabetized
Sources cited in APA format
References complete
To Be Completed Module 5
Part 1: Research Problem and Question using PICO Format
A. In the space below, identify the clinical problem in the workplace setting that will
serve as the focus of your information retrieval paper. Make sure that the problem is
one that would be under your complete control as a nurse.
Clinical Problem (Type in box below)
The clinical problem which is associated with the workplace setting is the increasing rsate of
nosocomial or the hospital acquired infections. People go to hospital with the hope of getting
cured. However rather than getting cured patients mostly the children and the age people acquire
more infections (Rosenthal et al., 2016)
B. In the space below, compose a preliminary research question about the clinical
problem that you identified in the workplace. Use this criteria in composing a
preliminary research question:
- Question must relate to a clinical problem in the workplace.
- Question cannot be answered with a simple yes or no.
- The issue to be studied is under your complete control as a nurse.
- The question is open ended.
Delineate the PICO components of your question.
 State your question
 Then under the question
P (problem) =
I (intervention) =
C (comparator) =
O (outcome) =
Preliminary Research Question and Identified PICO Criteria (Type in box below)
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The preliminary research question as ‘Is proper hand hygiene is effective in reducing the rate of
nosocomial infection among children and elder people?’
In this research question P (problem) = Nosocomial infection
I (intervention) = Proper hand hygiene
C (Comparator or control) = It is not always necessary to have specific comparison and here no
specific comparison has been taken.
O (outcome) = Reduction of the nosocomial infection.
C. Compose a rationale that explains why you chose the research question. (Type in
box below)
Rationale for Selecting the Research Question (Type in box below)
This research question has been selected as patients in the hospital rather than becoming cured
are acquiring many other infections. So it is very essential to maintain hygiene in the hospital and
proper hand hygiene is the most effective way of reducing the spread of infection from on patient
to another (Khan, Ahmad & Mehboob, 2015). It has been accepted throughout the Universe that
hands are the principle route through which cross infection occurs. So if hands are washed
properly the spread of infection can be reduced (Khan, Baig & Mehboob, 2017).
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D. After completing this portion of the Assignment, go to this module’s Discussion,
and follow the directions for sharing your research question. After receiving
feedback
from your colleagues, revise your research question, if necessary, in the space
provided.
Revised Research Question (Type in box below)
E. Complete after participating in the Module 3 Discussion. Type your revised
Research Question in the box provided below.
The revised research question is ‘Is proper hand hygiene effective in reducing the rate of
nosocomial infection among children and elder people?’
Part 2: Title Page Components
In this part of the Assignment, you will complete the title page for your Information
Retrieval Paper by using the UTA CONHI example shown below.
Content Criteria
Section or
Section Title Description How-To and Tips
Use APA:
The Easy
Way, Second
Edition.
 1” margins all around
 Font – Times New Roman, 12 pt
 Double-spaced
 See APA: The Easy Way for formatting of
paper.
 Professional grammar, spelling, and
punctuation, and paragraphs composed
of at least 3 well-written sentences each
 Select File – Page Setup…
 Select Format – Font…
 Select Format – Paragraph…
 Select View – Header and
Footer...
(Refer to the MS Word “Help and
How To” links if you need help with
any of these tasks.)
The short title should be in upper-
and lower-case, or “Title Case.”
 See “Scholarly Writing Tips”
Entire paper Just below Header, include a “running APA: The Easy Way. Second
Edition, Pages 7 & 48.
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head” as shown below, left-justified:
(Replace “CAPITALIZED
ABBREVIATED TITLE” with an
abbreviated version of your paper’s title.)
Running head: CAPITALIZED
ABBREVIATED TITLE
 Title in upper half of page, centered,
upper- & lower-cased letters (Title Case)
o Title is content of unique paper, not
assignment title.
 Submitted by, Student name, RN
 The following information centered, 1-2
inches from the bottom of the page: (Fill
in course, faculty details.)
In partial fulfillment of the requirements of
Course name and number
Faculty name, credentials
Submission date
The running head appears only on
the title page, and includes the
words “Running head.”
You can access the complete UTA
directions and an example title page
at
http://www.uta.edu/nursing/APAFormat.
pdf
Your finished Title Page should
resemble the Title Page right after
this grid. See next page.
Title Page: UT Arlington College of Nursing Format
Running head: TITLE IN ALL CAPS 1
Title of Paper
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Submitted by
Your name, RN
In partial fulfillment of requirements of
Course name and number
Faculty name and credentials
Submission Date
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Part 3: APA References and Summaries
 Select three peer-reviewed, evidence-based articles that address your research question.
 Compose an overview about your choice of the three articles. Answer these questions:
- Where did you search for articles?
- How did you decide what articles to include?
 Post references to the three articles in APA format.
 Summarize the article and how it addresses your research question.
Overview
Where did you search for articles? How did you decide what articles to include?
The databases that were used to search the research papers are PubMed, CINAHL and
MEDLINE. The key terms that were used fir searching the research articles are nosocomial
infections, hand hygiene, children, elder people, reduction of rate of nosocomial infections.
Article 1
In the space below, post the reference for the first article in correct APA format.
Murni, I. K., Duke, T., Kinney, S., Daley, A. J., & Soenarto, Y. (2015). Reducing hospital-acquired infections
and improving the rational use of antibiotics in a developing country: an effectiveness study. Archives of
disease in childhood, 100(5), 454-459.
In the space below, write a summary paragraph in APA format. Use scholarly writing to describe
the article, the decision-making process you used to select the article, and how it addresses your
research question. Use professional writing style.
This experiment was done to evaluate the effectiveness of HAIs and antibiotics by promoting
control of infection and antibiotic stewardship programs. All of children who were admitted in the
pediatric unit of intensive care were observed for 27 months. The assessment of HAIs were done
based on the criteria set by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The interventions included
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campaigns of hand hygiene, stewardship of antibiotics and different other infection control
practices. A major reduction in the HAIs from 22.6% n he period of pre-intervention to 8.6% in the
period after the intervention was over. The percentage of the inappropriate use of antibiotic got
reduced from 43% to 20.6%. The compliance of hand hygiene got increased from 18.9% to 62.9%.
The mortality rate of children in the hospital also got decreased from 10.4% to 8 %. According to
the result it can be concluded that the multifaceted interventions of infection control are very
effective in the reduction of the hospital acquired infection rates among the children. The
improvement in the use of antibiotics, growing amenability of hand hygiene reduces the death rate
of the hospitalized children in most of the developing countries (Murni et al., 2015).
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Article 2
In the space below, post the reference for the second article in correct APA format.
Ramasethu, J. (2017). Prevention and treatment of neonatal nosocomial infections. Maternal health,
neonatology and perinatology, 3(1), 5.
In the space below, write a summary paragraph in APA format. Use scholarly writing to describe
the article, the decision-making process you used to select the article, and how it addresses your
research question. Use professional writing style.
This experiment was conducted to determine about how to control the spread of nosocomial
infections among neonatal. According to the authors of this paper, the premature infants are
vulnerable to infections caused by microorganisms as they have to undergo several invasive
procedures. The neonates most of the times are dependent on the central catheters for the delivering
of nutrition. They have to depend on ventilators for respirations. In this experiment several methods
were applied to govern the decrease in the rate of infection control among the neonates. The
prevention of the spread of nosocomial infection requires a multidimensional approach. Hand
hygiene before and after touching patients is one of the best approaches in improving hand hygiene.
The alcohol base sanitizer is very active against microorganisms and this is also very efficient than
plain antiseptics. The neonates must also have the maternal milk as breast milk is an inexpensive
way as well as a simple measure in reducing the rates of infection. Much efforts have been given in
replicating the anti-infectious characteristics of the maternal milk by using probiotics, prebiotics
and synbiotic. The results of the efforts were successful and still many researches are going on
lactoferrin, which is an iron binding whey protein and present in huge quantities in the colostrum.
Attempts were made to boost the level of immunoglobulin of the infants which was done by
supplying exogenous immunoglobulin but his procedure failed and could not reduce the
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nosocomial infections. Since the last few decades the incidences of the catheter related infection
were reduced to a great extent as the nurses provide much care and attention in each and every step
starting from the insertion till maintenance. This experiment proved that not all of the hospital
acquired infections can be cured, like the infections caused by the ventilator acquired pneumonia
and infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus. So it can be conclude among all the infection
control mechanisms proper hand sanitization is the most active one (Ramasethu, 2017).
Article 3
In the space below, post the reference for the third article in correct APA format.
Hobbs, M. A., Robinson, S., Neyens, D. M., & Steed, C. (2016). Visitor characteristics and alcohol-based
hand sanitizer dispenser locations at the hospital entrance: Effect on visitor use rates. American journal of
infection control, 44(3), 258-262.
In the space below, write a summary paragraph in APA format. Use scholarly writing to describe
the article, the decision-making process you used to select the article, and how it addresses your
research question. Use professional writing style.
This experiment was conducted to determine the effect on the visitors’ rate after applying alcohol
grounded hand sanitizer at the location of the entrance of the hospital. The utilization of alcohol
grounded hand sanitizers by the visitors were observed and it is also examined that location of the
alcohol base hand sanitizer and the characteristics of the visitors were influencing the use of AHS
or not. The aim of this experiment was to determine whether the usage of AHS is influenced by the
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characteristics of the visitors and the location of the AHS in the hospital. The study was conducted
in three different location with AHS and the data consisted of the characteristics of the visitors. The
result of this experiment was very effective as the visitors were using 5.28 times more in one region
and in the other region it also increased to 1.38 times more than it was before. This research study
showed that adults and elder people are also much concerned about the effectiveness of hand
hygiene. The hand cleanness is the most active way of stopping the spread of nosocomial
infections. All of the workers of the hospital have to take care of so many patients so it is feasible
for them to wash their hands before and after taking care of each patients (Hobbs et al., 2016).
References
Hobbs, M. A., Robinson, S., Neyens, D. M., & Steed, C. (2016). Visitor characteristics and
alcohol-based hand sanitizer dispenser locations at the hospital entrance: Effect on visitor
use rates. American journal of infection control, 44(3), 258-262.
Khan, H. A., Ahmad, A., & Mehboob, R. (2015). Nosocomial infections and their control
strategies. Asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine, 5(7), 509-514.
Khan, H. A., Baig, F. K., & Mehboob, R. (2017). Nosocomial infections: Epidemiology,
prevention, control and surveillance. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 7(5),
478-482.
Murni, I. K., Duke, T., Kinney, S., Daley, A. J., & Soenarto, Y. (2015). Reducing hospital-acquired
infections and improving the rational use of antibiotics in a developing country: an
effectiveness study. Archives of disease in childhood, 100(5), 454-459.
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Ramasethu, J. (2017). Prevention and treatment of neonatal nosocomial infections. Maternal health,
neonatology and perinatology, 3(1), 5.
Rosenthal, V. D., Al-Abdely, H. M., El-Kholy, A. A., AlKhawaja, S. A. A., Leblebicioglu, H.,
Mehta, Y., ... & Salgado-Yepez, E. (2016). International Nosocomial Infection Control
Consortium report, data summary of 50 countries for 2010-2015: Device-associated
module. American journal of infection control, 44(12), 1495-1504.
Submitting Your Assignment:
(Save all assignment documents in MS Word 2007 version and later. MS Word 2010
is recommended. Open Office and Office 360 documents are to be saved as MS
Word 2010 or Word 2013 before uploading into Blackboard for grading)
 Click the word Assignment in the Module 3 folder.
 Click on the words Information Retrieval Paper, Part 1. The assignment
submission document will open.
 Go to 2. Assignment Materials-Submission. Click Browse and navigate to your
Desktop where you saved your paper. Select the final version of your paper to
upload from your computer.
 When you’ve selected your paper, click Attach Files and your saved assignment
document should appear in the submission box just above the Attach Files button.
 Click Submit at the bottom of the Assignment Submission screen and your saved
document assignment will appear the gradebook with a green exclamation point
that alerts your Academic Coach that your assignment is ready for grading.
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