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In your professional life, you will need to nd credible evidence to support your decisions and
your plans of action. You will want to keep abreast of best practices to help your organization
adapt to the ever-changing health care environment. Being adept at research will help you nd
the information you need. For this assessment, you will research a health care problem or issue
faced by current health care organizations.
Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. At
a minimum, be sure to address each point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the
performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
For this assessment, research best practices related to a current health care problem. Your
selected problem or issue will be utilized again in Assessment 4. To explore your chosen topic,
you should use the rst two steps of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach to aid your critical
thinking.
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Select one of the health care problems or issues presented in the Assessment 02
Supplement: Applying Research Skills [PDF] (PDF included in text below; question must
be based off of one of the two issues below)
Assessment 02 – Applying Research Skills
For this assessment, you will research best practices related to a current health care
problem. Your selected problem or issue will be utilized again in Assessment 4. Before
you complete the instructions detailed in the courseroom, rst select one of the following
health care problems or issues:
• Staf ng Shortages
o Description: Healthcare systems often struggle with staf ng shortages, leading
to increased workloads for existing staff and potential impacts on patient care.
o Interventions: Recruitment campaigns, training programs, exible scheduling.
o Keywords: Nurse-to-patient ratio, healthcare recruitment, workload.
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• Technological Advancements
o Description: The rapid pace of technological advancements in healthcare
presents both opportunities and challenges, including issues related to data
privacy, cybersecurity, and the integration of new technologies into clinical
practice.
o Interventions: Training programs, cybersecurity measures, technology
assessment.
o Keywords: Electronic health records, telemedicine, health informatics.
After you have selected one of the problems/issues from the list above, return to the
detailed
instructions in the courseroom to complete your assessment.
1. Download Assessment 02 Supplement: Applying Research Skills [PDF] resource. Write a
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brief overview of the selected health care problem or issue. In your overview:
◦ Summarize the health care problem or issue.
◦ Describe the professional relevance of this topic.
◦ Describe any professional experience you have with this topic.
Identify peer-reviewed articles relevant to this health care issue or problem.
◦ Conduct a search for scholarly or academic peer-reviewed literature related to the
topic and describe the criteria you used to search for articles, including the names
of the databases you used. You will select four current scholarly or academic peerreviewed journal articles published during the past 3–5 years that relate to your
topic.
▪ Refer to the NHS-FPX4000: Developing a Health Care Perspective
Library Guide to help you locate appropriate references.
◦ Use keywords related to the health care problem or issue you are researching to
select relevant articles.
Assess the credibility and explain relevance of the information sources you nd.
◦ Determine if the source is from an academic peer-reviewed journal.
◦ Determine if the publication is current.
◦ Determine if information in the academic peer-reviewed journal article is still
relevant.
Analyze academic peer-reviewed journal articles using the annotated bibliography
organizational format. Provide a rationale for inclusion of each selected article. The
purpose of an annotated bibliography is to document a list of references along with key
information about each one. The detail about the reference is the annotation. Developing
this annotated bibliography will create a foundation of knowledge about the selected
topic. In your annotated bibliography:
◦ Identify the purpose of the article.
◦ Summarize the information.
◦ Provide rationale for inclusion of each article.
◦ Include the conclusions and ndings of the article.
◦ Write your annotated bibliography in a paragraph form. The annotated
bibliography should be approximately 150 words (1–3 paragraphs) in length.
◦ List the full reference for the source in APA format (author, date, title, publisher,
et cetera) and use APA format for the annotated bibliography.
◦ Make sure the references are listed in alphabetical order, are double-spaced, and
use hanging indents.
Summarize what you have learned while developing an annotated bibliography.
◦ Summarize what you learned from your research in a separate paragraph or two at
the end of the paper.
◦ List the main points you learned from your research.
◦ Summarize the main contributions of the sources you chose and how they
enhanced your knowledge about the topic.
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Length: 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
APA tutorial: Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] for guidance.
Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling,
grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Content: Provide a title page and reference page following APA style.
References: Use at least four scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles.
APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citation of outside sources in the
body of your paper and also on the reference page.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your pro ciency in the
following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
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Competency 2: Apply scholarly information through critical thinking to solve problems
in the eld of health care.
Assess the credibility and relevance of information sources.
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Analyze academic peer-reviewed journal articles using the annotated bibliography
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organizational format.
Summarize what was learned from developing an annotated bibliography.
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Competency 4: Write for a speci c audience, in appropriate tone and style, in accordance
with Capella’s writing standards.
Apply academic peer reviewed journal articles relevant to the health care problem
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or issue being researched.
Produce text with minimal grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
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Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation
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style.
How do you approach a problem or issue within your organization? How often do you need
credible information to solve a personal or professional problem? Credible information is
information that is trustworthy. One of the best sources for credible information is the
professional literature of the eld you are studying; in your case, it will be health care.
Professional literature is research that has been written and reviewed by other people in your
eld.
The following resources can help you as you complete your research and seek out professional
literature on a health care topic:
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Gennaro, S. (2016). Why write? Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 48(2), 117.
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Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
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National Library of Medicine. (n.d.). National information center on health services
research & health care technology (NICHSR). https://hsric.nlm.nih.gov/hsric_public/
topic/evidence_based_practice/
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Rollins, J. A. (2017). Healthcare: It’s “so complicated”. Pediatric Nursing, 43(2), 58, 102.
Each of the following research guides is written with a speci c program in mind. The one for
your program can provide insights about researching topics related to your eld:
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BSN Program Library Research Guide.
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Public Health Undergraduate Program Library Guide.
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Health Care Administration Undergraduate Library Research Guide.
The following resources provide speci c information about annotated bibliographies:
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What Not to Do: Source Material for the Annotated Bibliography.
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Sample Annotated Bibliography [PDF]
Download Sample Annotated Bibliography [PDF].
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