Leadership for Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Leadership for Quality Effectiveness and Safety in Healthcare
Using AWE Level 4000 writing guidelines submit a 3- to 4-page paper (not including the title page, reference list, and appraisal guides) on your EBP project including:
- PICO clinical question(BELLOW)
- Recommended change in practice citing high-level evidence to support your suggested change in practice
- Evaluation strategies and outcome measures
- Select at least 5 sources of evidence from the following categories: (a) systematic review, (b) national clinical guidelines, and/or (c) peer-reviewed quantitative/qualitative studies. Attach appraisal guides for all peer-reviewed articles. ( 2 references attaches bellow to be used)
Pay specific attention to the Writing Expectations 4000 Checklist. Paraphrase, avoid direct quotes and use your own words supported by evidence to exhibit scholarly writing. Do not use articles older than 5 years unless they have been confirmed as seminal articles by your Instructor. At least 5 sources of evidence are required for your paper. Attach appraisals after the reference page for each article used. (See the Clinical Guideline Appraisal and Systematic Review Appraisal in this week’s Resources.) PLEASE USE REFERENCES THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO OPEN TO ADD
P I C O
| Nurse Sensitive Indicator See example in the course text. | Indwelling catheter associated UTI |
| PICO Question
Population | P: In adult hospitalized patients in an acute care facility
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| Intervention | I: How using an algorithm to discontinue urinary catheters reduces the risk of developing Indwelling Catheter associated UTI’s |
| Comparison | C: No algorithm used during the discontinuation of Indwelling Catheter
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| Outcome | O: Reduce risk of developing catheter associated UTI’s in |
| Answerable Evidence-Based Practice Question
| What are the best practices for reducing the incidence of CAUTI’s in a critical care setting? |
Podkovik, S., Toor, H., Gattupalli, M., Kashyap, S., Brazdzionis, J., Patchana, T., … & Wacker, M. R. (2019). Prevalence of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Patients–The Overdiagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections. Cureus, 11(8). Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.7759%2Fcureus.5494
Parida, S., & Mishra, S. K. (2013). Urinary tract infections in the critical care unit: A brief review. Indian journal of critical care medicine: peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 17(6), 370. DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.123451
