NURS 350A MDC Nursing Staffing and Patient Safety Shiftwork Discussion

Topic Selected is: Nursing Staffing and Patient Safety: Shiftwork

Assignment Directions

Begin by selecting a topic in nursing that is of interest to you. Next, use PICOT to format a possible research question about that topic. Provide 1 possible PICOT research question. Find 1 quantitative or qualitative peer-reviewed research article related to your nursing topic that was published within the last 5 years. Reminder: All peer-reviewed research articles have methods, discussion, and results sections. Upload the article with your paper in PDF or Word format. This source can be used again in the Week 4 article assignment if it meets the criteria.

See PICOT Formatting Guide or pages 249-257 in your book for additional help with formatting your PICOT.

Include the following:

Title page

Provide a brief description of the topic and background      information (see page 37 of your textbook). You can use your text, your      peer-reviewed journal source, or thein  EBP Care Sheet CINAHL or      Nursing Reference Center Database.

Explain the significance of the topic to nursing      practice (see chart on page 37 of your textbook). Background information      can be found in journal articles in the introduction section. Results and      conclusions will speak to significance of the topic. The EBP care sheets      may have sources for you to choose from.