Produce a 3,000 word annotated bibliography about a nursing intervention of your choice.

Assessment task details and instructions

The assignment requires you to produce a 3,000 word annotated bibliography about a nursing intervention of your choice.

1. Identify a nursing intervention – you may choose your personal synopsis you produce in your FSCN module.

2. Using an appropriate search strategy on CINAHL and MEDLINE databases locate evidence that discusses your intervention, this must be primary research.

3. Critically appraise the 3 papers you found by conducting your search. Using an approved critical analysis tool prepare 3 annotated bibliographies. Ensure ethics are explored and any barriers to the intervention you have chosen to critique.

4. Present your findings from conducting this critical analysis.

5. Include a reference list

Presentation/Formatting Guidelines

Type your essay in a clear, readable font, size 12 or larger, with page numbers throughout.

You may choose to use the above headers throughout your work.

Use line spacing 1.5 or 2 in the main body of your assignment and single line spacing in your final reference list at the end of your assignment.

Provide a final word count (not including your final reference list) at the end of your assignment.

Your ‘in-text’ citations and final reference list should be written in APA 7th (Harvard) style.

Assessed intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding

Critically examine and debate the nature of evidence within healthcare

Apply critical appraisal tools in the evaluation of different forms of evidence

Explain how evidence can be implemented and disseminated within an integrated and multi-professional health and social care environment

Identify and discuss the importance of personalisation within the context of applying evidence-based interventions

Explain the barriers to the application of evidence within different practice environments

On completion of the module, you will be able to;
Practical, Professional or Subject Specific Skills

Explore in small groups the evidence underpinning a variety of healthcare practice

Work with peers to discuss and explore the application of evidence within different environments

Review how individuals and group attitudes impact on the application of sound evidence base

Appreciate the dissonance that might exist between the evidence base and the expectations, values, beliefs and preferences of service users

Transferable Skills and other Attributes

Interpret a range of different types of data

Apply systematic approaches to critiquing a range of different types of evidence

Undertake an extended written academic discussion explore a key topic area

Utilise electronic databases to search for a range of different evidence types

Module Aims

Develop an understanding of the different types of evidence used to underpin healthcare practices.

Appreciated the nuance of applying the evidence base to the complexities of the real world.

Develop the skills needed in order to be able to rationalise an evidence based approach within a practice setting.

Identify how policy and socio-political drivers impact on interprofessional teamwork and effective integrated service delivery.

Word count/ duration (if applicable)

Your assessment should be 3000 words long.
This does not include your reference list or your appendix.

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