clinical audit plan

Order Description
Required Length: 1,000-word written report

Your report is the beginning of a clinical audit plan that is to establish a standard of best practice.

In this report you are to include:

The clinical audit topic/question.-my question is DO NURSES IN AN ACUTE SURGICAL UNIT CARRY OUT THE BEST CURRENT EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES OF HAND HYGIENE WHILE ATTENDING TO THE PATIENTS.?
NOTE…U CAN CHANGE IT TO WHAT U THINK IS EASIER FOR YOU.THATZ JUST AN EXAMPLE.AS LONG AS IT IS AN ANSWERABLE QUESTION FOLLOWING THE BELOW MARKING CRITERIA.THANKYOU.
NOTE ALSO THAT IT IS NOT AN ESSAY BUT A WRITTEN REPORT.

A set of paragraphs that outline the rationale and background to why this topic/question at this time.

A set of paragraphs that describe your search strategy and the results of the search including the use of a table.

Use the assessment rubric to help structure your assignment both in terms of heading sections and amount to write based on the marks allocated that section.
INTRODUCTION
(0 marks – hurdle
requirement)
Introduction includes an overview of the content contained in the report, which enables the reader to know what is ahead, similar to a map.

BACKGROUND &
RATIONALE
(20% of total mark)
? Provides an
insightful justification for
why this clinical practice
topic was chosen, and a
detailed rationale that
explains why this topic at
this time.
(17-20 marks)
? Clearly explains why
this clinical practice topic
was chosen, and makes
good attempts to explain
the rationale of
investigating this topic at
this time.
(14-16 marks)
? Good explanation of
why this clinical practice
topic was chosen, but fails
to explain the rationale of
investigating this topic at
this time.
(12 -13 marks)
? Fair explanation behind the
choice of topic; Little attempt to
explain the rationale of
investigating this topic at this
time.
(10-11 marks)
? Fails to explain the audit
topic or the relevance of
investigating at this time
OR
The topic chosen is not an
appropriate clinical practice
topic.
(<10 marks).

CLINICAL AUDIT TOPIC (80% of total mark)
APPLICATION OF
PICO FORMAT
(20% of total mark)
? All aspects of the
PICO format correctly
applied to the topic and a
quality clinical audit
question identified.
(17-20 marks)
? All aspects of the PICO
format correctly applied to
the topic and a clinical
audit question offered.
(14-16 marks)
? Most aspects of the
PICO format correctly
applied to the topic with a
clinical audit question
offered.
(12 -13 marks)
? Some aspects of the PICO
format correctly applied to the
clinical audit topic with a clinical
audit question identified.
(10-11 marks)
? Little or no attempt to
apply the PICO format to
the topic that has failed to
identify a clinical audit
question and instead
offered a research
question or service
evaluation question.
(<10 marks).

SEARCH STRATEGY
& FINDINGS
(40% of total mark)
? Provides a detailed
and comprehensive
explanation of the search
strategy, including all key
search terms and
parameters, databases
and repositories
identified, and details on
criteria for including or
excluding references
found.
? Provides a detailed
explanation of the search
strategy, including key
search terms and
parameters, databases
and repositories identified,
and details on criteria for
including or excluding
references found.
? Provides an
explanation of the search
strategy, including most
key search terms and
parameters, databases
and repositories identified,
and details on criteria for
including or excluding
references found.
? Fair attempt at an
explanation of the search
strategy, including some key
search terms and parameters,
databases and repositories
identified, and details on criteria
for including or excluding
references found.
? Poor attempt at
detailing the search
strategy; misses key
search terms and
parameters, or fails to
include details on inclusion
and exclusion criteria.
? Provides a table
which clearly
summarises the search
strategy.
(34-40 marks)
? Provides a table which
clearly summarises the
search strategy.
(28-35 marks)
? Provides a table which
summarises the search
strategy.
(24-27 marks)
? Provides a table which
summarises the search
strategy.
(20-27 marks)
? Provides a table which
summarises the search
strategy.
(<20 marks).

IMPLEMENTATION
OF SEARCH
STRATEGY
(20% of total mark)
? Provides a detailed
and comprehensive
report of the number of
items found and the type
of items located.
? Provides a table
which clearly and
accurately summarises
the results of the search
and the types of
evidence found.
(17-20 marks)
? Provides a detailed
report of the number of
items found and the type
of items located.
? Provides a table which
clearly summarises the
results of the search and
the types of evidence
found.
(14-16 marks)
? Provides a good report
of the number of items
found and identifies the
type of most of the items
located.
? Provides a table which
summarises the results of
the search and the types
of evidence found.
(12-13 marks)
? Fair attempt at report of the
number of items found but
includes few items or fails to
identify the types of items.
? Provides a table which
summarises the results of the
search and the types of
evidence found.
(10-11 marks)
? Poor attempt at a
report of the number of
items found or the type of
items located.
? Provides a table which
summarises the results of
the search and the types of
evidence found.
(<10 marks).

REFERENCE LIST
(0 marks – hurdle
requirement)
All items of evidence used in the report are referenced in accordance with the APA system of referencing.
SUBTOTAL
Referencing/citations
(up to 4 marks deducted)
? APA 6 style not consistently used for citations
? APA 6 style not consistently used for reference list
.