Would adult patients on a med-surg unit have a decreased incidence of CAUTl’s if clinical staff used the a
SLo’IS‘iE‘Ci’T’ Nursing nurse driven protocol for catheter removal as opposed to clinical staff not utilizing the protocol to remove patients’
catheter during hospitalization.
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1. Conduct a systematic search Of relevant databases to find research-based evidence related to a nursing problem
2. Construct a summary table Of four peer-reviewed quantitative single original studies. indicating the purpose. sample. design/level Of evidence.
findings. and limitations Of each and
3. Summarize the findings Of the four studies as a whole Conduct a PICO(T) search on the nursing problem related to your practice setting.
My PICO(T)I Would adult patients on a med-surg unit have a decreased incidence Of CAUTl’s if clinical staff used the a nurse driven protocol for
catheter removal as Opposed to clinical staff not utilizing the protocol to remove patients’ catheter during hospitalization.
P- Adult patients on a med-surg unit
I- Use Of Foley removal protocol
C-NO protocol
0- Decreased rate Of CAUTl’s
T- during hospital stay
Select the four most recent peer-reviewed studies that describe original research in a single study (do not select a meta-analysis, systematic revie
of research. or integrative literature review). Refer to the Types Of Articles Found in the Nursing and Healthcare document in the Course Resource
section to make sure that you are using the correct document.
Construct a table summarizing the four most credible and recent studies. using the Research Summary template on the next page (also found in
Course Resource Section). Analyze each article and provide the follOWing information in brief format: purpose Of the study: type Of sample and
number Of participants: design Of the study. along With the level Of evidence: findings Of the study: and limitations Of the study.
Preparing the Summary
Briefly (4-6 pages: not including cover page and reference page(s)) summarize the results Of the four studies as a whole. Follow this outline:
I. In a short paragraph. restate your research question and describe your search strategy. (10 points)
ll. Analysis Of the designs used in the studies presented in your research summary table. (10 points)
lll. Where do these studies fall on the Levels Of Evidence table? What is the significance Of this information? (10 points)
lV. Based on these studies. What are the findings? What is the answer to the research question? How well do the studies answer or fail to answert
question? Provide rationale to support your answer. (10 points) Online _ (syntax SUD
question? Provide rationale to support your answer. (10 points)

V. How was each sample selected and how many participants in the studies- Is this number adequate? Why or why not? (10 points)

VI. Overall. what are the limitations of the study. and how can these limitations be overcome in subsequent studies? (10 points)

VII- Based on these findings. is the evidence that you found on your topic strong enough to suggest a change in practice or an idea for practice?
Why or why not? Please provide a rationale for your answer. (10 points)

Provide your references. formatted in APA style. after the summary- Include the doi number for each article. Submit a permalink of each article you
have chosen for this assignment (directions on how to obtain a permalink are located in the Course Resource section).

Instructions for setting up your paper in APA 6th edition format.

Look at the example document for this assignment- Start your paper as you would other APA 6th edition format professional papers. Copy and paste
the table into your APA paper. This should allow your paper to remain in a vertical format. Your paper should be one document.

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