RUA

Preparing the assignment:

a. Paper should be 3-4 content pages in length. Title and reference pages are required but are excluded from 3-4 -page length.

2) The paper will include the following sections:

a. Clinical Question

· Describe the problem. What is the focus of your group’s work?

· Explain the significance of the problem in terms of patient outcomes. What health outcomes result from your problem? Or what statistics document this is a problem? You may find support on websites for government or professional organizations.

· PICOT question in support of the group topic.

· State the purpose of your paper. What will your paper do or describe? This is like a problem

statement. “The purpose of this paper is to . . .”

b. Levels of Evidence

· Identify the type of question being asked (therapy, prognosis, meaning, etc.).

· What is the best type of evidence to answer that question (e.g., RCT, cohort study, qualitative study, etc.)?

c. Search Strategy

· List search terms and results.

· Databases used (start with the CU library). Link your search with the PICOT question described above.

· Refinement decisions. As you did your search, what decisions did you make in refinement to get your required articles down to a reasonable number for review? Were any limits used? If so, what?

· Identification of two (2) most relevant articles (primary sources published within the last 5 years).

d. Format

· Correct grammar and spelling.

· Include a title page.

· Use of headings for each section.

· Clinical Question, Levels of Evidence, Search Strategy, and Conclusion

· Adheres to current APA formatting and guidelines.

· 3-4 pages in length, excluding title and reference pages.