The following resources will be used to complete your assignment:
PRISMA. (2021). PRISMA flow diagram. http://www.prisma-statement.org/PRISMAStatement/FlowDiagram.aspx
This is the link to access the PRISMA tool website. You will use this to complete the diagram required for your assignment.
University of North Carolina Health Sciences Library. (2021). Creating a PRISMA flow diagram. https://guides.lib.unc.edu/prisma
This library guide gives step-by-step instructions for how to create a PRISMA flow diagram.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply the steps of the evidence based practice process to a health care challenge.
Describe a brief statement of the patient safety issue and the research question in the PICOT format.
Competency 2: Differentiate qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods found in the literature.
Identify appropriate databases and key words as part of a search strategy for evidence.
Competency 3: Assess the quality of the research methods reported in peer-reviewed health care literature.
Explain the inclusion/exclusion criteria for the articles retained, how many articles were retained, and why.
Competency 4: Describe the theory and conceptual framework that informs an investigation and/or methodology.
Create a complete narrative of the literature search process including search strategies.
Competency 6: Produce original, written work, in compliance with the Capella Writing Standards, which is a creative synthesis of information from credible sources.
Create a PRISMA diagram for a new systematic review.
Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.
