| Article #1 | Article #2 | Article #3 | Article #4 |
| Cooper, C. L. (2014). Evaluation of a pediatric fall risk assessment tool.
| Jamerson, P. A. (2014). Inpatient Falls in Freestanding Children’s Hospitals. Pediatric Nursing, 40(3), 127-135. | Hill-Rodriguez, D. et al. (2009). The Humpty Dumpty Falls Scale: a case-control study. Journal For Specialists In Pediatric Nursing, 14(1), 22-32. | Murray, E., Vess, J., & Edlund, B. (2016). Implementing a Pediatric Fall Prevention Policy and Program. Pediatric Nursing, 42(5), 256-259. |
Using the 4 articles above conduct a final analysis of the quality improvement (QI) project to use a pediatric falls risk assessment scale rather than an adult one.
- Identification and importance of the issue/question that is addressed by the project.
- Evaluation of four research studies on which a quality improvement project was based.
- Synthesis of the appraised research evidence with identification of gaps and areas for future research.
- Appraisal of the clinical practice guidelines used in the quality improvement project.
- Discussion of the project’s process and the outcomes measurement results.
- Evaluation of the methods used in dissemination of ongoing project results to stakeholders.
- Analysis of ethical issues related to the improvement project.
- PLEASE MAKE SURE TO USE APA FORMAT. PLEASE USE THE CINAHL DATABASE OR REPUTABLE INTERNET SOURCES (only one internet source may be used) OR TEXTBOOKS FOR ALL REFERENCES. PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL REFERENCES ARE NO OLDER THAN 5 YEARS. Please use the headings (numbers) and subheadings (letters) below. You can have other headings/ subheadings. But please ensure you include these:
- Analyzing critical questions (profoundly analyze critical questions related to practice and healthcare system delivery)
- Appraising Evidence (apply exemplary analytic methods to insightfully appraise existing literature and other evidence to determine the best evidence for practice and organizational decision making.)
- Synthesis of research evidence (synthesis of the research evidence should be accomplished and thorough.)
- Gaps (s killfully use information technology and research methods to comprehensively identify significant gaps in evidence within practice specialties and in health care delivery systems.)
- Areas of future research
- Final appraisal of strength of the practice guidelines (provide a complete and accomplished appraisal of the practice guidelines.)
- Project process and outcome measures (provide a comprehensive discussion of the process and outcome measures of the project.)
- Evaluation of dissemination to stakeholders (provide an illuminating evaluation of the project’s methods of dissemination to stakeholders)
- Ethical decision making in clinical practice (formulate innovative and effective strategies for managing the ethical dilemmas inherent in patient care, the healthcare organization, and research.)
- Conclusion
