Quantitative Study on Infection Prevention of Centrally Placed Intravascular Catheters

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Step 1: Introduction Write an introduction to the topic and end the paragraph with a thesis statement. The introduction should include 2-3 attention grabbing statements and end with 1 concise thesis statement that describes the overall purpose of your paper. Step 2: Describing Quantitative Research Describe what quantitative research is in your own words. Then discuss how and what type of Quantitative Data you would collect related to your POI. For example, if I was interested in changing a policy on pain scales in the pediatric setting, I might collect data on how many pain scales are used in the facility, what pain scores are and at what point a pain score (data) warrants medication administration to a patient and their expected level of relief. It is not necessary to include the design of a study in this section. Step 3: Appraisal Tools, Studies and Matrix Locate your 2 quantitative studies so you can appraise each separately with the tool below. Students must include: one (1) meta-analysis or systematic review AND one (1) single study, e.g. randomized control trials, quasi-experimental studies, correlation or observational studies, case control or retrospective studies, cohort studies. Mixed studies may be used for the single study, but you can NOT use it for the next assignment. Once you have found 2 different quantitative study designs as specified, complete the appraisal tool for each study using the following link. Appraisal Tool -PDF document use this tool to appraise both quantitative studies separately. Attach the completed sections to your paper or with your assignment. downloadOnly complete the section of the tool related to the quantitative appraisal unless you have a mixed methods study in which case you will complete all sections of the tool. Appraisal Tool Word Document download Follow all the steps carefully as the tool will guide you which step to move to in each section of the tool. Review this video (Links to an external site.)to help you complete the tool. (click on “video” in blue) Creating an Evidence Matrix Create an evidence matrix of the 2 appraisal studies for this assignment. There is an example provided to you below. Include both studies used in the appraisal from this paper on the matrix. Keep this matrix as it will be used on the following paper as well AND NU 611 if you are in the DNP track, so be sure to put it in a safe place that you will be able to easily find again. The matrix determine if students can identify the study design, methodology, findings, results, limitations, level of evidence. The matrix should be included as an appendix OR you may upload as a separate attachment if needed. Use either link below to complete, one is a pdf, the other is a word document. Matrix PDF downloadyou will need to complete the matrix for this assignment