Elderly Falls
Type: Essay
Subject: Evidence
Based Practice: Elderly Falls
Subject area: Nursing
Education Level: Undergraduate
Length: 4 pages
Referencing style: APA
Preferred English: US English
Spacing Option: Double
Instructions: safety paper purpose: the purpose of the safety paper is for the student to research evidence-based practice standards to address a patient safety topic. the student will develop an action plan to promote the health and safety of the patient in the practice setting. a review of the literature should be thorough and in-depth as evidence-based practice is imperative in nursing. a variety of peer reviewed nursing journals and articles should be reviewed about the topic. learning outcomes: develop an understanding of evidence-based practice and its importance in the practice setting. incorporate informatics to research evidence-based nursing practice. identify the nurses’ role in health promotion, maintenance, and patient safety. develop an action plan to promote patient safety utilizing evidence-based nursing practices. guidelines: choose 1 peer-reviewed nursing journal article to introduce the topic of evidenced-based nursing practice. (this article will be different than the article(s) used to discuss the safety topic.) choose a 2nd and 3rd peer-reviewed nursing journal article for the student safety topic. the article must be current within the last 5 years for the publication date. write paper using clear, comprehensive and professional language and tone. a similarity index from turnitin® of more than 25% will not be accepted and will result in a grade of zero (0). apa style requirements: see rubric for specific paper requirements and grading. maximum of 6 pages including the cover page and reference page. double-spaced. times new roman. 12 font. label sub-sections within the body of the paper, i.e., “literature review, nursing implications, discussion, & conclusion.” paper is to be written in the third person. citations required. safety paper rubric information: paper requirements: introduction: discuss evidence based practice (ebp) to include the definition, how ebp is determined, and its value in nursing (0-10 points). introduce the safety topic and identify reasons current nursing practice may need to change to improve patient outcomes (0-10 points). literature review: identify & discuss the findings of a research based study found in a peer reviewed nursing journal that identifies/recommends/supports evidence based nursing practice relevant to the safety topic (0-40 points). nursing implications: identify recommended changes to current nursing practice that may improve patient outcomes regarding the safety topic. explain how these changes will facilitate patient safety, health promotion, and health maintenance (0-15 points). discussion: discuss the importance of collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote patient safety related to the safety topic. these points should be found and supported in the literature (0-5 points). conclusion: review main points and important findings in the paper (0-10 points). grammar: 1-2 grammar/spelling errors = 5 pts 3-4 grammar/spelling errors = 3 pts greater than 4 grammar/spelling errors = 0 pts references & citations: follows apa guidelines for style, referencing, & citations with no errors = 5 pts follows apa guidelines for style, referencing, & citations with 1-2 errors = 4 pts follows apa guidelines for style, referencing, & citations with 3-4 errors = 2 pts follows apa guidelines for style, referencing, & citations with > 4 errors = 0 pts
Focus: the focus of this paper is on evidence based practice standards to address elderly falls. a good topic to research would be elderly falls and dementia and how having dementia can be a risk factor for falling. hypertension, vision impairments and medications are good ones too. please try and research these topics. if you find other risk factors, you are welcome to add. all that i ask is that you use peer reviewed nursing journal articles only. my instructor won't allow any other resources. please read and follow instructions well as it gives you all the information you need. make sure to address all parts of the rubric information above.
Structure: as stated in the instructions, there needs to be a maximum of 6 pages including the cover page and reference page. 4 fully written pages. double-spaced. times new roman. 12 font. label subsections within the body of the paper, i.e., “literature review, nursing implications, discussion, & conclusion.” paper is to be written in the third person. citations required.
