Evidence-Based Statistical Output for Data Analysis This competency assessment assesses the following Outcome(s): • Investigate statistical output for data analysis. The purpose of this assignment is to investigate statistical output for data analysis toward cre-ating and sustaining a culture for evidence-based practice. You will locate quantitative and qualitative research to determine the value of research evidence as it impacts the APN/APRN in a healthcare environment. Address the following in a Word essay. You may use the bolded content as level one head-ings within your paper • Introduce the reader to the content of this paper with an introductory paragraph. • PICOT. Create a clinical question in PICOT format to a problem identified within your present or former healthcare workplace. You can also use the PICOT clinical question you created in a previous module.
NOTE: MY PICOT IS: In inpatient adult oncology patients (P), how does the imple-mentation of daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing (I), compared to standard bathing practices (C), affect the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infec-tions (CLABSI) (O) over an eight-week period (T)?
Next, identify a qualitative and a quantitative article that are different from the ones previously selected but are related to your PICOT question. • Qualitative Article: a. Identify the study design of each according to the Hierarchy of Evidence, in-cluding the population (N) and sample (n) sizes. b. Evaluate the trustworthiness, credibility, applicability, and consistency of the qualitative study. c. Identify the statistical output used for data analysis. Provided clear descrip-tions of how researchers conducted their statistical analyses. Evaluate for common statistical errors d. Identify study biases in each research article. e. Discuss how the findings from each of these article’s impact and inform the APN/APRN in a healthcare environment. • Quantitative Article: a. Identify the study design of each according to the Hierarchy of Evidence, in-cluding the population (N) and sample (n) sizes. b. Evaluate the validity, reliability, and applicability of the quantitative study. c. Identify the statistical output used for data analysis. Provided clear descrip-tions of how researchers conducted their statistical analyses. Evaluate for common statistical errors d. Identify study biases in each research article. e. Discuss how the findings from each of these article’s impact and inform the APN/APRN in a healthcare environment. • Finish your paper with a concluding paragraph. • The paper should be 4 pages in length, excluding title and reference pages
