Assessment 02 – Applying Research Skills
For this assessment, you will research best practices related to a current health care
problem.
Your selected problem or issue will be utilized again in Assessment 4. Before you
complete the
instructions detailed in the courseroom, first select one of the following health care
problems or
issues:
• Burnout Among Nurses
o Description: Burnout is a common problem among nurses, which affects their
health and the quality of care they provide.
o Interventions: Offering more support, improving working conditions, promoting
self-care.
o Keywords: Nursing burnout, support, self-care.
• Cost of Health Care
o Description: Rising healthcare costs can limit access to care, strain public and
private budgets, and result in financial hardships for patients.
o Interventions: Cost transparency, value-based care models, policy reforms.
o Keywords: Healthcare financing, out-of-pocket expenses, health economics.
After you have selected one of the problems/issues from the list above, return to the
detailed
instructions in the courseroom to complete your assessment.
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For this assessment, research best practices related to a current health care problem.
Your selected problem or issue will be utilized again in Assessment 4. To explore your
chosen topic, you should use the first two steps of the Socratic Problem-Solving
Approach to aid your critical thinking.
1. Select one of the health care problems or issues
presented in the Assessment 02 Supplement:
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the selected health care problem or issue. In
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o Summarize the health care problem
or issue.
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Describe the professional relevance
of this topic.
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Describe any professional
experience you have with this topic.
2. Identify peer-reviewed articles relevant to this
health care issue or problem.
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Conduct a search for scholarly or
academic peer-reviewed literature
related to the topic and describe
the criteria you used to search for
articles, including the names of the
databases you used. You will select
four current scholarly or academic
peer-reviewed journal articles
published during the past 3–5 years
that relate to your topic.
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Refer to the NHSFPX4000: Developing a
Health Care Perspective
Library Guide to help
you locate appropriate
references.
Use keywords related to the health
care problem or issue you are
researching to select relevant
articles.
3. Assess the credibility and explain relevance of
the information sources you find.
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Determine if the source is from an
academic peer-reviewed journal.
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Determine if the publication is
current.
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Determine if information in the
academic peer-reviewed journal
article is still relevant.
4. Analyze academic peer-reviewed journal articles
using the annotated bibliography organizational
format. Provide a rationale for inclusion of each
selected article. The purpose of an annotated
bibliography is to document a list of references
along with key information about each one. The
detail about the reference is the annotation.
Developing this annotated bibliography will
create a foundation of knowledge about the
selected topic. In your annotated bibliography:
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Identify the purpose of the article.
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Summarize the information.
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Provide rationale for inclusion of
each article.
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Include the conclusions and
findings of the article.
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Write your annotated bibliography
in a paragraph form. The annotated
bibliography should be
approximately 150 words (1–3
paragraphs) in length.
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List the full reference for the source
in APA format (author, date, title,
publisher, et cetera) and use APA
format for the annotated
bibliography.
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Make sure the references are listed
in alphabetical order, are doublespaced, and use hanging indents.
5. Summarize what you have learned while
developing an annotated bibliography.
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Summarize what you learned from
your research in a separate
paragraph or two at the end of the
paper.
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List the main points you learned
from your research.
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Summarize the main contributions
of the sources you chose and how
they enhanced your knowledge
about the topic.
Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a
Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:
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Assessment 2 Example [PDF].
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Scoring Guide
Use the scoring guide to understand how your
assessment will be evaluated.
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Criterion 1
Apply academic peer reviewed journal articles relevant to the health care
problem or issue being researched.
Distinguished
Applies academic peer reviewed journal articles relevant to the health care problem or
issue being researched, including why the chosen articles are relevant to the topic.
Proficient
Applies academic peer reviewed journal articles relevant to the health care problem or
issue being researched.
Basic
Describes academic peer reviewed journal articles related to the health care problem or
issue being researched.
Non Performance
Does not describe academic peer reviewed journal articles related to the health care
problem or issue being researched.
Criterion 2
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Criterion 6