Evidence Based Research Assignment
Measures the following:
NLN Student Learning Outcome: NLN Nursing Judgment
NLN Integrating Concept: Knowledge and Science
NLN Integrating Concept: Teamwork
QSEN: Evidence Based Practice
QSEN: Teamwork and Collaboration
Instructions:
1. Divide your clinical group into 3 groups. Each group will complete the following assignment and
present it in post clinical.
2. Knowledge and Practice Apprenticeships: Address the following in your paper.
 Identify a nursing intervention your group has used in the clinical setting.
 In your paper, use three Evidence Based references to support the nursing
intervention.
You will go to the library with your clinical group to learn how to use research databases. This
would be an excellent time for your group to find a minimum of 3 evidence based articles to
write your paper on.

Ethical Comportment Apprenticeship:
o Address the following questions in your paper:
 Why is it important for you to practice using interventions that are evidence
based?
 As a group identify 2 ways that Evidence Based Interventions will affect your
practice as a RN.
3. You will turn in 1 paper per group for grading in APA format. The information in the paper will
be presented in a post clinical setting.
4. You will be graded on teamwork and on your APA paper using the following rubrics:
The first is on teamwork and you will grade your group’s teamwork using the rubric below. The
grading sheets on teamwork will be given to your instructor and a final grade given to your
group by the instructor.
o Read the teamwork rubric PRIOR to starting your project.
___ points
o The second is on the APA paper and its contents. See grading rubric. ____Points
o APA tutorial and Quiz
To learn how to use the basics of APA, view:
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm
o Quiz (can be completed with your team).
____points
Total Points:
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1
Maximum of 6 pages:
 1 page cover page
 2-4 pages content (no abstract needed)
 1 page references
 (More than 6 pages, you will be deducted points).
1. Required to have Title Page in APA format
2. Required to have 2-4 pages of information that supports the nursing intervention you chose.
Citing needs to be completed in APA format.
3. Required to have a Reference Page in APA format.
Assignment Revised by: Field, S., Baxter, G., Carda, N., Koenig, K., Sather, M., Scott, D., Seyfried, D., Vobr, L. (2012).
Further Revisions by Field, S.
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Rubric for Team Work Evidence Based Research
Criteria
Participating
Defining
Members Roles
Team Member
Support
Presentation of
Team Work
Level of Achievement for your Team 10 points
Needs improvement
Satisfactory (3 points)
(2 points)
There is a clear definition of tasks
to be accomplished, anticipating
future needs. All members take
an active role. Tasks are defined
by the group and assigned to all
group members. The team
engages in follow-up activities to
monitor progress
Every member’s role on the team
is defined and understood by all.
Each team member can explain
the role of others.
Every team member is treated
with respect. All members listen
to all ideas. The work of each
person is acknowledged.
Members feel free to seek
assistance from others or to ask
questions.
1 point
All members take part in the
presentation of information
Unsatisfactory (0 points)
Tasks are defined informally,
and most but not all
members understand them.
Most members contribute.
Follow-up is sporadic.
Tasks are not defined, and
few members participate
actively. There is no
follow-up.
Members' roles are defined
informally and may not be
completely understood by
all. Some members may not
be able to explain the role of
others.
There is a general
atmosphere of
respect for team members,
but
some members may not be
heard as much as others.
Acknowledging others' work
is serendipitous rather than
planned. Some members
may not feel free to turn to
others for help.
0.5 points
0.5 points if there are
members that do not
present
There is little
understanding of who
does what.
The team atmosphere is
competitive and
individualistic
rather than cooperative
and supportive.
0 points
0 points if everything is
presented by one person
Points (Work)
Total Points:
Retrieved from: http://www.winona.edu/air/resourcelinks/team%20work.pdf
Jiles, Huba, Others. Material Sciences and Engineering, CRCD Project (8/24/00) (Modifications made)
3
Points
Introduction
Body of Paper
Conclusion
Grammar and
Mechanics
APA Style,
Citations, and
References
Points
Evidence Based
Research
Articles
Ethical
Comportment
Points
Rubric for Grading Evidence Based Paper
__ Points
Unsatisfactory (__ points)
Needs Improvement
(__ points)
Introduction does not
Introduction conveys a nursing
convey nursing intervention
intervention and a general
and thesis statement.
thesis statement.
Paper is not logically
Paper discusses nursing
organized and lacks
intervention but is poorly
transitions between
organized; student attempts to
sentences and paragraphs.
provide transitions.
Conclusion does not
Conclusion does reintegrate
reiterate and support thesis
key concepts and reinforces
statement.
the thesis statement.
Grammatical errors,
Few grammatical, spelling, and
punctuation errors, and
punctuation errors occur in the
spelling errors significantly
paper and do not interfere with
interfere with reading the
reading the paper.
paper.
APA style errors with page
APA style errors with page
format are noticeable.
format are rare.
Paper is occasionally
Paper is written in a scholarly
informal in tone and word
style.
choice. Two sources are
One source is incorrectly
incorrectly written in either
written in either the in-text
the in-text citations or on the citation or on the References
References page.
page.
Unsatisfactory (__ point)
Needs Improvement (_Points)
Only 1 evidence based
Only 2 Evidence Based
reference used. Other
references used. The third
sources are non-scholarly in
reference is either nonexistent
nature.
or non-scholarly in nature.
Satisfactory (__point)
Introduction clearly conveys nursing
intervention and a general thesis
statement.
Paper discusses nursing
interventions and is well organized
with clear transitions.
Conclusion reflects a strong review
of key ideas that clearly relate to the
thesis statement.
Grammatical, spelling, and
punctuation errors occur rarely or
not at all in the paper and do not
interfere with reading the paper.
No APA errors are seen with page
format.
Paper is written in a scholarly style.
All sources are correctly written in
the in-text citation and on the
References page.
Satisfactory (__Points)
3 Evidence Based References Used.
Does not clearly identify the
importance of Evidence
Based Practice or only
identifies 1 way that EB
interventions will affect their
practice.
Vaguely identifies the
importance of RN’s using EB
practice. Vaguely identifies 2
ways that EB interventions will
affect their practice.
Clearly identifies the importance of
Unsatisfactory (__ point)
Needs Improvement
(__ Points)
Two research based points are
clearly and specifically defined
to support the intervention. If
a third is used, it is week and
not clearly defined.
Satisfactory (__Points)
Only one research based
point is clearly defined to
support the intervention.
Total Points
4
RN’s using EB practice e. Clearly
and specifically identifies 2 ways
that Evidence Based
Interventions will affect their
practice.
Three research based points are
clearly and specifically defined to
support the intervention.