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PICOT Statement
Regarding the clinical issues of HAIs among the patients, the PICOT question hence states that if healthcare professionals in the acute care setups receive the education materials about hand hygiene, there will be an increased knowledge among them associated with the reduction of HAIs in those cute care settings.
Problem Identified
Concerning WHO, any healthcare-associated infection, HAI causes severe healthcare issues for casualty safety as well as for their health promotion (Mitchell et al., 2017). The consequences associated with these HAIs thus incorporate extended hospital stays, enhanced microorganisms resistance to antimicrobial therapies, prolonged disabilities, non-compensable high healthcare costs by insurance organizations, and even financial burdens. The danger of casualties developing the HAIs is general and continues to exist in all healthcare systems and facilities internationally. For instance, in the US alone, approximately 1 in 25 hospitalized casualties within the acute system develops HAI during their hospital stay. In about 700,000 patients with HAIs, around 10 % of them die from HAIs complications (Mitchell et al., 2017).
Research Design and Level of Evidence
According to this research discussion, the research question is if healthcare professionals in the acute care setups receive the education materials about hand hygiene, will there be an increased knowledge among them associated with the reduction of HAIs in those cute care settings? Regarding this discussion question, it thus leads to quantitative design (Mitchell et al., 2017). Therefore, the evidence associated with addressing the identified problem under quantitative research design incorporates the use of a 13-question Quality Improvement Survey. This survey thus entails three demographic and ten knowledge questions, which get used in assessing the caregivers’ baseline knowledge about hand hygiene techniques and practices. Some of the knowledge questions will incorporate whether there is the routine use of decontamination of hands using antiseptics when soiled or prior to and after interacting with patients and other care services procedures (Luangasanatip et al., 2015).
This quantitative survey will hence serve as a pre-test of assessing the care providers’ base knowledge. The survey questions get sent to the sampled caregivers; that is, about 75 professionals from selected three different healthcare facilities to examine their expertise on the hand hygiene practices associated with their reduction of HAIs in their respective settings (Luangasanatip et al., 2015). The email has an educational PDF, and sampled care professionals asked to complete the pre-test. After the pre-test, there would also be a post-test on another PDF or poster emailed to this same population. The pre-and post-tests get measured, constructed, and analyzed to determine the result of increased knowledge. Eventually, during this experimental survey, the independent variable is the impact of educational material during pre-and post-tests. In contrast, the dependent variable is the care professional’s knowledge of hand hygiene (Mitchell et al., 2017). The variables thus establish the relationship between the educational materials during both tests and the healthcare professionals’ baseline knowledge of hand hygiene practices to measure HAIs reduction.
Reference
Luangasanatip, N., Hongsuwan, M., Limmathurotsakul, D., Lubell, Y., Lee, A. S., Harbarth, S., … & Cooper, B. S. (2015). Comparative efficacy of interventions to promote hand hygiene in hospitals: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. bmj, 351, h3728.
Mitchell, A., Boisvert, E., Wilson, T., & Hogan, S. (2017). Hand Hygiene-A Quality Improvement Project. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 1(7), 1985-1988. Available at:
https://biomedres.us/pdfs/BJSTR.MS.ID.000601
Required Uniform Assignment: Topic Search Strategy
PURPOSE: The Topic Search Strategy Paper is the first of three related assignments which is due in Unit 3. The purpose of this initial paper is to briefly describe your search strategies when identifying two research articles that pertain to an evidence-based practice topic of interest which is “Preventing health care associated infections.”
The paper will include the following:
a. Clinical Question
a. Describe problem
b. Significance of problem in terms of outcomes or statistics
c. Your PICOT question in support of the group topic
d. Purpose of your paper
b. Levels of Evidence
a. Type of question asked (look at the articles and find the research questions the author was trying to answer.)
b. Best evidence found to answer question
c. Search Strategy
a. Search terms
b. Databases used (you may use Google Scholar in addition to the library databases; start with the Library)
c. Refinement decisions made
d. Identification of two most relevant articles
d. Format
a. Correct grammar and spelling
b. Use of headings for each section (include an introduction and a conclusion)
c. Use of APA format (sixth edition) including in text citations
d. Page length: full three to four pages (not less, not more; excluding title and reference pages)
Grading Rubric for Each Section (please ensure the under listed is followed in the paper)
Clinical Question
ALL elements present
1. Problem is presented clearly.
2. Significance of problem is described completely.
3. PICOT question is presented.
4. Purpose of paper is stated.
Levels of Evidence
1. Accurately identifies type of question being asked.
2. Accurately identifies best type of evidence available to answer question being asked.
Search Strategy
ALL elements present
1. Search topic(s) and terms provided.
2. Includes database(s) used for search and links to PICOT question.
3. Explains process of refining search to locate evidence.
4. Identifies and defends the choice of the two most relevant articles to provide guidance for your next paper and the group’s work.
Format
1. Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.
2. Headings are free of errors and include all of the following.
a. Introduction
b. Clinical Question
c. Level of Evidence
d. Search Strategy
e. Conclusion
3. APA format is used without errors.
4. Total length: Three to four pages, excluding references and title page.