Introduction (Page limit: ¾ to 1)
(20 points)
A. Background Statement and Significance. Please provide an introductory background for and context of the problem you plan to address with your project. Use relevant literature and epidemiological data to support the need for your project and include the significance to health care and advanced nursing practice.
Problem Statement/Aim/Objective/Purpose, and PICOT (Page limit: ½ to 1)
(20 points)
A. Provide a carefully stated problem statement along with your aim(s), objective(s) and the purpose of your project.
B. Provide your PICOT question/statement
Theoretical Frameworks/Concepts (Page limit: ¾ to 1)
A. For this section, please just include the work you completed in DNP 615 on the theory to be used for your project
IV. Review of Literature/Synthesis of Literature (Page limit: 2 to 3)
(30 points total)
A. Presentation of a synthesis of research findings that represent the state of the evidence related to and making a case for your clinical problem. Please be sure the review (and your paper as a whole) is well-referenced with citations and references in APA 7th Ed. format.
B. The purpose of the review of literature is to begin gathering and summarizing articles on your topic. At this point, we know that this is a beginning point and your review of literature will build as you progress through the program.
V. References
VI. Appendix A: PRISMA Diagram (include as Appendix; 10 points)
VII: Appendix B: Matrix Table (include as Appendix; 10 points)
** PLEASE NOTE: Use of APA style and format criteria per the APA 7th edition is required. You may use 11- or 12-point Times New Roman as the font. (10 points)
