– PICOT question required for assignment: In adult smokers (P) how does the use of smoking cessation programs (I) compare to standard smoking cessation methods such as a combination of nicotine replacement therapy or Varenicline (C) influence complete smoking cessation (O) during a period of six months of starting The intervention (T)?
– ATTACHED BELOW are documents required to complete assignment.
– ATTACHED BELOW is also an example of what the assignment should look like
– Using
a two-step process, students will evaluate and synthesize the external
evidence results from the strongest external study retrieved during the
search of the literature that supports the intervention of the PICOT
question.
– This
is the study that answer the chosen PICOT question and directly relate
to the chosen intervention. The study must be within the discipline of
nursing and not medicine.
– Assignment Criteria:
Develop a scholarly paper that addresses the following criteria:
1.Complete the Evaluation Table Template with the results from the strongest external evidence study.
2. Determine the strength of each of the study using the rating system in Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt (4th edition) page 18 and add the Level for each study to the evaluation table.
a. Information on the evaluation table should be in bulleted format, not sentences
3. Include a legend on the evaluation table.
4. Place the completed Evaluation Table as an appendix.
5. Write a one-page narrative that analyzes how the evidence from the two studies supports the intervention of the PICOT question. If the evidence does not support the intervention, describe what would be the next step in the evidence-based practice process.
6. Include a brief introduction, purpose statement and conclusion.
7. Level 1 headings required.
8. Include a title page, reference page and appendix.
9. Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and in a scholarly manner. To clarify: I, we, you, me, our may not be used. In addition, describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used.
10. APA 7th edition format is required.
