Medication Errors in Nursing Homes

See the attached document. Please follow the instructions on this document.

 

Purpose

The student will share their PICOT question and further explore and explain on its key components, as well as examine its feasibility as a hypothetical project.  

 

PICOT Question: 

Is there a statistically significant decrease in medication errors among registered nurses who work in nursing homes over six months when a standardized medication administration procedure is implemented instead of the present practice without such a protocol?

 

1.     You will submit one (1) paper as part of this assignment; inclusive of:

a.     PICOT (written/narrative)

2.     Your scholarly paper must follow APA format. Include a cover page and headings per 6th edition APA guidelines.

3.     The PICOT (written/narrative) component of the assignment should be no more than 4-7 pages (not including the title or references pages). 

4.     Include the following components in the PICOT part of your scholarly paper:

a.     Title Page

b.     Introduction

c.     Problem Statement

d.     PICOT Question explanation of each component

                                          i.    Population of Interest

                                         ii.    Intervention of Interest

                                        iii.    Comparison of Interest

                                        iv.    Outcome of Interest

                                         v.    Timeframe

e.     Conclusion

f.      References Page

 

5.     All Florida National University policies related to plagiarism must be observed.