Make sure that in text citations and references

○ Make sure that in-text citations and references
correspond.
Q: Is it required to use APA formatting for the paper in C301?
A: Yes , and it is highly recommended that you purchase the APA 6th edition
manual to have as a resource throughout the remainder of the program. Each
resource will need to be cited by using APA formatting as well as the entire paper,
using headings as recommended by APA.
Please see Step 19 toward the end of this document for a comprehensive list of APA
resources.
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Q: Aren't the current nursing practice and the practice change referring to
the same things?
A: No , you need to reflect on your practice as it stands now; describe it
objectively and thoroughly. An objective look at the current practice will then
lead you to question what can (or should) be done to remedy the problem. In
other words, why is it so important that this practice needs to change? Remember,
any proposed solution or plan will need to be supported by scholarly evidence
that defends the change in practice.
Step 5
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Read the next section of the Study Plan, titled
Translation: Evidence Critique, Comprehensive
Literature Review.
○ Pay special attention to the area within this
reading titled: Resource: Ranking the
Evidence. The ranking system used in this
course is outlined in this section. Ranking the
evidence for level and hierarchy is addressed in
Step 9 of this plan.
Student Notes & Questions:
Step 6
○ Begin searching for articles that meet the
following criteria:
● From peer-reviewed journals;
● Less than 5 years old;
● That provides support for the change of nursing
practice that you are recommending - the “I” in
your PICO question.
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As you find suitable articles, print them out
Q: Where is the best place for me to find the evidence I need for this course?
A: The WGU library is the best source for evidence. Watch this video describing
How to Use the WGU Library to Search for Supporting Evidence (3:11 min).
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for easier reading, interpretation, and
critique.
Step 7
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Read the Translation: Evidence Summary, Developing
the Evidence Summary section in the Study Plan.
Student Notes & Questions:
Step 8
○ Carefully read each article, highlighting the key
points of the article and particularly identify how
the article is related to the proposed practice
change .
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Complete section D
○ After you read each article, compose the
summary while the content is fresh in your mind.
Q: When developing my evidence summaries, somewhere I read says 1-2
pages. Is that for each article summary?
A: No , you will develop a nice summary paragraph for each source which
generally will total 2-3 pages.