Write a 3-5page academic scholarly essay using APA format (the cover page and reference page are not included in the page count). Include APA level headings to organize the below required elements of the paper (see suggestions for headings in the underlined wording below).
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Identify a clinical patient care problem in your area of nursing practice that needs addressing (use PICOT question statement you developed in WK 1)
Provide rationale for the significance of this issue to nursing practice
Complete a literature review of 2 to 3 scholarly peer-reviewed nursing research articles. Sources must be current at no more than 5 years old and one must be the qualitative or quantitative research article you critiqued in WK 3).
Recommendations for changes in practice as supported by the literature reviewed (evidence-based recommendations for change)
Propose a practice change in your area of nursing practice that is based on one of the theories of change in your text chapter 16 in Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research, 5th edition by Nola A. Schmidt and Janet M. Brown (Lewin’s, Transtheoretical, or Kotters).
How would you evaluate implemented practice change to determine if expected goals were achieved. What would be a specific and measurable outcome you would collect data on to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed practice change? (Reminder: outcomes are defined as specific and measurable)
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PICOT question is How do adults 18 and over (P) with a diagnosis of depression or anxiety (I) perceive the cause of their diagnosis (O) during their lifetime (T)?