State the practice question you wish to address in PICOT format
Construction of Clinical/Practice Question and Literature Review
| Component | Points | Comments | Points Achieved |
| Section I Introduction and Question | |||
| A. Describe the clinical or practice problem you would like to address for your DNP project. State why this problem is an issue. Support your reasoning/rationale as to why this is an issue with current data or literature. (3 of the 6 points)B. State the practice question you wish to address in PICOT format (this should be the response to the problem defined above). (3 of the 6 points) | 6 | ||
| State the population and setting being addressed | 2 | ||
| Introduction to the Literature Review on the topic | 2 | ||
| Section II Review of Literature | |||
| Includes most of the major studies conducted on the topic, including recent literature (last 5-7 years)—-a minimum of 10 articles is required. | 10 | ||
| Includes primarily research studies, systematic reviews and guidelines addressing the practice question you wish to address | 10 | ||
| Similar/discrepant research findings discussed | 5 | ||
| Section III Appraisal and Synthesis | |||
| Critically appraises the contributions of key studies and provides the strengths of the evidence | 5 | ||
| Describes the weaknesses in existing studiesand identifies important gaps in the literature | 5 | ||
| Conceptually organized based on type of articles or findings | 5 | ||
| Succinctly summarizes and synthesizes findings | 15 | ||
| Section IV Further Research | |||
| Identifies what ideas need to be further researched | 5 | ||
| Preparation—The DNP Program Evaluation Rubric for Papers will be followed to assess Preparation of this Review of Literature. See the Rubric for Papers below. This is a total of 30 points. | 30 | ||
| Total Assignment Grade | 100 |
