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Instructions
1. You are going to construct an APA formatted paper for the assignment.
2. Provide an APA formatted title page.
3. Develop an introduction section that includes the professional nurses’ role in identifying practice problems.
4. Select an article from the list provided (under Assignment Resources below) to use as the basis for this assignment.
1. NOTE: this article and the identified practice problem will be the focus for a theoretical intervention, implementation, and evaluation process using the KTA Framework for Units 5, 6, & 7. In those units, you will apply the practice problem to your clinical setting.
5. Using the article you selected, identify and state the practice problem.
6. Provide a discussion that supports the existence and significance of the practice problem you identify within the article.
7. Locate three (3) additional journal articles that provide additional support for the same/similar practice problem.
8. Develop a summary of each article that adds support for the existence and significance of the practice problem in healthcare.
1. NOTE: the three (3) additional articles you locate and summarize cannot be articles that are referenced in the article you selected from the list
2. Ideally the 3 additional articles will have a publication date within the last 5 to 10 years.
9. Develop a conclusion section for the paper that summarizes the content and includes your thoughts about the significance of the identified problem.
10. Provide an APA formatted reference page and include citations for each source in the body of the assignment where appropriate.
11. The suggested length for this submission, excluding title and reference pages, is no less than 3 pages.
The assignment requirements include that you upload a file of the full-text article for each listed reference.
ReferencesNU700Unit4Assignment.docx
References with Problems
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Breuker, C., Macioce, V., Mura, T., Castet-Nicolas, A., Audurier, Y., Boegner, C., & Sultan, A. (2021). Medication errors at hospital admission and discharge: Risk factors and impact of medication reconciliation process to improve healthcare. Journal of Patient Safety, 17(7), e645-e652. https://doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0000000000000420
Brock, D., Estabrooks, P., Hill, J., Barlow, M., Alexander, R., Price, B., & Zoellner, J. (2019). Building and sustaining community capacity to address childhood obesity: A 3-year mixed-methods case study of a community-academic advisory board. Family & Community Health, 42(1), 62-79. https://doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0000000000000212
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Ruffin, F., Wallace, D.C., & Muiruri, C. (2025). Health policy impact on healthcare-associated infections and nurses’ responsibilities for professional awareness and engagement. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 30 (3), 1-10. DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol30No03PPT29
Washington-Brown, L., & Cirilo, R. (2021). Advancing the health of homeless populations through vaccinations. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 33(10), 824-830. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000509
