Academic Writing

INTRODUCTION: Identify a practice based care issue ( MRSA and Infection control in Intensive care Unit) Undertaking a systematic search strategy Finding two peer-reviewed research papers Describing the issue Outlining your reasons for choosing this issue Importance of evidence based practice (Not more than 3 lines) Describe the prescribed Critique Model you will be using. Describe the Rolfe, Freshwater and Jasper (2001) Reflective model and its components e.g. - what, so what and now what. CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Identify two different aspects or areas of the research process for each of the papers Use the prescribed Critique Model to guide you to focus, methodology and synopsis of main findings. critically discuss these aspects or areas. Briefly & correctly discuss evidence e.g. main focus, methodology and synopsis of main findings. Appraisal of the research papers (referenced to research authors), identification of strengths and limitations of the articles discussed Identify the strengths and limitations (1 strength and 1 limitation for each paper) and use research authors to support your arguments. • Methodology • Methods • Data collection • Sample • Ethical Considerations • Method of data analysis REFLECTION Reflect using the ‘Now What’ component of the Rolfe, Freshwater and Jasper (2001) Reflective Model on : • your learning from undertaking the search strategy • identify one or two findings that are similar or different in the two research papers • implications of your learning and the evidence in your future practice. CONCLUSION: Brief summary of what you covered in this essay e.g. search strategy, critical appraisal and reflection. Do not introduce any ‘new’ information here. References: Between 15-25 references must be used. Follow the School of Health and Social Work reference guidelines 2014-2015. If you use hospital policies - names, address of trust, wards/units/teams must be deleted – to prevent a breach professional confidentiality. 2500 word essay Guidelines Use Arial or Times New Roman font only Font size should be 12 Line spacing should be 1.5 or double Upload as a word document ONLY e.g. doc or docx The two research papers must be uploaded.