Part 1: Critical Appraisal of Research
- Identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.
- Develop a PICOT question to address this clinical issue of interest.
- Using the keywords from the PICOT question, search at least four different databases in the Walden Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles at the systematic-reviews level.
- Conduct a critical appraisal of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected by completing the Critical Appraisal Worksheet.
Part 2: Evidence-Based Best Practices
Based on your appraisal, recommend a best practice that emerges from the research you reviewed. In a 1- to 2-page narrative, address the following:
- Explain the best practice that emerged, justifying your proposal with APA citations for the evidenced-based research that you reviewed.
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Price, L., MacDonald, J., Gozdzielewska, L., Howe, T., Flowers, P., Shepherd, L., … & Reilly, J. (2018). Interventions to improve healthcare workers hand hygiene compliance: a systematic review of systematic reviews. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 39(12), 1449-1456.
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Schweizer, M. L., Reisinger, H. S., Ohl, M., Formanek, M. B., Blevins, A., Ward, M. A., & Perencevich, E. N. (2014). Searching for an optimal hand hygiene bundle: a meta-analysis. Clinical infectious diseases, 58(2), 248-259.