NR 439 Week 3 Assignment; Problem-PICOT-Evidence Search (PPE) Worksheet.

NR 439 Week 3 Assignment; Problem-PICOT-Evidence Search (PPE) Worksheet. Purpose This assignment provides a learning activity for students to experience a practice-based scenario and apply a process worksheet designed to assist in the identification of an independent nursing problem or concern, develop a PICOT clinical question, and search for evidence using credible online databases/sources. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes. CO1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7) CO2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs 4 & 8) CO4: Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and significance related to evidence-based practice. (POs 4 & 8) CO5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (POs 7 & 8)