Sample Analysis Paper (Note:There have been some revisions to the rubric/ instructions; however, this sample provides you with an idea of the rigor, organization and quality expected.) analysis example.pdf
Students are to analyze a chosen health promotion and disease prevention recommendation specific to a population published by the US Preventive Task Force (USPTF). Students are to seek out five research articles related to the chosen recommendation and determine if current research supports or does not support the recommendations or are the current research findings mixed.
The five articles for analysis must be on research completed within the United States. Additionally, the five research articles analyzed may not be reviews of literature, meta-analyses, or systematic reviews. Use original research that involved research participants.This literature synthesis will be useful as you begin work on your future DNP project literature review.
Students must select which recommendation topic they wish to study. No two students within a course section may study the same USPTF recommendation. Students are to sign up on a discussion board to “claim” their recommendation. Students who write their paper on a recommendation first claimed by another student in their section will have grading start at 85 points.
The following outlines the format and expectations of the paper:
APA Professional 7th edition Title Page
Introductory section should include:
1. Purpose of the paper
2. The health promotion/ disease prevention screening/ recommendation by the US Preventative Task Force you wish to examine.
3. How common is the problem?
4. What is the level of incidence associated with this problem?
5. What is the cost of the impact of this behavior?
6. What are the mortality/ morbidity rates associated with it?
Method
1. Present method used to conduct search:
a. Data bases searched
b. Inclusion criteria
c. Exclusion criteria
d. Number of articles in search results
e. Method used to reduce the available articles to the five articles chosen.
2. Compare and contrast your five peer reviewed research articles related to your chosen recommendation.
a. Aim/purpose of studies
b. Study design
c. Sample size/ demographics
Discussion
1. What is the grade given to the US Preventive Task Force recommendation?
2. Discuss how the evidence supports/ does not support your chosen recommendation?
Conclusion
1. Recommendations for future research?
2. How does this recommendation affect the clinical practice of the advanced practice nurse (a minimum of one paragraph)? Keep the entire paper in 3rd person. No aspect of this paper is reflective in nature.
Reference Page: References used must fall between 2016 – 2022. Students are to cite a minimum of 10 references; the 5 chosen research articles and a minimum of 5 other peer reviewed articles or white papers (which may include reviews of literature and systematic reviews and/or could be internationally based). Students may not include websites.
