Homework: Annotated Bibliography
Learning Outcomes
1) EBP:??Analyze evidence-based literature and research-based interventions to promote health and enhance wellness throughout the lifespan.
2) Wellness and Prevention:??Describe wellness and prevention initiatives to promote healthy outcomes across the lifespan in individuals, families, populations, and communities.?? Propose a plan to improve health and wellness for nurses in one of the following domains: physical activity, nutrition, rest, quality of life and safety.
Overview
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and websites. The annotation is a brief paragraph which describes and critically evaluates the source. Typically, the purpose of the annotation is to describe the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the source cited. An annotation is a brief paragraph (usually about 150 words) that may include the following information: Summary of the source, assessment of the source, and/or reflection of the source.
For the purposes of this course, the annotations will include a brief paragraph (150 words or less) summarizing each research article with a separate paragraph (at least 4-5 sentences) at the end that includes a reflection of how the research impacts self-care practice for nurses. Instructions for the homework are included below:
1) Read the article Self-Care Promotes Safer Patient Care (linked in Canvas)
2) Review the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation 2019-2020 Highlights document.
3) Choose an area of interest from one of the following domains: physical activity, nutrition, rest, quality of life, and safety. Based on the data included in the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation highlights for the domain of interest, consider how these issues impact nurses at work and the importance of self-care as it relates to these issues.
4) Search for 2 research articles published within the last 7 years related to the domain you selected from the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation highlights. (tip: if you search in CINAHL, you can select "research article" in your search to help ensure that only research articles show in your search results. Research will have a sample, methods, results, etc.
5) Summarize each research article in 150 words or less.
6) Write a separate paragraph (at least 4-5 sentences) reflecting on how the two research articles impact self-care for nurses.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.