{"id":45195,"date":"2025-08-22T05:20:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T05:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/contributing-to-patient-safety-and-best-practice-in-the-perioperative-environment-evidence-summary-for-acorn-standards\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T05:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T05:20:53","slug":"contributing-to-patient-safety-and-best-practice-in-the-perioperative-environment-evidence-summary-for-acorn-standards","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/contributing-to-patient-safety-and-best-practice-in-the-perioperative-environment-evidence-summary-for-acorn-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Contributing to Patient Safety and Best Practice in the Perioperative Environment: Evidence Summary for ACORN Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Intent:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The aim of this assessment is to develop students&#8217; understanding of how evidence supports safe and effective perioperative nursing practice. Students will conduct a focused literature review on a specific ACORN Standard. Through this task, students will demonstrate their ability to source, analyse, and extract relevant evidence from four peer-reviewed journal articles.<\/p>\n<p>Using a structured template, students will summarise the background of the topic, outline their search strategy and inclusion\/exclusion criteria, complete a data extraction table, and formulate a key evidence-based recommendation based on their findings. This assessment supports the development of foundational skills in evidence-based practice, critical appraisal, and academic writing relevant to perioperative nursing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 40%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Task: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Select one (1) topic area<\/strong> from the list below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Accountable Items (AI)<\/li>\n<li>Hypothermia (H)<\/li>\n<li>Surgical Plume (SP)<\/li>\n<li>Asepsis (A)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Using the provided research question for the selected topic, conduct a literature search<\/strong> to locate <strong>three (3) peer-reviewed journal articles<\/strong> published in the last 5 years that provide evidence supporting best practice in your chosen topic area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Critically appraise all three articles<\/strong> using the appropriate JBI appraisal tool for the identified article <a>https:\/\/jbi.global\/critical-appraisal-toolsLinks to an external site.<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Data Extraction: Complete a data extraction table <\/strong>to summarise key findings and note critical appraisal score (template provided on Canvas).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Write a structured report<\/strong> that includes:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Background to the Topic <\/strong>(approx. 150 words):<br \/> Introduce your topic and critically discuss its relevance to perioperative practice. Identify the ACORN Standard associated with your topic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search Strategy:<\/strong> Briefly describe the databases used, keywords\/search terms, and filters applied.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria:<\/strong> Outline the criteria used to select appropriate literature.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data Extraction Table:<\/strong> A structured summary of 4 peer-reviewed journal articles, including the following elements:<\/li>\n<li>Citation<\/li>\n<li>Year<\/li>\n<li>Location<\/li>\n<li>Study design<\/li>\n<li>Population\/sample<\/li>\n<li>Intervention\/Comparison<\/li>\n<li>Outcome Measured<\/li>\n<li>Key findings\/ Recommendations<\/li>\n<li>Implications for Perioperative Nursing Practice<\/li>\n<li>Quality appraisal (score from the JBI tool)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Key Recommendations for Nursing Practice (related to selected topic) (approx. 150- 200 words): <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A concise summary statement linking the evidence to the standard and suggesting best practice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reference List:<\/strong> Formatted using APA 7th edition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Appendices: Attach each completed JBI tool for each paper as an appendix at the end of the report summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Length: <\/strong><a>See template<\/a><a>Download See template<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rubric:<\/strong> <a>Download the Rubric Here<\/a><a>Download Download the Rubric Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exemplar of Assessment Three: <\/strong><a>Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intent: The aim of this assessment is to develop students&#8217; understanding of how evidence supports safe and effective perioperative nursing practice. 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