In nursing practice, accurate identification and application of research is essential to achieving successful outcomes. Being able to articulate the information and successfully summarize relevant peer-reviewed articles in a scholarly fashion helps to support the student’s ability and confidence to further develop and synthesize the progressively more complex assignments that constitute the components of the course change proposal capstone project.
For this assignment, the student will provide a synopsis of eight peer-reviewed articles from nursing journals using an evaluation table that determines the level and strength of evidence for each of the eight articles. The articles should be current within the last 5 years and closely relate to the PICOT statement developed earlier in this course. The articles may include quantitative research, descriptive analyses, longitudinal studies, or meta-analysis articles. A systematic review may be used to provide background information for the purpose or problem identified in the proposed capstone project. Use the “Literature Evaluation Table” resource to complete this assignment.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Articles

Abbasi, M., Daniali, S. S. M., & Hazrati, M. (2017). Lifestyle of fallen elderly patients referred to Isfahan hospitals. Iran Journal of Nursing, 30(107), 20-31.

Haddad, Y. K., Bergen, G., & Florence, C. (2019). Estimating the economic burden related to older adult falls by state Journal of public health management and practice: JPHMP, 25(2), E17.

Marrero, J., Fortinsky, R. H., Kuchel, G. A., & Robison, J. (2019). Risk factors for falls among older adults following transition from nursing home to the community. Medical careresearch and review, 76(1), 73-88.

Meyer, C., Renehan, E., Batchelor, F., Said, C., Haines, T., Elliott, R., & Goeman, D. (2018). Falls not a priority: insights on discharging older people, admitted to hospital for a fall, back to the community. Australian journal of primary health, 24(1), 66-73.

Slade, S. C., Carey, D. L., Hill, A. M., & Morris, M. E. (2017). Effects of falls prevention interventions on falls outcomes for hospitalised adults: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis. BMJ open, 7(11), e017864.

Pitchai, P., Dedhia, H. B., Bhandari, N., Krishnan, D., D’Souza, N. R. J., & Bellara, J. M. (2019). Prevalence, risk factors, circumstances for falls, and level of functional independence among geriatric population-A descriptive study. Indian journal of public health, 63(1), 21.

Sarges, N. D. A., Santos, M. I. P. D. O., & Chaves, E. C. (2017). Evaluation of the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls. Revista Brasileira de enfermagem, 70(4), 860-867.

Schellenberg, M., Inaba, K., Chen, J., Bardes, J. M., Crow, E., Lam, L., … & Demetriades, D. (2019). Falls in the bathroom: a mechanism of injury for all ages. Journal of surgical research, 234, 283-286.