Introduction & PICOT Question Assignment
For this assignment, you will write an introduction. Refer to 4 previous articles that was used and the same PICOT question.
Your Introduction must include:
Your PICOT question: In adults with hypertension, does advanced practice nurse–led self-management education and follow-up, compared to usual care, improve blood pressure control and treatment adherence over six months?
· Purpose of or rationale for the scholarly project:
o Provide an evidence-based explanation of why it is necessary to complete your scholarly project and what benefit will be gained (health promotion, fiscal, and efficiency).
· Background on the problem or population of interest:
o Using primary sources, provide data on your topic.
o Providing the background will demonstrate the focused need for your project.
· Significance of the problem to nursing and health care:
o State how your problem or population of interest aligns with the larger interest of health care in the community.
o Create a context to why your topic is important.
· Benefit of the project to nursing practice:
o State what will be gained from your project.
o Describe the expected outcomes of your project to practice within your population and setting.
o Relate the outcomes to evidence-based guidelines and outcomes.
o Describe how your project may influence other populations or settings.
Submission Instructions:
· The introduction is original work and logically organized.
· The paper is 2-3 pages in length and follows current APA format including citation of references.
· Incorporate previous 4 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
· Journal articles and books should be referenced according to the current APA style (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).