Sample Selection and Application 

You will enter Sentinel City® via the link to begin your virtual experience by taking a bus tour of Sentinel City®. 

Sentinel City® is a city just like your neighborhood.  People live there from culturally diverse backgrounds.  They vary in age, gender, and income level.  Nurse researchers are unable to study the entire world so they choose “groups” or populations to study that actually mirror the population of interest.  Your role is to experience the city and identify the “neighborhood” or sample that would provide the best place to study:

1. Geriatrics
2. South East Asians
3. Poverty
4. Pediatrics

Once you have identified the neighborhoods, complete an analysis of any evidence-based practice intervention that applies to one population of your choice and describe how you would implement this in the Sentinel City® neighborhood. Remember, use resources that are interprofessional, evidence-based and focus on improving health outcomes. 

Helpful tips:

Don’t forget to view the Sentinel City navigation tips.  After choosing an avatar you may be able to teleport to the various areas by utilizing the interactive map. 

• How do I find out about the people who live in each neighborhood?  How do I find out who lives here?  How do I find the city population?

  As you ride through the city you will be able to access the population statistics for each neighborhood. It will open on the left.  You may pause the bus to view.  You may also teleport to an area and choose the information icon.

• Where can I find information on seniors?

  You may pause the bus and select the rotating icon for specifics about seniors in the city

• What information is available about healthcare use in Sentinel City®?

  The Sentinel City® Healthcare System data is accessible by selecting the rotating icon.  This selection will take you to a menu that has information on dentistry, vision, emergency, ambulatory care, integrated services, inpatient, pharmacy, and elderly.

• How do I know whom to sample for a research study?

  The researcher will often choose a population that contains the most number of subjects who have the study topic.  For instance, to study children choose the area with the most children

• Where does a nurse find evidence-based practice recommendations?

  Visit the American Nurses Association

• Question: What type of health promoting activity is interprofessional?

  Think broadly consider nutrition (diet), Activity (exercise), Dental health, etc.

Review these core competencies:

• Evidence-Based Practice – Core Competencies: Demonstrate an understanding of the basic elements of the research process and models for applying evidence to clinical practice. 
• Sample Selection: Participate in the process of retrieval, appraisal, and synthesis of evidence in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team to improve patient outcomes. 
• Interprofessional EBP Guidelines: Integrate evidence, clinical judgment, interprofessional perspectives, and patient preferences in planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes of care. 
• Interprofessional EBP Guidelines: Collaborate in the collection, documentation, and dissemination of evidence. 
• Explore Research Literature for EBP Guidelines: Acquire an understanding of the process for how nursing and related healthcare quality and safety measures are developed, validated, and endorsed. 
• Application of the PICO Model to Nursing Care: Describe mechanisms to resolve identified practice discrepancies between identified standards and practice that may adversely impact patient outcomes. 

Suggested Reading

Read: Houser, J. (2018).  Nursing research:  Readings, using & creating evidence (4th ed.).  Burlington, MA:  Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• Chapter 7, p. 157-185
• Chapter 8, p. 189-226
• Chapter 9, 229-252

Valerio, M. A., Rodriguez, N., Winkler, P., Lopez, J., Dennison, M., & Yuanyuan Liangrbara, J. T. (2016). Comparing two sampling methods to engage hard-to-reach communities in research priority setting. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 16 doi:

http://dx.doi.org.americansentinel.idm.oclc.org/10.1186/s12874-016-0242-z

Additional

Instructions:

• All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
• Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.
• Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
• Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
• Adhere to the chosen Submission Option for Delivery of Activity guidelines.

Submission Options:

Choose One:

Instructions:

Paper

• 4 to 6-page paper. Include title and reference pages.

Evidenced-Based Practice- Sample Selection and Application

Description: Professional nursing practice is grounded in the translation of current evidence

into practice.

Course Competencies: 1) Examine the relationships among theory, practice, and research. 2)

Interpret research findings using the elements of the research process. 5) Evaluate data from

relevant sources, including technology, to inform the delivery of care to culturally and

ethnically diverse populations. 6) Collaborate with health team members to collect, interpret,

synthesize and disseminate evidence to improve patient outcomes in complex health care

environments.

QSEN Competency: 3) Evidence-Based Practice

BSN Essential III

Area Gold

Mastery

Silver

Proficient

Bronze

Acceptable

Acceptable

Mastery not

Demonstrated

Fully detail how

the

research

process is

sampling

dependent.

Describes

neighborhoods

that reflect the

best fit for 1-

Geriatrics 2-

South East Asians

3- Poverty 4-

Pediatrics

Fully details how

the research
process is
sampling
dependent.
Describes
neighborhoods
that reflect the
best fit for 1-
Geriatrics 2-
South East Asians
3- Poverty 4-

Pediatrics

Describes how

research and

sampling affect

generalizability of

findings but does

not identify

specific

populations in

Sentinel City®

Superficially

describes

sampling but does

not connect to

generalizability of

research findings

to practice

Identifies

populations of

interest but does

not relate to

research

applicability

Fully detail, with

specific

example(s), inter-

professional

evidence-based

practice guidelines

and states

outcomes specific

to one area of

choosing 1-

Geriatrics 2-
South East Asians
3- Poverty 4-

Pediatrics

Fully details, with

specific
example(s), inter-
professional
evidence-based
practice guidelines
and states
outcomes specific
to one area of
choosing 1-
Geriatrics 2-
South East Asians
3- Poverty 4-
Pediatrics

Describes, with

specific

example(s) inter

professional
evidence-based
practice guidelines

but does not

develop

outcomes

specific to a

population

Superficially

describes with

what evidence-

based practice

guidelines are

available but does

not address

interprofessional

nature or

outcomes

Provides

suggestions to

improve care for

population but

provides no

research/evidence

to support

APA, Grammar,

Spelling, and

Punctuation

No

errors in APA,

Spelling, and

Punctuation.

One to three errors

in APA, Spelling,

and Punctuation.

Four to six errors

in APA, Spelling,
and Punctuation.

Seven or more

errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.

References Provides two or

more

references.

Provides two

references.

Provides one

references.

Provides no

references.

Include a PICO

model that clearly

labels specific

population,

intervention,

comparison and

desired outcomes

Identifies the need

to perform

frequent

reassessment and

adjust plans of

care to meet

desired outcomes

Includes a PICO

model that clearly
labels specific
population,
intervention,
comparison and
desired outcomes
Identifies the need
to perform
frequent
reassessment and
adjust plans of
care to meet

desired outcomes

Includes a PICO
model that clearly
labels specific
population,
intervention,
comparison and
desired outcomes

but does not link

evidence to

quality outcomes

and reassessment

Includes a general

description of the

PICO model.

There is no

population

specific evidence

or outcome

monitoring

suggestions

There is no

discussion of the

PICO model