Details: Write a paper of 500-750 words (not including the title page and reference page) on your proposed problem description for your EBP project. The paper should address the following:

1. Describe the background of the problem. Tell the story of the issue and why it deserves attention.
2. Identify the stakeholders/change agents. Who or what organizations are concerned about, may benefit from, or are affected by this proposal. List the interested parties, patients, students, agencies, Joint Commission, etc.
3. Provide the PICOT question. (PICOT: Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome-Timeframe). Make sure that the question fits with your graduate degree specialization.
4. State the purpose and project objectives in specific, realistic, and measurable terms. The objective should address what is to be gained. This is a restatement of the question, providing focus. Measurements need to be taken before and after the evidence-based practice is introduced to identify the expected changes.
5. Provide supportive rationale that the problem or issue is an important one for nursing to resolve using relevant professional literature sources.

Develop an initial reference list to ensure that there is adequate literature to support your evidence-based practice project. Follow the “Steps to an Efficient Search to Answer a Clinical Question” box in chapter 3 of the textbook. Refer to the “Search Method Example” as the format in which to compile this data.

1. The majority of references should be research articles. However, national sources such as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS), or the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and others may be used when you are gathering statistics to provide the rationale for the problem.
2. Once you get into the literature, you may find there is very little research to support your topic and you will have to start all over again. Remember, in order for this to be an evidence-based project, you must have enough evidence to introduce this as a practice change. If you find that you do not have enough supporting evidence to change a practice, then further research would need to be conducted.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required for the individual sections, but is required for the final paper.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Upon receiving feedback from the instructor, refine Section A for your final paper submission.

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Tips on writing A Problem Description Paper

Introduction

Writing a problem description paper is not an easy task. You need to put your mind into it and understand the problem in detail. There are several steps involved while writing a problem description paper, but if you follow these steps carefully then you will surely succeed in writing one:

You need to understand the problem in detail and see the bigger picture.

The first thing you should do when writing a problem description paper is to understand the problem in detail and see the bigger picture. For example, if you are writing about a disease that has been spreading rapidly in Victoria since last month, then it would be helpful to know how many people have been affected by this disease and what symptoms they had. You may also want to look at other diseases in similar situations so that you can compare them with yours.

You should also think about how easy or difficult it would be for someone else (such as yourself) working on this problem because this will help determine whether or not your solution will work for others as well as yourself

Try to draw a problem description diagram.

When you are trying to come up with a problem description, it helps to draw a diagram. The diagram should include:

• A picture of the problem or situation (i.e., “The research question was ‘What effect does being bored have on children’s learning styles?’”)

• An explanation of how you drew your diagram (i.e., “I drew this by drawing lines between each factor and its corresponding score on an Likert scale where 1 means ‘very much’ and 5 means ‘not at all’)

• What your diagram means (i.e., “This is my most likely guess about why there might be differences in the amount of time spent reading versus playing video games.”)

You need to demonstrate your knowledge of the problem and its unique characteristics.

The first thing you need to do is define the problem. This can be done by describing it in its simplest form, or by comparing it with other similar problems that have been solved previously. For example: “The main problem faced by the modern world is that we don’t have enough food.”

Once you’ve defined your problem, think about how it differs from other problems that have been solved before. What makes this one different? How does it affect others? What would happen if everyone tried solving this problem instead of their own?

The paper structure should include an introduction which explains why solving this problem is important

The paper structure should include an introduction which explains why solving this problem is important. This is usually done through a description of the problem, followed by a description of how it affects people, society or the environment. The solution to this problem can then be discussed in detail and your role in solving it identified (e.g., “I am working on…”).

The language should be formal and concise without complex vocabulary or structures.

The language should be formal and concise without complex vocabulary or structures.

Don’t use slang or jargon, which is a bad way to write a problem description paper because it makes your essay sound like an advertisement for the product being discussed in the paper. It also makes it difficult for readers who don’t know what you’re talking about to understand what you’re trying to say. Also, don’t use complicated sentences such as passive voice (where one word is used when there are two or more words). Consider using active voice instead: “The problem with this is that…”

Take your time to understand the problem before writing a paper about it.

Before you start writing, take your time to understand the problem.

Don’t rush to write a paper about it! It’s okay if you don’t understand something right away—you can always ask for help later on in the process. Also, if there are parts of your research that are confusing or difficult for you, remember that not everyone will be able to understand them at first glance either! That’s why it’s helpful when we talk about how much time we spend reading through our materials before beginning any project; this way we can avoid making mistakes by not spending too much time on things that aren’t worth our time (and could lead us down other paths).

Conclusion

A problem description paper is not an easy task to do. These are usually a bit longer than the other papers and you need to be careful while writing them. If you follow the guidelines given in this article, then you will be able to write a perfect paper on time that will help your professor grade your assignment.