The assignment is a Capstone Proposal literature review portion. The PICOT question is: In older adults receiving care at a San Francisco Community Clinic, will individualized, nurse-led medication education on common prescriptions and medication–food interactions, compared to written medication instructions alone, affect the rate of medication errors within a 3 month period?
The Title is: Beyond the Handout: Reducing Medication Errors in Older Adults
Please follow the assignment rubric
- A literature review is not an annotated bibliography in which you summarize briefly each article that you have reviewed.
- While a summary of what you have read is contained within the literature review, it goes well beyond merely summarizing professional literature.
- It focuses on a specific topic of interest and includes your critical analysis of the relationship among different works, and relating this research to your work.
- In this case, your work will be your capstone project.
- It may be written as a stand-alone paper or to provide a theoretical framework and rationale for a research study (such as a thesis or dissertation).
- Your literature review will be written as a standalone paper.
Provides five current, peer-reviewed sources that present accurate, distinguishing evidence and effectively integrate the main concept into the assignment. Sources are relevant, accurate, current (less than 5 years old) and reliable, reflecting and validating the strength of the content.
Content is well written and uses standard English characterized by elements of a strong writing style. Basically, free from grammar, punctuation, spelling, usage, or formatting errors. APA guidelines for formatting are consistently followed. Includes in-text citations and references that are written correctly.
Content is effectively organized. Ideas are arranged logically, flows smoothly, with a strong progression of thought from paragraph to paragraph connecting to the central position. Includes all required components (introduction, body, conclusion, citations, references, etc.). For a slide presentation, the design, font size, style, and spacing are optimal for audience viewing
Identifies/addresses a relevant topic and a thesis that provides direction for the content that is engaging and thought provoking. The thesis clearly and concisely states the position, premise, or hypothesis and is consistently the focal point throughout the presentation. Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding and careful, critical analysis of the research topic and thesis (argument). Compares/contrasts perspectives, considers counter arguments or opposing positions, and draws original and thoughtful conclusions with future implications.
This should be in full APA , literature review format.