Duejune5th.docx

· Due June 5th by 11:59pm 
1. Start out with a 
brief introduction
 of the issue, why it is relevant to your practice and patient.   This grabs the reader’s attention. 
2. Then you need to discuss the 
foreground and background questions
.  
· You need to understand why your topic is important to patients, what the cost is in patient outcomes, fiscal implications, etc.
· This paper should be 2-3 pages, but remember that the topic needs to be adequately covered.  See the Outline for EBP Papers.docx below for an outline of expectations in the four papers (see below)

Issue/PICOT question:

Question: Is there a significant decrease in Emergency Department patient length of stay (LOS) for those whose blood was analyzed using POC testing versus those whose blood was analyzed using laboratory testing?
· P-Population= emergency room patients 
· I-Intervention or Exposure= POC testing of blood specimens  
· C-Comparison= Laboratory blood specimens 
· O-Outcome= Decrease patient stay in the emergency room
· T-Time = N/A

Outline of paper

· Write the Introduction of your paper.
· Why this issue effects your practice?
· Genesis or background?
· Societal cost (patient outcomes, loss of revenue, patient satisfaction etc.).
· Foreground
· Discuss PICOT question formation