Write a critical assessment of your search outcomes that synthesizes the evidence from your literature review.

Demonstrate clear connections between the practice problem that informs your critical question, your appraisal of evidence that addresses the critical question, and resulting clarification on the need for a practice change initiative focusing on quality improvement. Be specific and provide examples

-Introduction

-Statement of the Practice Problem (listed below)

EBP Question:Does the use of a discharge planning tool with proper phone follow-up decrease the incidence of 30-day readmission rates among discharged patients diagnosed with pneumonia from an urban area hospital?

-Summary of the evidence

-Search Strategy 

Sample: A comprehensive literature review was conducted by exploring academic, full-text articles available online between 20XX and 20XX. The databases utilized were XXX, YYY, and ZZZ (list databases used) to identify the articles. Keywords including “aaa”, “bbb”, “ccc” and “ddd” (list key words here). Approximately XXX (number) were identified and after eliminating duplicates, XXX (number) of articles remained. The abstracts of the remaining articles were reviewed for content and relevancy. Articles examining XXX and YYY (narrowing your criteria) were selected for inclusion while those articles that focused on AAA and BBB were excluded. As a result, XXX number of articles were selected for inclusion. After reviewing the articles, the following themes were identified across the articles: XXX, YYY, and ZZZ (you may have more themes to present).

Theme # 1(30-day readmission)

Theme # 2 (Planning Tools-phone call follow up)

Appraisal of the Evidence (use the table provided to support)

Summary of the Need for Practice Change (Quality Improvement)