For this assignment, you will write an introduction. Refer to Module 3: Lecture Materials & Resources to help you complete this assignment. Your Introduction must include: Your PICOT question.

For this assignment, you will write an introduction. Refer to Module 3: Lecture Materials & Resources to help you complete this assignment.

Your Introduction must include:

• Your PICOT question.
• Purpose of or rationale for the scholarly project:
  • Provide an evidence-based explanation of why it is necessary to complete your scholarly project and what benefit will be gained (health promotion, fiscal, and efficiency).
• Background on the problem or population of interest:
  • Using primary sources, provide data on your topic.
  • Providing the background will demonstrate the focused need for your project.
• Significance of the problem to nursing and health care:
  • State how your problem or population of interest aligns with the larger interest of health care in the community.
  • Create a context to why your topic is important.
• Benefit of the project to nursing practice:
  • State what will be gained from your project.
  • Describe the expected outcomes of your project to practice within your population and setting.
  • Relate the outcomes to evidence-based guidelines and outcomes.
  • Describe how your project may influence other populations or settings.

Submission Instructions:

• The introduction is original work and logically organized.
• The paper is 2-3 pages in length and follows current APA format including citation of references.
• Incorporate a minimum of 4 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
• Journal articles and books should be referenced according to the current APA style (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).