Your PICOT question: In adults with hypertension, does advanced practice nurse–led self-management education and follow-up, compared to usual care, improve blood pressure control and treatment adherence over

Introduction & PICOT Question Assignment

For this assignment, you will write an introduction. Refer to 4 previous articles that was used and the same PICOT question.

Your Introduction must include:

Your PICOT question: In adults with hypertension, does advanced practice nurse–led self-management education and follow-up, compared to usual care, improve blood pressure control and treatment adherence over six months?

·        Purpose of or rationale for the scholarly project:

o   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:

o   Using primary sources, provide data on your topic.

o   Providing the background will demonstrate the focused need for your project.

·        Significance of the problem to nursing and health care:

o   State how your problem or population of interest aligns with the larger interest of health care in the community.

o   Create a context to why your topic is important.

·        Benefit of the project to nursing practice:

o   State what will be gained from your project.

o   Describe the expected outcomes of your project to practice within your population and setting.

o   Relate the outcomes to evidence-based guidelines and outcomes.

o   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 previous 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).