Evidence-Based Practice Guideline
Write a fully developed and detailed APA essay addressing each of the following points/questions. There is no required word count; be sure to completely answer all the questions for each question in detail. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Sources are not required; however, if sources are used make sure to cite using the APA writing style for the essay and complete a reference page. The cover page is required. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
Utilize the databases identified in the text to locate an Evidence-Based Practice Guideline, related to your topic identified in Module 1. Perform a rapid critical appraisal of the Evidence-Based Guideline by answering the following questions in APA format. All questions should be answered in detail and explanations offered according to guideline content when applicable.

• Who were the guideline developers?
• Were the developers of the guideline representative of key stakeholders in this specialty (inter-disciplinary)?
• Who funded the guideline development?
• Were any of the guideline developers funded researchers of the reviewed studies?
• Did the team have a valid development strategy?
• Was an explicit (how decisions were made), sensible, and impartial process used to identify, select, and combine evidence?
• Did its developers carry out comprehensive, reproducible literature review within the past 12 months of its publication/revision?
• Were all important options and outcomes considered?
• Is each recommendation in the guideline tagged by the level/strength of evidence upon which it is based and linked to the scientific evidence?
• Do the guidelines make explicit recommendations (reflecting value judgments about the outcomes)?
• Has the guideline been subjected to peer review and testing?
• Is the intent of use provided (i.e. national, regional, local)?
• Are the recommendations clinically relevant?
• Will the recommendations help me in caring for my patients?
• Are the recommendations practical/feasible? Are resources (people and equipment) available?
• Are the recommendations a major variation from current practice? Can the outcomes be measured through standard care?

Be sure to include the database from which the guideline was obtained and please submit a copy of the guideline with your paper.
Your APA formatted paper fully answer each question in complete sentences.
Assignment Expectations:
Length: Clearly and fully answer all questions; include database; attach a copy of the guideline
Structure: Include a title page and reference page (if sources were used) in APA format. Your essay must include an introduction and a conclusion.
References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. No minimum sources are required for this assignment; if sources are used APA format is required

 argument essay

Draft Thesis Statements 1

Process:
Coming up with a thesis statement is not the first step in the writing process.
First, you have to develop your ideas and topics. Before deciding on the claim and rationale, you will need to develop your driving concepts and major points.  Re-read “Thinking Like a Mountain” and check the discussion again.  Review all the materials in this module for ideas that appeal to you. Consider creating a map or outline of points, then narrowing down the position. Great essays are driven (or sailed) by one or several key concepts–big ideas.
Advice and review:

• Keep the prompt in front of you–perhaps at the top of the page of your document–at all times. Your thesis asserts your answer to the prompt. The prompt, and your answer, anchor your entire essay (ship metaphor, yes) and thus keep the paper from floating off topic.
• The argumentative thesis is unlike other essays: it has two elements.  1. How can we think differently, more critically?  And 2. Why should we think this way?  In other words, what is the main reason for thinking more critically in the way you want? The rationale/main reason should reflect the reasoning process you will use in the body paragraphs to defend your idea.
• Avoid merely restating the general language of the prompt.  Your answer to the prompt should be more specific and narrow, and must be original–what you actually wish to argue for as an original critical thinker.  While you are inspired by Leopold’s ecological argument, you should still make your own case and use your own approach. You can draw from the materials of the course in an original way.
• Avoid summarizing other people’s ideas.  Instead, selectively use quotes or facts for back up–support. The purpose of an argument is to propose YOUR idea, but you can support or back up what YOU know and think with other people’s ideas.  The course materials are there to help with evidence and support, but they cannot carry your argument.
• Your papers are your original creations.  Critical thinkers synthesize ideas and facts, challenge assumptions and the status quo, and take the risk of proposing changes, even radical ones.

 
Remember, the point of writing an argument is

• to help your reader to think better–that is, more critically. In this class, our arguments are about thinking.
• to enlighten your reader and help them to become a more knowledgeable critical thinker like yourself.
• to move us forward so that we can evolve or change.

Academic arguments are constructive.
And there is more…
To compose an argument in the form of an academic essay, think of your position as:

• your part in a debate or conversation with a reader who has a valid yet different or opposing viewpoint. Address your readers perspective by anticipating objections and challenges, then refuting them.
• a claim that can be broken down into points (body paragraphs) that must be defended and supported with reasoning and evidence (drawn from course materials and perhaps additional sources).
• your thoughtful conclusion to a reasoning process that you have arrived at as a result of thinking about the materials you have viewed and read so far in this course.

Complete the required reading for the week and respond to two (2) of the reflection questions below (unless you chose option “d”). The response should be at least 500 words in length, roughly 250 words per question. Use proper APA citation, which should not be part of the word count.
Questions

1. Mnookin poses the question of when we should negotiate with the enemy or not? People have different viewpoints about topics. Using the textbook in chapter one, share what observations you make regarding how we avoid the common traps.
2. Using one of the seven common traps as found in chapter one, pick one of the seven and share an illustration of how this occurs. Feel free to use any personal examples in your church or organization.
3. Using the five basic questions on negotiation found on pages 27-28, share an example in your life where you implemented these strategies.
4. Develop a Conflict Resolution Policy for your organization. If you select this option, you do not need to choose another question.