Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography Order Description - Choose one clinical assessment tool from the list below - Make it one that you use in clinical practice - Alcohol Withdrawal Scale (CIWA-Ar or AWS) - Falls Risk Assessment -Glasgow Coma Scale - Health of the Nation Outcome Scale - Mini Mental State Assessment - Visual Analog Scale for Pain Assessment - Waterlow Pressure Ulcer Scale Once the clinical assessment tool is chosen: › Select 6 research articles that specifically examine the reliability and validity of the clinical assessment tool. › Use an annotated bibliography to evaluate the research literature related to the assessment tool › Each research article annotation must contain the following: - the full bibliographic citation – an overview of the research – the research methods - The reliability findings of the clinical assessment tool – the validity findings of the clinical assessment tool – the strengths of the research article – the limitations of the research article - Conclusions made by the article author/s about the tools use fullness for practice. › A template for the annotated bibliography can be found on the eLearning site. Each annotation should be no more than 250 words. Critique section – 1000 words › Develop a critique of the evidence in the 6 selected articles for the usefulness of the clinical assessment tool for assessing the clinical patient population where you work. › Draw upon other research articles and provide a summary of the effectiveness of the clinical assessment tool to your patient population. › Include the patient assessment tool as an appendix. › Include a word count on the last page of the critique section › Neither in-text references nor the reference list are included in your word count. › Resources have been specifically developed to assist students in completing this assignment..