Your PICOT question: In adults aged 65 years and older who are taking five or more medications (P), does a nurse practitioner-led comprehensive medication review during annual wellness visits (I), compared to usual care without a structured medication review (C), reduce inappropriate medication use and adverse drug events (O) over a 12-month period (T)?
· 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).