MN504 Unit 4

Descriptive Statistics Overview

Purpose:

The purpose of this assignment is to review the statistics presented in the articles you reviewed in relation to your clinical topic. You will provide a brief overview of statistics in the studies.  The PICOT question the reflects the clinical areas of interest is;

: For the emergency department (ED) patients (P), does implementing an emergency department information system (EDIS) (I), compared to the day-to-day manual approach (C), reduce ED wait time, and overcrowing (O), within three months.

Directions:

Define the clinical key question of interest.

Identify the studies of the database search that represent the highest levels of evidence found Identify the statistics discussed in the study as it relates to confidence intervals or statistical description.

Discuss the statistical results of the studies identified.

Write a 3- to 5-page paper reviewing the evidence as it relates to confidence.