The purpose of this assignment is for you to assess meaningful data for effective evaluation of child life services, and to demonstrate the process for engaging in evidence-based practice. (CLC3a; CLC2a)
- Chose an area of interest related to Child Life
- Pain Management
- Ethics
- Professional Development
- Cultural Awareness
- Children with Special Needs
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Mental Illness
- Chronic Illness
- Emergency Management
- Hospital/Homebound
- Determine a potential Child Life clinical practice problem.
- Using the PICOT format, create a research question that is population specific, identifies a specific practice or intervention, compares this specific practice or intervention with another, states what the practice or intervention will affect, and designates a time period in which the affect will take place. “In hospitals (patient population), how does having a pet therapy program (intervention) compared with not having a pet therapy program(comparison) affect the documented pain levels (outcome) during a three-month period (time).”
- Search for the best evidence available and determine the strength of the evidence using the CRAP test.
- Complete a critical analysis of the evidence and develop recommendations for practice changes.
