To understand synthesis it is important that you read the lectures for this week.  Synthesis is a skill that takes practice and the lectures discuss this process.

On the discussion board, using a minimum of two articles that are supporting your PICOT question, submit one paragraph synthesizing the research into clear, concise statements without separately reviewing each of the studies in the paragraphbut by paraphrasing and synthesizing the work that was done. 

THE TOPIC IS Catheter-associated urinary infection (CAUTI)

ARTICLES MUST BE IN LAST 5 YEARS 2015-2020
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS IN RESEARCH IS.

Article #1 Urol Nurs. 2016 Sep-Oct;36(5):243-9.
A Nurse-Driven Protocol for Removal of Indwelling Urinary Catheters Across a Multi-Hospital Academic Healthcare System.
Major-Joynes B, Pegues D, Bradway C.

Article #2 Am J Infect Control. 2017 Dec 1;45(12):1331-1341. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.07.020. Epub 2017 Oct 2.
Nurse-driven protocols and the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections: A systematic review.
Durant DJ1.