PICOT Clinical Question
Evidence-based practice
NUR 254/NUR2571 Course Project
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Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
New research/evidence is ongoing, so is EPB
Old practices change when research suggests otherwise
Nurses integrate new evidence into clinical practice
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Research & Select Topic
Find an area that interests you
Topic you’ve learned about in Nursing School
Topic you’ve lived through family, friends or personal experience
Find an area that is problematic
High press/publicity healthcare issues: climate change
Then ask yourself what question would you like to know the answer to?
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Formulate Clinical Question
P- Patient Population
I- Intervention or area of interest
C- Comparison intervention or group
O- Outcome
T- Time
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PICOT Template Questions
For an intervention/therapy:
In _______(P), what is the effect of _______(I) on ______(O) compared with _______(C) within ________ (T)?
For etiology:
Are ____ (P) who have _______ (I) at ___ (Increased/decreased) risk for/of_______ (O) compared with ______ (P) with/without ______ (C) over _____ (T)?
Diagnosis or diagnostic test:
Are (is) _________ (I) more accurate in diagnosing ________ (P) compared with ______ (C) for _______ (O) over________(T)?
Prognosis/Predictions
In__________ (P) how does ________ (I) compared to _______(C) influence _______ (O) over ______ (T)?
Meaning
How do ________ (P) diagnosed with _______ (I) perceive ______ (O) during _____ (T)?
(SSU, n.d.)
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PICOT Examples
In high school children (P), what is the effect of a nurse-led presentation on bullying (I) on a reduction in reported incidences of bullying (O) compared with no intervention (C) within a 6 month time frame (T)?
Are women ages 25-40 (P) who take oral contraceptives (I) at greater risk for developing blood clots (O) compared with women ages 25-40 (P) who use IUDs for contraception (C) over a 5 year time frame (T)?
In school-age children (P), what is the effect of a school-based physical activity program (I) on a reduction in the incidence of childhood obesity (O) compared with no intervention (C) within a 1 year period (T)?
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Search for the Best Evidence
Be selective in which data base(s) you choose.
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
Medline
Ovid
Limit your searching
Use “and” to link your topic
Search full text articles only
Sign up for an account-avoid doing the same search twice
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Reference Page Due- Week 4
Turn in reference page
Follow APA format
Use the library resources to double check your work
Points will be deducted for mistakes
Must use three or more relevant and current sources (w/in last three years)
Include at least two scholarly journal articles
Limit your search to “peer reviewed journals”
Read the article carefully to see if it identifies as peer reviewed
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Paper: Module 7
2-3 page APA paper (see library for example on APA formatting)
Include
The clinical problem
The PICOT question
Possible integration of the evidence that you found in clinical practice
Methods to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation
A Grammarly report (with plagiarism check)
Submit to dropbox. Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename). The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date.
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