Evidence-Based Practice Proposal

9/24/21, 3)26 PM What Makes a Clinical Question Well Built?

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What Makes a Clinical Question Well Built?

In the scenario about Mrs. R one foreground question may be,

"In this middle-aged Hispanic woman whose is slightly obese with moderate hypertension (the P), would treating her (the I) with a weight loss plan (the C) be beneficial to reduce her blood pressure

(the O)?"

Remember!

Question should be directly relevant to the problem at hand.

Question should be phrased to facilitate searching for a precise answer.

Asking a well-built question, like many clinical skills, needs practice.

If you would like more practice go to the Center for EBM Toronto and Practice Formulating Questions (https://ebm- tools.knowledgetranslation.net/resource/formulating-answerable)

Evidence Based Practice Asking the Relevant Clinical Question

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Resources for PICOT Several sources are available to help nurses develop PICOT questions. Below are some links to valuable resources.

Florida Gulf Coast University Library PICO tutorial : https://fgcu.libguides.com/EBP/pic (https://fgcu.libguides.com/EBP/pico)

University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Health Science Library: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/tutorials/pico_tutorial/index.cfm

(https://guides.lib.unc.edu/pico)

Boston University: http://medlib.bu.edu/tutorials/ebm/pico (http://www.bumc.bu.edu/medlib/resources/tutorials/ebmebd- tutorials/ebd-pico-tutorial/ebd-pico-p10/)

Napa Valley College http://www.napavalley.edu/Library/Pages/AskClinicalQ uestionsinPICOTFormat.aspx (http://www.napavalley.edu/Library/Pages/AskClinicalQuestionsinPICOTFormat.aspx)

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