PICOT is an acronym used to help develop clinical research questions and guide you in your search for evidence:
I = Intervention or issue of interest
C = Comparison of interventions or comparison of interests
O = Outcome
T = Time frame
For example, you may wish to research the effects of interrupted sleep on cognition of ICU patients 65 or older.
Using this PICOT model,
In _________(P), how does __________ (I) compared to _________ (C) influence _________ (O) over ________ (T)?
In ICU patients who are 65 or older, how does interrupted sleep (awakened one time or more in four hours) as compared to uninterrupted sleep influence the patient’s cognitive ability over 5 days?
Assignment Directions
Begin by selecting a topic in nursing that is of interest to you.
The PICOT topics must be APPLICABLE TO NURSING, meaning that they involve a NURSING intervention. The prescription of medications is not a nursing intervention. PLEASE do not choose topics, such as medications, medical tests and procedures that nurses cannot influence. Keep it simple; it will make this assignment and the week 6 assignment so much easier. Here are some potential PICOT topics:
Addiction, Adherence, Alarm safety, Comfort, Delirium, Depression, Diabetes management, Discharge teaching, Falls, Functional ability, Health and wellbeing of nurses, Hospital readmission rates, Infection control, Mobility, Pain, Prenatal teaching, Prevention of post operative complications, Prevention of pressure ulcers, Sleep disturbances, Stress.
Next, use PICOT to format possible research questions about that topic. Provide 3 possible PICOT research questions.
Include the following:
Title page
Provide a brief description of the topic and background information.
Explain the significance of the topic to nursing practice.
Provide 3 clearly stated PICOT questions.
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