PICOT Question

PICOT Question

CAPSTONE: PART I 

The PICOT will be a health issue identified at work or in the community. Be creative! There are certain topics that have been saturated in healthcare and have been implemented multiple times already. Do not present on the following topics:

Diabetes, CHF, Blood pressure, Infection Control (hand washing, post op infections), Medication compliance programs, Telemedicine/Home programs

1. Title Page
2. Introduction to your proposed problem:

– Significance of the Practice Problem: Discuss the identified Practice Problem.

-Introduce the topic of the paper.

-Describe the health problem. Don’t type “Introduction.”

-Using data and statistics, support your claim that your selected issue is a problem.

– Include your purpose statement and what specifically you will address in your proposed program.

-Be sure your proposed outcome is realistic and measurable. APA.

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3. PICOT- Should be discussed in detail. This section should include your PICOT question but also should provide thorough descriptions of your population, intervention, comparison intervention, outcome, and timing (if appropriate to your question).

The word PICOT is a mnemonic derived from the elements of a clinical research question – patient, intervention, comparison, outcome, and (sometimes) time. The PICOT process begins with a case scenario, and the question is phrased to elicit an answer. P – Patient/Problem I – Intervention C – Comparison O – Outcome T – Timeframe

4. Describe the vulnerable population

-Discuss the impact of social determinants on health for your selected population.

-What are the risk factors that make this a vulnerable population?

-Use evidence to support the risk factors you have identified.

PICOT Question

5. Research should be from scholarly journals of evidence-based interventions that address the problem.

-Peer-reviewed research articles not older than five years (all articles must be used in your paper)

6. Proposal

-Propose addressing the selected health problem using an evidence-based intervention in your literature search to address the problem in the selected population/setting.

-Include a thorough discussion of the specifics of this intervention which include resources necessary, those involved, and feasibility for a nurse in an advanced role.

-Be sure to include a timeline for the intervention proposed.

7. Theoretical Framework/Nursing Theory- This section should include the theoretical framework which supports your project. Describe a theory or model to serve as the foundation for your project.

PICOT Question

– Overall, you should be able to introduce the problem and why this is significant to the healthcare system. For example: What impact does it have on the patient, community, cost of care, quality of life, readmissions and so forth

-Use appropriate APA 7th Ed. format along with Syllabus outline

-Scholarly, peer-reviewed, and research articles cited should be within the last five years.

-This section should be 3  pages long (not including the title and reference page).

-Use proper in-text citations with a properly formatted reference list.

-All papers must be written in the 3rd person.