Purpose

This assignment provides the opportunity for the student to work on an identified area or phenomenon of interest and nursing concern/problem related to their MSN specialty track.

Click the following link for a printable version of the instructions below: NR505 Week 2 PICOT Worksheet Assignment (Links to an external site.)

Requirements

Description of the Assignment

This assignment will allow the student to identify a nursing practice concern or problem within their chosen MSN specialty track.

For this course, the selected practice concern or problem and nursing theory then serve as a foundation to the identification of PICOT question. Identification of the literature search terms will prepare you for your Week 7 assignment. The purpose of the assignments in this course is to translate evidence currently found in the literature into practice within the chosen MSN specialty track.

Criteria for Content

1. Answer ALL the questions in the first section of the PICOT worksheetPreview the document

• Identify your MSN Specialty Track
• Describe the practice concern/problem.
• Why is this concern/problem important to nursing and healthcare?
• What is the scope of the concern?
• What evidence is there for the need for change?
• Include a minimum of two scholarly sources.

NOTE: Do not rewrite/include the above questions in your template information.

2. Define each element of your PICOT question in one or two sentences.

• P-Population and problem - What is the nursing practice concern or problem and whom does it affect?
• I-Intervention - What evidence-based solution for the problem would you like to apply?
• C-Comparison - what is another solution for the problem? Note that this is typically the current practice, no intervention at all, or an alternative solutions.
• O-Outcome - Very specifically, how will you know that the intervention worked? Think about how you will measure the outcome.
• T-Time frame - For the purpose of the EBP project, keep the timeframe within 6-8 weeks.

NOTE: Do not rewrite/include the above questions in your template information.

3. Write your PICOT question in the standard PICOT question format (narrative) and define each letter (separately). See the example below.

The PICOT question standard format (narrative):

In patients on the 4th floor at CUMC Bergan Mercy, does being rounded on by senior leadership twice during their hospital stay compared to not being rounded on by senior leadership during hospital stay, Increase HCAHPS scores on the medical surgical & progressive care nursing units in 8 weeks?Define each letter (separately):

• P-Patients on the 4th floor at CUMC Bergan Mercy
• I-Those that are rounded on by senior leadership twice during their hospital stay
• C-Those that are not rounded on by senior leadership during hospital stay
• O-Increased HCAHPS scores on the medical surgical & progressive care nursing units
• T-8 weeks

4. Identify the key search terms and phrases for your literature search.

5. Identify a theoretical framework/nursing theory that will guide your EBP project. (The same theory for your Week 7 assignment is preferred)

Preparing the Assignment

Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

The PICOT worksheet will include a title page and reference page.

Title page and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual.

A minimum of 2 (two) appropriate research-based scholarly references must be used. References must be current - within a 5-year timeframe.

Proper citation and reference are required for the Ideas and information from scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.

Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.