Professional nurses rely on research findings to inform practice decisions; they use critical thinking to apply research directly to specific patient care situations.
Think about an independent nursing practice problem you care passionately about and would be interested in searching for evidence.
The below problems should not be used:
*medical/doctor/physician problems such as medications, or medications administration or effects, diagnostics such as EKGs, labs, cardiac catherizations.
*staffing, nurse-to-patient ratios, workforce issues are organizational/system /political/administrative/multi-stakeholder problems which nursing cannot solve independently.
Describe a significant nursing clinical issue, topic of interest, or practice problem that is important to you. Describe why you chose the problem/topic.
Write your clinical question in the PICO(T) format for your nursing practice problem.
*To write your clinical question in the PICO(T) format, use : Among/In _________________________ (P), does______________________ (I) (**decrease/increase/impact/influence/affect/reduce/improve**) _____________________ (O) compared to ______________________________ (C) over ______________________________(T)?(**choose one term**)
Professional nurses rely on research findings to influence their practice decisions; they utilize critical thinking to apply research findings directly to specific patient care settings in which they are involved.
Assume you have a problem in independent nursing practice that you are passionate about and would be interested in investigating further for evidence.
The following issues should not be addressed:
Problems relating to medicine, doctors, and physicians, such as drugs, medication administration or side effects, diagnostics such as EKGs, lab tests, and cardiac catheterizations.
Organizational/system/political/administrative/multi-stakeholder difficulties that nursing cannot handle on its own include staffing, nurse-to-patient ratios, and workforce issues. Nursing cannot solve these problems on its own.
Define and describe a significant nursing clinical issue, topic of interest, or practice concern that you believe is noteworthy. Explain why you choose the problem/topic you did.
Write your clinical question in the PICO(T) format for your nursing practice problem, using the guidelines above.
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Use the following format to write your clinical question in the PICO(T) format: Does (P) exist among/in (P)? In comparison to (C) over (T), how much of a decrease/increase/impact/influence/affect/reduce/improve** does (O)? (**select one of the terms**)
