NR 439 PICOT Worksheet
PICOT Worksheet – Week 3
, Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 439 PICOT Worksheet
PICOT Worksheet – Week 3
Name: Nicole Koehler
Date: 9/17/17
Your Instructor’s Name: Dr Hughes
Purpose: To identify a problem or concern that nursing can change and develop a PICOT question to
guide the change project.
Directions: Use the form below to complete the Week 3 Assignment PICOT Evidence Worksheet. This
includes filling in the table with information about your research question and your PICOT elements and
the second part is filling in the Evidence Worksheet.
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Step 1: Select the key PICO terms for searching the evidence. Clearly define your PICOT question. List
er as
each element P (problem, population, or problem), I (intervention), C (Comparison with other
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treatment/current practice), and O (Desired outcome), T (Time Frame). Is the potential solution
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something for which you (as nurse or student) can find a solution through evidence research? Look in
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your book for guidelines to developing your PICOT question and also read the required articles.
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ou urc
Step 2: Identify the problem. What have you noticed in your work or school environment that isn’t
achieving the desired patient or learning outcomes? What needs to change in nursing, what can you
change with the support of evidence in the literature? Describe the problem or practice issue that you
o
want to research. What is your practice area; clinical, education, or administration? (This is NOT where
aC s
you will list your PICOT question)
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Step 3: How was the practice issues identified? How did you come to know this was a problem in your
clinical practice? Review the listed concerns and check all that apply.
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Step 4: Identifies and documents four sources of evidence. What evidence must be gathered? What
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sources of reliable information will be helpful for your particular question? Describes rationale for all
checked types of evidence
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Step 5: What terms will you use in order to make sure that your search is wide enough to obtain
required information but narrow enough to keep it focused? How will you narrow your search if
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needed?
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PICOT Worksheet – Week 3
, Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 439 PICOT Worksheet
PICOT Worksheet – Week 3
Name: Nicole Koehler
Date: 9/17/17
Your Instructor’s Name: Dr Hughes
Purpose: To identify a problem or concern that nursing can change and develop a PICOT question to
guide the change project.
Directions: Use the form below to complete the Week 3 Assignment PICOT Evidence Worksheet. This
includes filling in the table with information about your research question and your PICOT elements and
the second part is filling in the Evidence Worksheet.
m
Step 1: Select the key PICO terms for searching the evidence. Clearly define your PICOT question. List
er as
each element P (problem, population, or problem), I (intervention), C (Comparison with other
co
treatment/current practice), and O (Desired outcome), T (Time Frame). Is the potential solution
eH w
something for which you (as nurse or student) can find a solution through evidence research? Look in
o.
your book for guidelines to developing your PICOT question and also read the required articles.
rs e
ou urc
Step 2: Identify the problem. What have you noticed in your work or school environment that isn’t
achieving the desired patient or learning outcomes? What needs to change in nursing, what can you
change with the support of evidence in the literature? Describe the problem or practice issue that you
o
want to research. What is your practice area; clinical, education, or administration? (This is NOT where
aC s
you will list your PICOT question)
vi y re
Step 3: How was the practice issues identified? How did you come to know this was a problem in your
clinical practice? Review the listed concerns and check all that apply.
ed d
Step 4: Identifies and documents four sources of evidence. What evidence must be gathered? What
ar stu
sources of reliable information will be helpful for your particular question? Describes rationale for all
checked types of evidence
is
Step 5: What terms will you use in order to make sure that your search is wide enough to obtain
required information but narrow enough to keep it focused? How will you narrow your search if
Th
needed?
sh
This study source was downloaded by 100000796901680 from CourseHero.com on 04-09-2021 17:42:13 GMT -05:00
NR439 PICOT Worksheet 7/24/17 jw 1
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