NRS-490
Capstone Project: Developing a Question
Recall the components of PICOT from your research course:
(P) Population of Focus
(I) Intervention
(C) Comparison
(O) Outcome
(T) Time
Identify each of the components in relation to your approved Capstone Project topic.
P:
I:
C:
O:
T:
Then, develop a PICOT question/statement.
Examples of PICOT questions/statements:
In adult cardiac surgery patients experiencing post-operative pain (P) immediately following
surgery (P), is morphine (I) or fentanyl (C), administered intravenously, more effective in
reducing postoperative (T) pain (O)?
For immune-compromised patients, 50 years and older (P), does the use of pneumonia
vaccine (I) reduce the future risk (T) of pneumonia (O) compared with patients who have not
received the vaccine (C)?
© 2015. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.
Capstone Project: Developing a Question
Recall the components of PICOT from your research course:
(P) Population of Focus
(I) Intervention
(C) Comparison
(O) Outcome
(T) Time
Identify each of the components in relation to your approved Capstone Project topic.
P:
I:
C:
O:
T:
Then, develop a PICOT question/statement.
Examples of PICOT questions/statements:
In adult cardiac surgery patients experiencing post-operative pain (P) immediately following
surgery (P), is morphine (I) or fentanyl (C), administered intravenously, more effective in
reducing postoperative (T) pain (O)?
For immune-compromised patients, 50 years and older (P), does the use of pneumonia
vaccine (I) reduce the future risk (T) of pneumonia (O) compared with patients who have not
received the vaccine (C)?
© 2015. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.
