Formulate a PICOT Question

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Formulate a PICOT Question

The objective of this discussion is to introduce students to Evidence-Based Practice by teaching them to pose specific questions of importance for their practice. Therefore, for this discussion, you will be developing and writing your own clinical-oriented (PICO(T)) questions as discussed in the learning module.

Instructions:

  1. Instructions:
    1. Questions are the driving force behind EBP.  If there were no questions, EBP would be unnecessary. Using the identified clinical problem in discussion #3.
    2. Formulate a PICOT question by identifying:
      1. P – Patient or Problem: Who is the patient? What are the most important characteristics of the patient? What is the primary problem, disease, or co-existing condition?
      2. I – Intervention: What is the main intervention being considered?
      3. C – Comparison: What is the main comparison intervention? (optional)
      4. O – Outcome: What are the anticipated measures, improvements, or effects?
    3. Convert this PICOT to a clinical question.
    4. indicate the best study method to answer this PICOT question (use the PICOT worksheet attached)
    5. Title the discussion with the PICOT question.
    6. Your post should be within a range of 150-240 words.
    7. Cite your references APA 7th  ed. (not included in the length of the post).