NR505 Week 2 Discussion Latest 2021 July

NR505 Advanced Research Methods Evidence-Based Practice

Week 2 Discussion

Using Evidence to Address Practice Issues

Revisit the practice-related issue of interest that you identified in the week one discussion posting, and respond to the following:

Describe the practice-related issue and its impact on the nursing profession and/or healthcare delivery.

How does this issue influence healthcare safety, quality, and/or health outcomes?

What nursing intervention would you recommend to improve the issue?

As you conduct a review of literature to better understand the issue and your proposed intervention, what search terms might be most helpful?

Based upon your responses to the above, develop a PICOT statement that conveys the following elements.

P-Population and Problem - What is the nursing practice issue or problem and who 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 alternative solutions.)

O-Outcome - Very specifically, how will you know that the intervention worked? What will be the indicator of success, and how will that outcome be measured?

T-Timeframe - Target date for outcome achievement.

Use a sentence format to construct your PICOT statement. Here is an example from the educational field (remember, your PICOT will address a nursing practice issue or problem):

Do kindergarteners experiencing learning disabilities who are given a stress ball to squeeze experience improved academic performance in class when compared to those who don't have a stress ball during the spring semester?

Population - kindergartners

Problem - learning disabilities impacting stress and academic performance

I - stress ball

C - no stress ball

O - improved academic performance

T - spring semester