PICOT Worksheet:

Guidelines and Grading Rubric

PURPOSE

Clear identification of the problem or opportunity is the
first step in evidence-based nursing. This assignment offers a tool to assist
in the identification of the problem, proposed intervention, and desired
outcomes. Completion of the assignment will include identification of the
problem or concern using the PICOT format.

COURSE OUTCOMES

This assignment enables the student to meet the following
Course Outcome.

CO 1: Examine the
sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7)

DUE DATE

This assignment consists of the completion of the PICOT
question Worksheet. Submit the completed worksheet to the Dropbox by Sunday,
11:59 p.m. MT at the end ofWeek 3.

POINTS

This assignment is worth 200 points.

DIRECTIONS

1. Read
these guidelines including the grading rubrics below. Watch this video on how
to complete the assignment at
http://www.brainshark.com/devry/vu?pi=zIAz11yLtvzHr05z0

2. Download
the PICOT worksheet form from Course Resources. Consider what is the nursing
problem or issue that you have uncovered. Make sure it is related to nursing,
i.e., one that a nurse can solve independently. Do not select a medical problem
that is dependent upon a medical professional to resolve.

3. Submit
the completed PICOT Worksheet to the Week 3 Dropbox.

GRADING CRITERIA: PICOT WORKSHEET

Category Points % Description

PICOT question 50 25% Question
or nursing problem is identified and is an independent nursing decision.

PICOT elements 50 25% PICOT
elements are correctly identified. Outcomes are measurable.

Practice issue and scope of the problem 50 25% Practice
issue/problem is thoroughly described. The need for change is evident. Practice
area is identified. Identification of the practice issue is clear. Scope of the
problem is identified.

Evidence and search terms 50 25% Appropriately
identifies the types of evidences that should be gathered. Uses manageable
search terms and ways in which the search can be narrowed is discussed.

TOTAL 200 100

EXAMPLE 1:

What is the PICO question? Will influenza immunization
compliancy rates increase if flu clinics are provided in a Flu PODS and
immunization clinics at convenient times covering all shifts?

Define each element of the question below:

P- (Patient, population, or problem): Hospital employees and
volunteers required to have the influenza immunization annually

I -(Intervention):
Offer multiple Flu “PODS” and immunization clinics to hospital employees
and volunteers making it convenient to receive the required immunization. Offer at a variety of times, available to all
shifts

C- (Comparison with other treatment/current practice):
Compare analytics showing employees and volunteers who received flu shot prior
to 2016 when Flu PODS and immunization clinics were not offered compared to
2016 where Flu PODS and immunization clinics are offered to accommodate
shifts. Track number of
employees/volunteers coming at each hour time frame.

O- (Desired outcome): Increase of compliance of receiving
the annual mandatory flu shot by employees and volunteers

EXAMPLE 2:

What is the PICO question? For non-diabetic patients on
corticosteroid therapy, does monitoring for headache, fatigue, nausea,
vomiting, and blurred vision hourly vs. no observations for signs of
hyperglycemia promote improvement of pulmonary complications?

Define each element of the question below:

P- (Patient, population, or problem): Non-diabetic patients
on corticosteroid therapy.

I- (Intervention):
Monitoring for headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and blurred vision

C- (Comparison with other treatment/current practice): No
observations for signs of hyperglycemia

O- (Desired outcome): Improvement of pulmonary complications

T-(Time): 90 days

PICOTWorksheet – Week 3

PART 1: PICOT QUESTION

Name:

Date:

Your Instructor’s Name:

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.

Step 1: Select the key PICO terms for searching the
evidence. Clearly define your PICOT question. List each element P (problem,
population, or problem), I (intervention), C (Comparison with other
treatment/current practice), and O (Desired outcome), T (Time Frame). Is the potential solution something for which
you (as nurse or student) can find a solution through evidence research? Look
in your book for guidelines to developing your PICOT questionand also read the
required articles.

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
want to research. What is your practice area; clinical, education, or
administration? (This is NOT where you will list your PICOT question)

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.

Step 4: What evidence must be gathered? What sources of
reliable information will be helpful for your particular question?

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 needed?

PICOT Question

What is the PICOT question?

Define each element of the question below:

P- (Patient, population, or problem):

I- (Intervention):

C- (Comparison with other treatment/current practice):

O- (Desired outcome):

T-(Time Frame):

What is the practice issue/problem? What is the scope of the
issue? What is the need for change?

What is the practice area?

___ Clinical

___ Education

___ Administration

___ Other

How was the practice issue identified? (check all that
apply)

___ Safety/risk management concerns

___ Unsatisfactory patient outcomes

___ Wide variations in practice

___ Significant financial concerns

___ Difference between hospital and community practice

___ Clinical practice issue is a concern

___ Procedure or process is a time waster

___ Clinical practice issue has no scientific base

___ Other:

What evidence must be gathered? (check all that apply)

___ Literature search

___ Guidelines

___ Expert Opinion

___ Patient Preferences ___
Clinical Expertise

___ Financial Analysis

___ Standards (Regulatory, professional, community)

___ Other

Search terms/How to narrow the search?

Week 5 Reading
Research Literature

Reading Research Literature

Guidelines and Grading Rubric– Week5

The student will read research literature to determine the
research purpose, question, design, population, sample, limitations, data
collection and analysis.

COURSE OUTCOMES

This assignment enables the student to meet the following
course outcomes:

CO 2: Apply
research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research
studies. (PO #4 and8)

CO 4: Evaluate
published nursing research for credibility and lab significance related to
evidence-based practice. (PO #4 and8)

POINTS:This assignment is worth 225 points.

DUE DATE:Submit to the Reading Research Literature basket in
the Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT Sundayat the end of Week 5.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Download
the research articles from the Chamberlain library.

Retrieve the following research articles:Make sure you are
viewing the full text PDF. If you view the article in HTML format, you may not
be able to see the tables and figures that are referenced in the questions.

Velayutham, S. G., Chandra, S. R., Bharath, S., &
Shankar, R. G. (2017). Quantitative balance and gait measurement in patients
with frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer diseases: A pilot study. Indian
Journal of Psychological Medicine, 39(2), 176-182. 203132.
doi:10.4103/0253-7176.203132. Retrieved from
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Pals, R. S., Hansen, U. M., Johansen, C. B., Hansen, C. S.,
Jørgensen, M. E., Fleischer, J., &Willaing, I. (2015). Making sense of a
new technology in clinical practice: A qualitative study of patient and
physician perspectives. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 1-10.
doi:10.1186/s12913-015-1071-1. Retrieved from
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2. Download
the NR439_Reading_Research_Literature_form.

3. Watch the
video on how to complete this assignment at
http://www.brainshark.com/devry/vu?pi=zGCzbNjK4zHr05z0.

4. Type
answers to the questions directly onto the form. Your formdoes NOT need to
follow APA formatting; however, you are expected to use correct grammar,
spelling, syntax, and write in complete sentences.

5. Save the
fileby clicking Save as and adding your last name, e.g.,
NR439_W5_Reading_Research_Literature_Form_Smith.docx.

6. Submit to
the Week 5 Reading Research Literature basket in the Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT
Sunday at the end of Week 5. Please post questions about this paper in the Week
5Q&A Forum.

GRADING CRITERIA

Category Points % Description

Velayutham, et al article: Question 1 10 4% Identifies the purpose of the research
article.

Question 2 10 4% Identifies
the research question implied in the study.

Question 3 10 4% Describes
the research design of the study.

Question 4 10 4% Identifies
and describes the population.

Question 5 10 4% Was
the sample approach adequate for the research design

Question 6 10 4% Describe
the data collection procedure

Question 7 10 4% How
were the data analyzed

Question 8 10 4% Describes
the limitations in the study.

Question 9 10 4% Describes
the authors’ conclusions.

Question 10 10 5% How
does this advance knowledge in the field.

Pals et al article: Question 11 10 5% Identifies the purpose of the research
article.

Question 12 10 5% Identifies
the research question implied in the study.

Question 13 10 5% Describes
the research design of the study.

Question 14 10 5% Identifies
and describes the population.

Question 15 10 5% Was
the sample approach adequate for the research design

Question 16 10 5% Describe
the data collection procedure

Question 17 10 5% How
were the data analyzed

Question 18 10 5% Describes
the limitations in the study.

Question 19 10 5% Describes
the authors’ conclusions.

Question 20 10 5% How
does this advance knowledge in the field.

Style and Writing 25 11% Names
file, includes name on paper. Writes in complete sentences with no grammar,
spelling, or syntax errors.

Total 225 pts 100% A
quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements

Reading Research Literature – Week 5

Type your answers to the following questions using complete
sentences and correct grammar, spelling, and syntax. Click Save as and save the
file with your last name and assignment,
e.g.,NR439_Reading_Research_Literature_Smith.Submit by 11:59 pm MT Sunday at
the end of Week 5. The guidelines and grading rubric for this assignment may be
found on the assignment page.

Title: RRL

Name:[replace this text with your name]

The following questions pertain to:

Velayutham, S. G., Chandra, S. R., Bharath, S., &
Shankar, R. G. (2017). Quantitative balance and gait measurement in patients
with frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer diseases: A pilot study. Indian
Journal of Psychological Medicine, 39(2), 176-182. doi:10.4103/0253-7176.203132

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1) What is
the purpose of this research?

2) What is
the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.

3) Give a
complete description of theresearch design of this study.

4) What is
the population (sample) for this study.

5) Was the
sampleapproach adequate for the research design that was selected and explain
why

6) Describe
the data collection procedure.

7) How were
the data analyzed after collection?

8) Discuss
the limitations found in the study.

9) Discuss
the authors’ conclusions. Do you feel these conclusions are based on the data
that they collected?

10) How does
this advance knowledge in the field

The following questions pertain to:

Pals, R. S., Hansen, U. M., Johansen, C. B., Hansen, C. S.,
Jørgensen, M. E., Fleischer, J., & Willaing, I. (2015). Making sense of a
new technology in clinical practice: a qualitative study of patient and
physician perspectives. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), 1-10.
doi:10.1186/s12913-015-1071-1

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11) What is
the purpose of this research?

12) What is
the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.

13) Give a
complete description of the research design of this study.

14) What is
the population (sample) for this study?

15) Was the
sample spproach adequate for the research design that was selected and explain
why.

16) Describe
the data collection procedure.

17) How were
the data analyzed?

18) Discuss
the limitations found in the study?

19) Discuss
the authors’ conclusions. Do you feel these conclusions are based on the data
that they collected?

20) How does
this advance knowledge in the field.

Week 6 Research
Article Critique Paper

Research Article Critique:

Guidelines and Grading Rubric – Week 6

PURPOSE

The purpose of this assignment is for the student to learn
to examine, analyze, critique, and summarize an original research article.
Student is to select an article from a list located in Course Resources. There
is a choice of articles from whichyou must choose ONE to complete this
assignment.

COURSE OUTCOMES

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the
ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to
professional nursing practice. (PO #7)

CO2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the
content of published research studies. (POs #4 and 8)

CO4: Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and
lab significance related to evidence-based practice. (POs #4 and 8)

CO5: Recognize the role of research findings in
evidence-based practice. (POs #7 and 8)

POINTS

The assignment is worth a total of 175 points.

DUE DATE

You are to submit your paper to the Week 6 Dropbox by Sunday
11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6.

REQUIREMENTS

Through this assignment, the student will:

1. Critique
a peer-reviewed study, and in your own words, describe the research question,
sample, design of study, data collection method, findings, and limitations of
each. (CO 1, CO2,)

2. Summarize
the research article and evaluate the significance to nursing. Do not just
quote the author’s words. Paraphrase the information. (CO 4, CO5).

GUIDELINES TO WRITING THE PAPER

1. Course
Resources lists articles from which you are to selectONE to analyze.

2. Retrieve
the full-text version of the article from the library. Read it thoroughly.

3. Introduction
(one paragraph): The introduction should be interesting and capture the
reader’s attention.

a. Provide a
brief description of the research article to be discussed.

b. Discuss
the purpose of your paper. The purpose statement of the paper should relate to
the research article reviewed and the implications that it has to evidence
based nursing practice.

c. You will
need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own
words

4. Describe
the research question for this study in a paragraph.

a. Describe
the research in greater detail.

b. Include
your observations about this question.

c. Discuss
events or trends that could have affected this question.

d. You will
need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own
words

5. Describe
the research design of this study, and in your own words discuss the design.

a. Discuss
the research design of the study.

b. Discuss
the strengths and weaknesses of the type of design and hypothesize why the
author utilized the
design as opposed to others.

c. You will
need to summarize the information from the article in your own words

6. Describethe
sample.

a. Briefly
describe the sample size used for this study

b. Make a
judgment as to whether the sample size was adequate and defend your
answer.

c. Describe
the number or participants and determine if the number of participants was
adequate compared to the research question and the intent of the study.

d. Are these
numbers adequate? Discuss gaps in that you identified.

e. You will
need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own
words

7. Describe
the data collection method(s)’

a. Who
collected the data?

b. What
tools were used?

c. What
were the ethical considerations addressed and discuss gaps you identified.

d. You will
need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own
words

8. Describe
the limitations of the study.

a. Identify the
limitations within the study

b. Describe
how the limitations could be overcome in subsequent studies

c. Comment
on why limitations are important to list and discuss within a study

d. You will
need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own
words

9. Describe
the findings reported in the study.

a. Describe
the findings reported in the study

b. Discuss
whether the findings of the study answered the research question posed within
the study

c. Discuss
the credibility of the findings

d. If the
findings do not support the research question posed within the study, what do
you believe is the reason?

e. You will
need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own
words

10. Summary

a. Summarize
important points from the body of your paper including the key components of
the paper.

b. Include a
statement about the research question and the findings.

c. Discuss
the probability of implementation into practice. Based on these findings, is
the evidence that you found on your topic strong enough to suggest a change in
practice, or an idea for practice?

d. End with
a concluding statement.

11. Citations
and Referencesmust be included to support the information within each topic area.
Refer to the APA manual, Chapter 7, for examples of proper reference format.
In-text citations are to be noted for all information contained in your paper
that is not your original idea or thought. Ask yourself, “How do I know this?”
and then cite the source.

12. Reference
Page: The Reference Page should start on a new page (insert a page break). All
references should be cited within the body of the paperas (Author, year) and
the full reference should be included in APA format on the reference page. A url
link alone is not an adequate reference. See the APA Guidelines in Course
Resources for examples of properly formatted references.

GRADING CRITERIA

Category Points % Description

Research Question 20 11% Describe,
analyze, and summarize the research question for this study your own words.

Design of Study 20 11% Describe,
analyze, and summarize the research design of this study in your own words.

Sample/Population of the Study 25 14% Describe, analyze, and summarize the
sample in your own words.

Data Collection Methods 25 14% Describe,
analyze, and summarize the data collection method(s)’ in your own words.

Limitations 20 12% Describe,
analyze, and summarize the limitations of the study in your own words.

Findings 20 12% Describe,
analyze, and summarize the findings reported in the study in your own words.

Summary of Article

(See rubric for categories and breakdown of points.) 25 14% Summarize important points from the body
of your paper including the key components of the paper and discuss the probability
of implementation into practice.

Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling/ APA Formatting 20 12% No errors in grammar, punctuation,
spelling, and APA formatting.

Total 175 100% A
quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

NR439 Articles List for Week 6 Research Article Critique

Katon, W., Russo, J., & Gavin, A. (2014). Predictors of
postpartum depression. Journal of Women’s Health (15409996), 23(9), 753-759.
doi:10.1089/jwh.2014.4824. (7p.)

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Murfet, G. O., Allen, P., &Hingston, T. J. (2014).
Maternal and neonatal health outcomes following the implementation of an
innovative model of nurse practitioner-led care for diabetes in pregnancy.
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(5), 1150-1163.doi:10.1111/jan.12277. (14p.)

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Stavrianopoulos, T. (2016). Impact of a nurses-led telephone
Intervention program on the quality of life in patients with heart failure in a
district hospital of Greece. Health Science Journal, 10(4), 1.

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