Discussion: Research questions and clinical questions

Discussion: Research questions and clinical questions

create 1 clinical question using the PICO format labeling each portion of the question. Then search the literature to find 3 articles related to your clinical question. List the articles in APA format.

Objectives

Differentiate between research questions and clinical questions

Discuss the steps for appraising the literature for clinical application

In this assessment you will create 1 clinical question using the PICO format labeling each portion of the question. Then search the literature to find 3 articles related to your clinical question. List the articles in APA format.

Objectives

Differentiate between research questions and clinical questions

Discuss the steps for appraising the literature for clinical application

Due Date: Sun, Feb 23 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US.

Point Value: 30

TextBook for class

LoBiondo-Wood & Haber 2018

Nursing Research: Methods and

Critical Appraisal for Evidence

-Based Practice

978-0323431316

Mosby, 2018,

9th edition

Written Assignment-

PICO Assignment – 30-point value. You will use the document in the assignment instructions and create 1 clinical question using the PICO format.

You will list your clinical question on the first line

Label each specific portion of the question in P-I-C-O section

You will then search the literature to find 3 articles related to that clinical question. Articles related to the PICO process in general will not count toward your reference requirement.

Assignment must be completed on the template provided in the assignment instructions.

Do not use soap and water vs gel question, the adult wart, menopausal women with osteopenia, PKU testing of 2-week-old infants, or hypertension and home monitoring as your PICO question; these are specific examples given in the required reading at the end of the Evidence-Based Practice activity and in the course presentation and cannot be used. If such an example is used it will be an automatic 5 point deduction.

Important– the 2 additional questions of the assignment should focus on your clinical question and NOT as a generalization regarding PICO questions. If answered as a generalization, 5 points will be deducted.

Must include 3 references, peer reviewed journals

The textbook should not be used as one of the 3 main references, but can be used as an additional reference if you so choose to do so.

Journal articles must be peer reviewed and must be no older than 5 years (2015-2020)

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.