Course Project Milestone #1:PICOT& Literature Review Worksheet

PICOT Worksheet

Your Name:	Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:

Purpose
: To identify a problem or concern that nursing can change and select key words for a literature search.

Directions:
Use the form below to complete the PICOT assignment in Milestone #1. This includes filling in the table with information about your research question and your PICO(T) elements, as well as answering the Search Technique questions.

Step 1: 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? Determine the focus of the research question ???????? Assessment, Diagnosis, Etiology, Prevention, Prognosis, or Therapy.

Step 2: Identify a potential solution
. Do you have an idea of what could be done to solve the problem?

Step 3:Create your research question.
State your full question. For example: For new students entering an online program would a mandatory orientation course improve retention by increasing computer literacy and professional writing proficiency?

Step 4:Select the key PICOT terms for searching the evidence.
Is the potential solution something for which you (as nurse or student) can find a solution through evidence research? In the above example the PICOT search terms would be:

P = students entering online program

I = mandatory orientation

C= elective orientation or none

O = increased retention

T = second semester

Your research question:
Focus of the question:
		Your PICO(T) Elements
P = Patients(s) or problem Patient, patient population or presenting issue
I = Intervention underConsideration
C = Comparison What is the current practice you are comparing to ???????I???????? (This elementmay be implied or missing)
O = Outcome What is the effect of the ???????I??????? on ???????P???????? What is desired outcome?
T = Time Is there a need to limit the timeframe for the intervention?

 
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Search Techniques
:Please answer the following questions below.

1.   

What three database(s) in the CCN library best aIDress your research question (CINAHL, Cochrane, Medline, ERIC, (others; i.e. what subject heading would you use to perform your search)?

2.   

How can you focus or expand the search if initial search results are not satisfactory?

3.   

Describe ways you might refine your general search to reduce the number of results from your search. Can you use the EBSCO subject headings? What about the advanced search option using Boolean limiters such as AND. Once you have a reasonable number of relevant search results (10-30) what final limiters will, you set to reduce the search results further (i.e., English language limiter, age limiters, publication year limiters, peer-reviewedjournallimiter, and/or human subject limiter)?

Literature Review Worksheet

Your Name:

Date:

Your Instructor’s Name:

Purpose:
To find evidence to support an intervention that will change the outcomes.

Directions:
Type your search question below. Find AT LEAST SIX (6) studies to support the need for change and the potential intervention you have selected to solve the problem. Using the table below, insert and describe your six chosen research articles.

Search Question:

	APA Reference for Article Give the APA-formatted reference for the article. Check your APA manual (Chapter 7) for correct reference format.  Built in APA formats and library citations may not be in the correct format.	Peer Reviewed Identify whether it is peer reviewed or not	Brief Description of Research AIDress the question regarding how does the information in the article apply to the project problem or proposed intervention. Summarize in your own words.	Type of Research Indicate if the article describes qualitative research, quantitative research, a systematic review, a meta-analysis, or expert opinion. Discuss why this type of research is significant to the project.	Study Outcomes/ Recommendations Describe if the study sample is large and global enough so that conclusions can be generalized to other populations. Can you take the study recommendations and use them as a guide? Is there a research tool you can use?
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