Chamberlain Nursing
Course Project Milestone #1: PICOT & Literature Review Worksheet
PICOT Worksheet Your Name: Shannon Hagerman | Date: July 21,2013 | Your Instructor’s Name: Jill Price |
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: | Does the implementation of rounding increase patient satisfaction? | Focus of the question: | To increase patient satisfaction by rounding | | Your PICO(T) Elements | P = Patients(s) or problemPatient, patient population or presenting issue | Patient satisfaction | I = Intervention under Consideration | Hourly
PICOT Worksheet Your Name: Shannon Hagerman | Date: July 21,2013 | Your Instructor’s Name: Jill Price |
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: | Does the implementation of rounding increase patient satisfaction? | Focus of the question: | To increase patient satisfaction by rounding | | Your PICO(T) Elements | P = Patients(s) or problemPatient, patient population or presenting issue | Patient satisfaction | I = Intervention under Consideration | Hourly
References: Deitrick, L., Baker, K., Paxton, H., Flores, M., & Swavely, D. (2011). Hourly Rounding:Challenges With Implementation of an Evidence-Based Process. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 13-19. Ford, B. M. (2010). Hourly Rounding: A Strategy to Improve Patient Satisfaction Scores. MedSurg Nursing, 188-191. Neville, K., Lake, K., LeMunyon, D., Paul, D., & Whitmore, K. (2012). Nurses ' Perception of Patient Rounding. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 83-88. Olrich, T., Kalman, M., & Nigolian, C. (2012). Hourly Rounding: A Replicaiton Study. MedSurg Nursing, 23-36. Rondinelli, J., Ecker, M., Crawford, C., Seelinger, C., & Omery, A. (2012). Hourly Rounding Imlementation: A Multisite Description of Structures, Process, and Outcomes. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 326-332. Woodard, J. L. (2009). Effects of Rounding on Patient Satisfaction and Patient Safety on a Medical-Surgical Unit. Clinica Nurse Specialist, 200-206.