PICOT and Literature Review Worksheet - 1574 Words

Course Project Milestone #1: PICOT Literature Review Worksheet PICOT Worksheet Your Name: Date: Your Instructors 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 isnt 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 = mandatoryShow MoreRelatedNr451 Milestone654 Words   |  3 PagesProject 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: