PICOT Question

Assignment Directions

Step 1: Choose Your Topic

Select ONE PICOT topic from the provided list:

• Falls, Accidental: Resulting in Injury
• Medication Errors: Distractions and Interruptions
• Alarm Fatigue and Patient Safety
• Pressure Injury: Prevention
• Handoff: Patient Safety
• Hospital Readmissions
• Nursing Staffing and Patient Safety: Shiftwork
• CAUTI
• CLABSI
• ICU Acquired Delirium
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia
• Venous thromboembolism
• Diabetes

Step 2: Create Your PICOT Question

• Use the PICOT format(Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time).
• Write one possible research question about your topic.

Avoid multiple PICOT questions only one is required.

Step 3: Find Your Research Article

• Locate one original, quantitative, peer-reviewed research article related to your topic.
• The article must:
• Be published within the last 5 years
• Contain Methods, Results, and Discussion sections
• Come from a credible database (e.g., CINAHL)

Do NOT select:

• Mixed-methods studies
• Qualitative research
• Systematic reviews
• Quality improvement projects
• Evidence-based practice summaries

Step 4: Upload with Your Paper

• Upload your quantitative article(PDF or Word format only).
• If approved, this article will be reused for:

Your Submission Must Include:

1. Title Page
2. Topic Description & Background Information (Use your textbook (page 28), journal, or EBP care sheets from CINAHL/Nursing Reference Center.)
3. Significance to Nursing Practice (Explain why this topic matters using data or findings from your source(s).
4. Your PICOT Question (Clearly state your single PICOT question.)
5. Uploaded Quantitative Article

Paper Requirements

• Length: 23 pages(not including title and reference pages)
• Format: APA 7th Edition
• Cite all sources accurately.