Overview
After studying and completing clinical hours, students undoubtedly witness problems or gaps in healthcare. The PICO question Population/ Patient Problem: (P), Intervention: (I), Comparison: (C), Outcome: (O) is to ask a searchable and answerable question that provides evidence to improve practice. In a well-written discussion post address, the following:
- Describe a real-world, current problem in US psychiatric care. This could be a problem that affects clinical decisions and may include a broad range of biological, psychological, and sociological issues.
- Formulate a PICO question based on the question chosen in the announcement. You will use this question in each discussion for this term.
- Summarize the reason this PICO question is so important to advanced practice nursing.
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style.
- Provide support for your work from at least five academic sources less than 5 years old. Visit Purdue Owl for specific examples on how to create in-text citations and cite references using the current APA format. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
- Students will use this PICO question when creating the abstract and academic poster.
- Students may not duplicate the PICO question of another student at school.
- Do not use AI, there is scanning for AI and plagiarism check as well.