Capstone 5

Discuss and submit your PICOT question.

What is the healthcare problem you propose to change?

What impact does it have on the patient, community, cost of care, quality of life, readmissions?

Be detailed about your population and setting. It should be a health problem identified in your clinical setting or community. It should be realistic.

PICOT Guidelines

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PICOT- Should be discussed in detail. This section should include your PICOT question but also should provide thorough descriptions of your population, intervention, comparison intervention, outcome, and timing (if appropriate to your question).

The PICOT process begins with a case scenario, and the question is phrased to elicit an answer:

EXAMPLE: Will the implementation if (I)_____in a specific population of _______(P) compared to ______(C) improve _______(O) in a period of _______(T)?

The word PICOT is a mnemonic derived from the elements of a clinical research question – patient, intervention, comparison, outcome, and (sometimes) time. The PICOT process begins with a case scenario, and the question is phrased to elicit an answer. P – Patient/Problem I – Intervention C – Comparison O – Outcome T – Timeframe

NOTE: The goal of the MSN Capstone is to integrate Theory and Practice. Therefore, the Capstone is to present evidenced-based on a healthcare problem without needing IRB approval. The project should focus on quality improvement, a teaching plan or the development of a new policy and/or procedure within the clinical setting/community. IRB approval is needed when you have direct involvement with human subjects. Such as, interaction or intervention with human subjects or involve access to identifiable private information.