Description
Within the Discussion Board area, write 500–700 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 2 scholarly resources, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
For this Discussion Board (DB), you will develop your PICOT question. This PICOT question will be the basis for your weekly projects. Your PICOT question can be modified based on peer and instructor feedback this week to help best identify the true question being asked and to help locate specific research.
Develop a research question in the PICOT format—population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time—that relates to your current work environment or to a particular nursing interest. Consider a specific nursing intervention or nursing policy with a specific culture or patient population as the focus. In addition to developing a PICOT question, discuss the role of theory in evidence-based health promotion practice, and address the following:
Describe the selected population in your PICOT question and its unique healthcare needs. (See template for PICOT development below.)
Select a theory, and apply it to your chosen nursing intervention or nursing policy. Why did you choose this theory?
When thinking about how to evaluate (obtain an outcome) its effectiveness, what would you measure? Would you measure lab values, interview participants, or both? Why did you select that method?
Include at least 2 scholarly articles supporting your post.
Template Examples
The following templates can be used to develop your PICOT question:
For an intervention question:
In __________ (P), how does __________ (I) compared with __________ (C) affect __________ (O) over __________ (T period of time)?
For an etiology question:
Are __________ (P) who have __________ (I) compared with those without __________ (C) at __________ risk for __________ (O) over __________ (T period of time)?
All sources should be cited using APA format. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format should be correct and professional.
Note: The question developed here will be the basis for the projects in the course, that is, the literature review in Unit 3 and the project in Unit 4. Include at least 2 references to research sources. When responding to your peers this week, please provide them with constructive feedback on their PICOT question. You may need to revise your PICOT question based on instructor or peer feedback.
