Assignment: Evidence-Based PICOT DNP 801
Assignment: Evidence-Based PICOT Question DNP 801
Assignment: Evidence-Based PICOT DNP 801
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Assignment for Week 3
This week’s assignment delves into various facets of the PICOT question, which will serve as a guide for the research. A PICOT question should be formulated in accordance with PICOT guidelines and should be answerable. Additionally, it is critical to identify potential snags that could jeopardize the project’s timely completion. As such, this week’s article discusses ways to avoid such complications.
The PICOT Question as Formulated
What is the efficacy of psychoeducation (I) in controlling diabetes (T) in patients with diabetes (P) compared to routine diabetes (C) care over a one-year study period (T)?
The Justification for Choosing This Subject
Diabetes has been chosen as the subject. Diabetes has garnered enormous interest from a variety of stakeholders, including patients, nurses, doctors, and researchers, due to the devastating effects it has on patients. While millions of people die from the disease each year, millions more contract it, despite recent advances in medical diagnostics and treatment (Haque et al., 2021). Additionally, diabetes prevalence has been increasing globally in recent years. Consider the magnitude of diabetes’s adverse effects on patients.
Over time, elevated glucose levels may cause damage to a patient’s body organs. Diabetes has a number of long-term consequences, including microvascular and macrovascular damage, which may eventually result in nerve, foot, gum, and kidney problems, as well as stroke and heart attack. Apart from the fact that such adverse effects contribute synergistically to poor health outcomes, efforts to alleviate symptoms impose financial constraints, further impairing the patient’s and family members’ lives (Skinner et al., 2020). Patients can adopt lifestyles that help them experience fewer negative effects of the condition and embrace medication adherence through various nursing interventions such as psychoeducation and self-management education.
Additionally, the topic chosen is consistent with the PICOT selection guidelines. To begin, the question is written in the proper PICOT format. To begin, the population chosen is diabetes patients, a population that is easily accessible. The intervention chosen, psychoeducation, is one that can be implemented efficiently, and it will be compared to current standards of care for diabetic patients. While the outcome is improved diabetes outcomes, the question is specific to a one-year study period.
Avoiding Potential Complications
Numerous complications can arise during the course of a research project, and these complications can have a negative impact on the project’s timeline and jeopardize the project’s timely completion. It is critical, therefore, to establish plans for mitigating such complications or problems. One of these potential complications is organizational factors such as insufficient support; this may occur as a result of a hostile environment in which staff members are uninterested in assisting with the research exercise (Taylor & Terhaar, 2018). One way to mitigate the complication is to approach specific individuals who can assist and speak with them about the course of action. Another potential stumbling block is determining or selecting the appropriate methodology for the project. A flawed methodology can have a detrimental effect on the results. One solution is to read widely and sufficiently early, coordinate with the supervisor, and consult with peers. Sufficient reading will result in the acquisition of the necessary information when selecting a methodology. Apart from that, interactions with the supervisor and peers can be beneficial.
Conclusion
To summarize, developing a PICOT question requires access to the necessary guidelines and ensuring that the question is answerable. Additionally, the topic of investigation should be justified and pertinent to resolving a clinical problem. Numerous complications may arise during the research project, and the individual must mitigate them in order for the project to be completed within the proposed timeline.
Details:
The purpose of this assignment is to draft an appropriate and effective PICOT question that can be related to your DNP project. Keep in mind your project will continue to evolve and take more specific shape as you move through your program. That is expected. It is important to begin with a workable PICOT question in mind so that you start off on the right track and can continue to refine your area in subsequent courses.
Consider an advanced practice nursing care problem or issue related to your intended DPI Project. Conduct a search in the GCU Library using CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), OVID, or Sage Research Methods databases to find appropriate empirical resources regarding applicable nursing intervention research.
General Requirements:
Doctoral learners are required to use Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Review the “PICOT Decision Pathway” and “PICOT Selection Guidelines” resources.
Directions:
Utilizing your feedback you have received on your draft PICOT question from Topic 2 DQ1, create a draft PICOT question specifically related to your project. This PICOT will be revised and in Topic 8 will be submitted for approval by the college.
Use the “PICOT Decision Pathway” to determine if your PICOT question is appropriate and can be supported with substantial research.
Using the “PICOT Question Template”, formulate an evidence-based practice (EBP) question that pertains to your project focus.
In addition to your evidence-based practice PICOT question, prepare a brief abstract about your topic. Include a rationale for why you have selected this topic and why you believe it is in line with the PICOT selection guidelines. If you have selected a route that advises caution on the “PICOT Decision Pathway” explain how you think you might mitigate complications that could occur to ensure you are able to successfully accomplish your project in a timely manner.
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS
Discussion Questions (DQ)
- Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
- Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
- One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
- I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation
- Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
- In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
- Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
- Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality
- Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
- Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
- I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes
- I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
- As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
- It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy
- For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
- Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
- Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
- Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy
- The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
- Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
- If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
- I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
- As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication
- Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
- Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
- Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.
