Formulating PICOT Questions and the Five Components of the PICOT Technique

Development of Evidence-Based Practice Change Proposal I
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Development of Evidence-Based Practice Change Proposal I
Formulating PICOT questions as a technique for problem inquiry is an essential requirement in nursing projects. According to McClinton (2022), this acronym represents the population, interventions used in making a change, the expected outcome, and the timeline for implementation and change. The author underlines PICOT questions as fundamental in the quality improvement process, especially in nursing. This project focuses on a nursing shortage and its impact on health outcomes in inpatient settings. As a result, the proposed PICTO question is, in inpatients in hemodialysis centers, does an increased number of nurses, compared to nursing shortages in the units, lead to improved health outcomes within 14 days?
The breakdown of the PICO question is as follows:
P - inpatients in hemodialysis centers
I - increased number of nurses
C – nursing shortages
O – improved health outcomes
T – 14 days of hospitalization
The question represents the five components of the PICOT technique. Population (P) is the inpatients in the hemodialysis center. Targeting a population requiring critical nursing attention is essential for demonstrating the gravity of understaffing in hosp...