Nursing Research: PICO Question
The PICO statement will provide a framework for your Capstone Project (The project students must complete during their final course in the RN-BSN program of study). Review the PICO article "Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Asking the Clinical Question" (2010) The first step of the EBP process is to develop a question from a practice problem. Start with the patient and identify the clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. Review the PICO article "Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Asking the Clinical Question" (2010) along with the PICO PowerPoint. Following the PICO format, write a PICO statement in an area of interest to you, which is applicable to your proposed Capstone Project. Please follow the two attachment included and please no plagerisized paper will be graded This question uses rubric for grading, it is also attached below PICO Question 1 Unsatisfactory 0-75% 0.00% 2 Less Than Satisfactory 76-80% 80.00% 3 Satisfactory 81-88% 88.00% 4 Good 89-92% 92.00% 5 Excellent 93-100% 100.00% 80.0 %Directions: Submit your PICO question, include a title page. There will be no references 80.0 %Content/Resource Requirements: Clinical inquiry question using the PICO format. PICO question is missing most of the components required. All components are addressed. PICO question has all components, and is clear and concise. 10.0 %Organization and Effectiveness 10.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, and/or word choice are present. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. 10.0 %Format 10.0 %Presentation The piece is not neat or organized, and it does not include all required elements. The work is not neat and includes minor flaws or omissions of required elements. The overall appearance is general, and major elements are missing. Presentation is good. Overall appearance is generally neat, with a few minor flaws or missing elements. Work is well-presented and includes all required elements. The overall appearance is neat and professional. 100 %Total Weightage
Nursing Research: PICO Question
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This paper seeks to compare nurse-led care to routine care, on the outcome improvement in Asthma patients. Asthma is a chronic pulmonary disease characterized by inflammation and narrowing of airways (Akinbami et al., 2009). This leads to recurring episodes of chest tightness, wheezing, shortness of breath and coughing. Asthma often commences during childhood, and may proceed to adulthood. The disease may also commence in adulthood. In the US, more than 25 million people are affected. Roughly seven million of these are children (Akinbami et al., 2009).
Asthma is becoming an increasingly common chronic disease globally. The high childhood disease prevalence persists into adulthood (Akinbami et al., 2009). This imposes a considerable burden on the country's resources. As such, it is necessary to effectively manage asthma so as to optimize utilization of healthcare facilities and decrease morbidity. The cornerstone in the management of Asthma is treatment with inhaled corticosteroids.
Proper management of the disease should comprise: institution of appropriate medication; self-management education; self-monitoring of symptoms; regular medical review and written asthma plans (Akinbami et al., 2009). For a long time, care has been mainly provided by physicians. The role of the asthma nurse has been a supportive one. Nonetheless, it is imperative to discern whether nurse-led care and follow up of these patients can improve the outcome. As such, the present project seeks to compare nurse-led care and follow up, to routine care in the management of asthma.
Nurse-led care has been implemented in several areas, and especially in high-income countries (Kuethe et al., 2011). The increasing need for the management of asthma in hospital practice reveals the imperativeness of adequate human resource in primary and secondary health care settings. Shortages in the medical workforce have seen the increasing need for nurses to undertake work that was previously not meant for them. Many general practitioners, including pediatricians, lack sufficient time to deliver comprehensive care to asthma patients. Nonetheless, nurses are usually trained in diverse fields and this enhances the fluidity in professional roles and competencies. Therefore, nurses are well placed to handle most of the patients' health needs (Kuethe et al., 2011).
Various studies suggest that treatment issued in nurse-led care is not inferior when compared to physician led/standard care (Kuethe et al., 2011). From a health economic standpoint, the substitution of workload from pediatrician/physician to specialized nurses leads to financial savings. Specialized nurses may be able to work in an efficient manner, more than the physicians. This is because p...