PICOT PAPER

Find and review ten (10) scholarly, peer-reviewed research articles, systematic reviews, or Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) in support of the practice change intervention. Complete the  

Research Summary Worksheet table for each article.

1. PICOT Question: 

2. State the PICOT question

3. For each article, supply the following:

a. The complete reference for the article in current APA format

b. Description of the purpose of the study/review/practice guideline

c. Description of the evidence type

i. Research article/systematic review/CPG

ii. If a source is a research article

1. Is the study quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods?

2. Is the study experimental, quasi-experimental, or descriptive?

d. Description of the sample, sample size, and setting (not used for CPG)

e. Discussion of the data collection methods used (not used for CPG)

f. Discussion of the study findings or CPG content

g. Assessment of the limitations of the study (not used for CPG)

h. Discussion of the relevance the study to the PICOT question and advanced practice nursing

Write out in the PICOT question sentence format.