General instructions

Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).

1. Practice Problem
   1. Using the practice problem identified in the Week 1 discussion, summarize your practice problem in 2-3 sentences.
   2. Explain why the issue/concern is important to nurse practitioner practice.
   3. Provide at least one in-text citation from a scholarly source.
2. PICOT Components: Discuss each of the following PICOT components in one or two sentences:
   1. P-Population: What is the nursing practice concern or problem, and whom does it affect? Be specific and narrow down your population. The population should be client-focused.
   2. I–Intervention: What evidence-based solution for the problem would you like to apply?
   3. C–Comparison: What is another solution for the problem? This is typically the current practice, an alternative solution, or no intervention.
   4. O–Outcome: How will you know the intervention worked? How you will measure the outcome? The outcome must be measurable from a baseline.
   5. T–Timeframe: What is the timeframe or the target completion date?
3. Practice Question: Write a PICOT question using standard formatting: In _____ (P), how does _____ (I) compared to _____ (C) affect _____ (O) within _____ (T)?
   1. P-Population
   2. I-Intervention
   3. C-Comparison
   4. O-Outcome
   5. T-Timeframe
   6. Standard PICOT format used
4. Keywords: Identify keywords for each component of the PICOT question that could be used to support a literature search. Please use Appendix B from Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2023) for further guidance.
   1. P =
   2. I =
   3. C =
   4. O =
   5. T =