NUR 550 Evidence-Based Practice Project Proposal: PICOT Assignment
NUR 550 Evidence-Based Practice Project Proposal: PICOT Assignment
Complete your PICOT using your approved proposed nursing practice problem. If they were approved, you may use the population and intervention developed in your Topic 1 assignment. Include any necessary revisions in this submission. Refer to the “Example PICOT” below as needed for guidance on how to complete the PICOT.
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PICOT Question | |||
P | Population | Hospitalized elderly patients above the age of 65 years. | |
I | Intervention | Fall Tailored Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) Toolkit | |
C | Comparison | No intervention | |
O | Outcome | Reduced the incidence of falls | |
T | Timeframe | Within 12 months | |
PICOT
Create a complete PICOT statement. |
In Hospitalized elderly patients above the age of 65 years (P), does the use of Fall Tailored Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) Toolkit (I) compared to no intervention (C) reduce the incidence of falls (O) within 12 months (T).
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Problem Statement
Create a problem statement for your PICOT. You will use this problem statement throughout your final written paper.
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In the recent past, falls among the old population has been increasing mortality and morbidity rates among this population. Falls are unplanned descent to the floor with or without physical injury of the patient. Falls include instances when a patient lands on a surface where one would not expect to find a patient (Stevens, & Lee, 2018). In the health care system, health care professionals examine fall injuries by checking pulse rate, breathing and blood pressure. An emergency call and CPR would be initiated for unconscious patients or those without pulses. Nurses check injuries such as cuts, bruises or any broken bone (Barban et al., 2017). Age is one of the critical factors determining fall among patients. Older people are at a high risk of death or injuries from falls. As people grow old, they tend to experience an inability to perform other activities they used to do at a youthful stage (Lohman et al., 2017). The old-age diseases also increase the risk of falls. For example, most of the older adults with Dementia in the rural areas have limited access to palliative care that increases risk of fall (Park, 2018). | ||
References
Barban, F., Annicchiarico, R., Melideo, M., Federici, A., Lombardi, M. G., Giuli, S., … & Caltagirone, C. (2017). Reducing fall risk with combined motor and cognitive training in elderly fallers. Brain sciences, 7(2), 19. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/7/2/19#
Lohman, M. C., Crow, R. S., DiMilia, P. R., Nicklett, E. J., Bruce, M. L., & Batsis, J. A. (2017). Operationalization and validation of the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) fall risk algorithm in a nationally representative sample. J Epidemiol Community Health, 71(12), 1191-1197. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2273-2160
Park, S. H. (2018). Tools for assessing fall risk in the elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Aging clinical and experimental research, 30(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-017-0749-0
Stevens, J. A., & Lee, R. (2018). The potential to reduce falls and avert costs by clinically managing fall risk. American journal of preventive medicine, 55(3), 290-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2018.04.035
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Assessment Description
PICOT (Population/Problem, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, and Time to achieve the outcome) is a method that helps clarify the qualities needed to create a good question out of a practice issue or problem affecting a population of focus.
The purpose of this assignment is to complete your PICOT for your selected nursing practice problem. Refer to your “Evidence-Based Practice Project Proposal: Identification of Nursing Practice Problem” assignment from Topic 1 to complete this assignment. If your nursing practice problem or PICOT required revision, include those revisions in this assignment. The final PICOT you develop in this assignment will provide the framework for developing your evidence-based practice project proposal. Use the “PICOT-Final” template to complete this assignment.
Refer to the “Evidence-Based Practice Project Proposal – Assignment Overview” document for an overview of the evidence-based practice project proposal assignments.
You are required to cite at least four peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.