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PICOT is an acronym used to help develop clinical research questions and guide you in your search for evidence. Finding the right answers requires the right questions. The PICOT format will help you construct questions that will likely lead to effective searches, the best available evidence of interventions, and the meaningfulness of patient experiences.
P = Patient population
I = Intervention or issue of interest
C = Comparison of interventions or comparison of interests
O = Outcome
T = Time frame (this element is not always included)*
For example, you may wish to research the effects of interrupted sleep on cognition of ICU patients 65 or older.
Using this PICOT model,
In __________(P), how does __________ (I) compared to _________ (C) influence _________ (O) over ________ (T)?
In ICU patients who are 65 or older, how does interrupted sleep (awakened one time or more in four hours) as compared to uninterrupted sleep influence the patient’s cognitive ability over 5 days?
Questions of meaningfulness and effectiveness relate to how people experience an intervention or phenomenon.
What is the effectiveness of using a turn schedule (I) versus an audible public address reminder (C) on the incidence of pressure ulcers (O) in elderly patients in LTAC who require turning (P)?
Assignment Directions
Begin by selecting a topic in nursing that is of interest to you. Next, use PICOT to format a possible research question about that topic. Provide 1 possible PICOT research question. Find 1 quantitative or qualitative peer-reviewed research article related to your nursing topic that was published within the last 5 years. Reminder: All peer-reviewed research articles have methods, discussion, and results sections. Upload the article with your paper in PDF or Word format. This source can be used again in the Week 4 article assignment if it meets the criteria.
See PICOT Formatting Guide or pages 249-257 in your book for additional help with formatting your PICOT.
Include the following:
Title page
Provide a brief description of the topic and background information (see page 37 of your textbook). You can use your text, your peer-reviewed journal source, or the EBP care sheets in CINAHL or Nursing Reference Center Database.
Explain the significance of the topic to nursing practice (see chart on page 37 of your textbook). Background information can be found in journal articles in the introduction section. Results and conclusions will speak to significance of the topic. The EBP care sheets may have sources for you to choose from.
Provide 1 clearly-stated PICOT question.
Include 1 peer-reviewed journal source related to your topic.
The chosen topic and PICOT will be used for your Week 9 poster assignment. It will also guide your article searches in Week 4 on which you will complete appraisals in Week 6. Your paper should: Be 2–3 pages (not including the title page and reference page)
Use current APA format to style your paper and to cite your source. There will be a 5 point deduction if peer-reviewed research journal article is not used and a 5 point deduction if the article is not included with your submission.
I have attached the article
The topic I choose is diabetes

Topic Effects
of Aging in the Immune System of Elderly Population
USED EXAMPLE UPLOADED (ONLY 2 PAGED)
1 Elaborate a Practice Recommendation (1 PAGE ONLY) -summarize the strength of the body of evidence(quality, quantity, and consistency), -make a summary statement, and based on your conclusions drawn from the review, give a recommendation for practice change based on scientific evidence.
example for my topic: Interventions, goal is to improve or maintain immune system in elderly: Exercise routine
Balance diet Chronic disease management follow up with Dr consults and recommendation for vaccination hygiene
stress management
Why this recommendations are important?
2 Project Description (1 PAGE ONLY) Describe the form that the literature review will carry out, how many articles, and how many years old. Add the websites that you will research for the search of articles, keywords that you will use for your search ◦ Here you should include the impact that your research will have. It must also include that it will be kept for 5 years in a locked office of the home of the principal investigator, and that after that time has elapsed, it will be destroyed.
◦ This section may be in first person.
-Target population: elderly
-resources used: CINAHL, PubMed, Medline, Chochrane
-How this project will impact health of patients, economy, family education
-how many articles will be used: 30,no more than 5 years old
-keywords of the literature review: aging, immune system, elderly population
Use your own words, no intext citation, no references, no outline needed
THIS IS MY RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND OBJECTIVES, BUT DO NOT RESPOND THE RESERCH QUESTION FOR THE PRACTICE RECOMMENDATION
Research Question
What are the effects of aging in the immune system of elderly population?
Objectives
Analyze the effects of aging in the immune system of elderly population.
Determine the relationship between aging and the immune system of elderly population.
Identify interventions to strengthen the immune system in elderly population.

Understanding the strengths of each type of therapy and which type of therapy is most appropriate for each patient is an essential skill of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. In this Assignment, you will compare humanistic-existential therapy to another psychotherapeutic approach. You will identify the strengths and challenges of each approach and describe expected potential outcomes.
Review the humanistic-existential psychotherapy videos in this week’s Learning Resources.
Reflect on humanistic-existential psychotherapeutic approaches.
Then, select another psychotherapeutic approach to compare with humanistic-existential psychotherapy. The approach you choose may be one you previously explored in the course or one you are familiar with and especially interested in. In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:Briefly describe humanistic-existential psychotherapy and the second approach you selected.
Explain at least three differences between these therapies. Include how these differences might impact your practice as a PMHNP.
Focusing on one video you viewed, explain why humanistic-existential psychotherapy was utilized with the patient in the video and why it was the treatment of choice. Describe the expected potential outcome if the second approach had been used with the patient.
Support your response with specific examples from this week’s media and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources.

Mindfulness Reflection Rubric (SEPT23)
Mindfulness Reflection Rubric (SEPT23)
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReflection (40 points/4%)
1. Answers the weekly reflection questions.
2. Uses two specific examples from the video(s) to support writing.
3. Uses current APA format (including title page)
4. Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.
5. Contains no more than 3 spelling or typographical errors.
6. Writing demonstrates original thought without an over-reliance on the works of others.
40 pts
Highest Level of Performance
Includes all 6 requirements for section.
34 pts
High Level of Performance
Includes 5 requirements for section.
30 pts
Satisfactory Level of Performance
Includes 4 requirements for section
15 pts
Unsatisfactory Level of Performance
Includes 3 requirements for section.
0 pts
Section not Completed
Includes less than 3 requirements for section.
40 pts
Total Points: 40
The assignment is in my student portal. I will give my log in nformation. There is a video that is to be watched and then summarized withthe guidelines above.