02 Jun The PICO Question Week 1

After studying Module 1: Lecture Materials & Resources, and completing 500 clinical hours, students undoubtedly witness problems or gaps in healthcare. The PICO question Population/ Patient Problem: (P), Intervention: (I), Comparison: (C), Outcome: (O) is to ask a searchable and answerable question that provides evidence to improve practice. In a well-written discussion post address, the following:

• Describe a real-world, current problem in US psychiatric care. This could be a problem that affects clinical decisions and may include a broad range of biological, psychological, and sociological issues.

• Formulate a PICO question based on the question chosen in the announcement. You will use this question in each discussion for this term.

• Summarize the reason this PICO question is so important to advanced practice nursing.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style.

• Provide support for your work from at least five academic sources less than 5 years old. Visit Purdue OwlLinks to an external site.
 for specific examples on how to create in-text citations and cite references using the current APA format.

• Students will use this PICO question when creating the abstract and academic poster.

https://stu.instructure.com/courses/53903/pages/module-1-lecture-materials-and-resources
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Week 2: The Purpose of the PICO Question After studying Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following:

• Discuss the purpose defining the purpose of the PICO question for the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.

• Explain the purpose of your selected PICO question advanced practice psychiatric nurses or the patients or the populations they treat.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style.

• Provide support for your work from at least five academic sources less than 5 years old. Visit Purdue OwlLinks to an external site.
 for specific examples on how to create in-text citations and cite references using the current APA format.

• Students will use this PICO question when creating the abstract and academic poster.

• Students may not duplicate the PICO question of another student at St. Thomas University.

• Your initial post is worth 8 points.

https://stu.instructure.com/courses/53903/pages/module-2-lecture-materials-and-resources
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Week 3: Selecting Inclusion/ Exclusion Criteria After studying Module 3: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following:

• Discuss the databases searched to gather the evidence based research for your selected PICO question.

• Describe the inclusion/exclusion criteria used to fine tune the evidence-based research for your selected PICO question.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style.

• Provide support for your work from at least five academic sources less than 5 years old. Visit Purdue OwlLinks to an external site.
 for specific examples on how to create in-text citations and cite references using the current APA format.

• Students will use this PICO question when creating the abstract and academic poster.

• Students may not duplicate the PICO question of another student at St. Thomas University.

• Your initial post is worth 8 points.

https://stu.instructure.com/courses/53903/pages/module-3-lecture-materials-and-resources
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Week 4 : Creating a Search Strategy After studying Module 4: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following:

• Compare the reliability of evidence-based research using an evidence pyramid.

• Describe in detail the search strategy used to conduct the literature review for your PICO question. A literature flow diagram must be uploaded to this assignment.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style.

• Provide support for your work from at least five academic sources less than 5 years old. Visit Purdue OwlLinks to an external site.
 for specific examples on how to create in-text citations and cite references using the current APA format.

• Students will use this PICO question when creating the abstract and academic poster.

• Students may not duplicate the PICO question of another student at St. Thomas University.

• Your initial post is worth 8 points.

https://stu.instructure.com/courses/53903/pages/module-4-lecture-materials-and-resources
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Week 5: Interpreting the Results of the Literature Review After studying Module 5: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following:

• Compare the following processes: summarizing the literature review and interpreting search results.

• Describe the process used to interpret the search results of your PICO question.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style.

• Provide support for your work from at least five academic sources less than 5 years old. Visit Purdue OwlLinks to an external site.
 for specific examples on how to create in-text citations and cite references using the current APA format.

• Students will use this PICO question when creating the abstract and academic poster.

• Students may not duplicate the PICO question of another student at St. Thomas University.

• Your initial post is worth 8 points.

https://stu.instructure.com/courses/53903/pages/module-5-lecture-materials-and-resources
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Week 6: Methods of Dissemination After studying Module 6: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following:

• Compare three ways to disseminate research findings. • Discuss your plan to disseminate the research findings

obtained during this course at a state or national platform. Include your objective for disseminating the information and your target audience.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in the current APA style.

• Provide support for your work from at least five academic sources less than 5 years old. Visit Purdue OwlLinks to an external site.
 for specific examples on how to create in-text citations and cite references using the current APA format.

• Students will use this PICO question when creating the abstract and academic poster.

• Students may not duplicate the PICO question of another student at St. Thomas University.

• Your initial post is worth 8 points.

https://stu.instructure.com/courses/53903/pages/module-6-lecture-materials-and-resources
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Week 6 Assignment: Academic Poster & Presentation The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student the opportunity to demonstrate competency in performing the role of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in a safe environment.

Submission Instructions:

To complete this assignment, address the following criteria:

1. Posters should include the following content: • A Project title. This should be placed towards the top

of the poster, including the names of the authors and university affiliation.

• An Introduction section. This should highlight the problem addressed in a brief literature review with citations and your hypothesis or hypotheses.

• The Purpose section: The poster states the objectives of this inquiry relative to the overall evidence-based literature review on this topic.

• The Methods/Search Strategy section. An overview of how you studied your primary source(s): Describe the evidence-based solution. How was it developed? Include the theoretical framework (if applicable). Identify databases searched and inclusion/exclusion criteria. A literature flow diagram must be uploaded to this assignment.

• The Results The poster describes the search, the number of studies included, and the level of evidence.

• The Synthesis of Evidence The poster briefly describes the synthesis of the evidence including major trends and notable gaps.

• The Implications for Practice section. The poster includes recommendations for practice, education, or future research based on the review and synthesis of the evidence.

• A References section. Make sure your references include at least seven references with four primary research articles. Primary articles describe studies in which the authors collected the data themselves. References must be in the current APA format. If you cannot fit seven or more references into your poster, you should provide the references separately as an attached Word document. For assistance with the current APA formatting, please contact BrainFuse Online Tutoring link in Canvas or visit the STU library at https://www.stu.edu/libraryLinks to an external site.


Academic Poster Format

• Present your poster in electronic formatLinks to an external site.
 . Use the linked video as a guide for your assignment.

• Students may use PowerPoint Poster template.

will be graded according to the grading rubric below.

NUR 670 Poster Presentation Rubric (1) NUR 670 Poster Presentation Rubric (1)