Purpose
The student will share their PICOT question and further explore and explain on its key components, as well as examine its feasibility as a hypothetical project.
General directions
1. You will submit one (1) paper as part of this assignment; inclusive of:
a. PICOT (written/narrative)
2. Your scholarly paper must follow APA format. Include a cover page and headings per 6th edition APA guidelines.
PICOT (written/narrative):
3. The PICOT (written/narrative) component of the assignment should be no more than 4-7 pages (not including the title or references pages).
4. Include the following components in the PICOT part of your scholarly paper:
a. Title Page
b. Introduction
c. Problem Statement
d. PICOT Question explanation of each component
i. Population of Interest
ii. Intervention of Interest
iii. Comparison of Interest
iv. Outcome of Interest
v. Timeframe
e. Conclusion
f. References Page
5. All Florida National University policies related to plagiarism must be observed.
Directions and Grading Criteria: PICOT (written/narrative)
Category
Points
Description
Introduction
5
The introduction must be clear and concise and be inclusive of a brief summary of the intent of your paper. It must also provide a formal purpose statement to set your paper up for your reader(s).
Problem Statement
10
Fully describe the primary problem you are addressing as part of your potential hypothetical project. Integrate contemporary/scholarly evidence (no more than 5 years old) to support the need for change.
PICOT Question
15
State the quantitative PICOT question in a clear and concise sentence.
Population of Interest
10
Describe your population of interest.
Intervention of Interest
10
Describe your intervention of interest. Evidence from the literature must be present with a minimum of 2 scholarly references to support the evidence based practice intervention. (Keep in mind that you are not conducting the actual research, you are using what has already been researched and published as an evidence-based intervention.)
Comparison of Interest
10
Describe your comparison of interest. If there is no comparison of interest, indicate that and provide rationale why one will not be used.
Outcome of Interest
10
Describe your outcome of interest. Is it measurable? Is the tool that you will utilize to measure outcomes proven to be reliable and valid?
Timeframe
10
Briefly identify the timeframe associated with the implementation phase of your project.
Conclusion
10
Summarize the key points you made within your paper. Avoid introducing any new information in this section.
APA formatting, scholarly writing
10
Follow APA formatting guidelines. Present a scholarly paper without grammatical or sentence structure errors, spelling errors, etc.
Total
100
A quality paper will exceed all of the above requirements.