EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE AND APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH

A. Discuss the impact of a clinical practice problem on the patient(s) and the organization it affects.

1. Identify the following PICO components of the clinical practice problem:

• patient/population/problem (P)

• intervention (I)

• comparison (C)

• outcome (O)

2. Develop an evidence-based practice (EBP) question based on the clinical practice problem discussed in part A and the PICO components identified in part A1.

Note: Refer to “Appendix B: Question Development Tool” for information on the creation of an EBP question.

B. Select a research-based article that answers your EBP question from part A2 to conduct an evidence appraisal.

1. Discuss the background or introduction (i.e., the purpose) of the research article.
2. Describe the research methodology.