Assignment task: Please answer the questions below
What should be included in an introductory paragraph of a research article?
Select an introduction from scholarly, peer-reviewed research, and appraise the introduction to assess whether it includes the necessary elements of an introduction. Why and why not?
How does PICOT help form a clinical question? Use below in your textbook to discuss population, intervention, comparison intervention, and outcome and how this process helps the student arrive at a quality clinical question.
Components of a clinical question using the PICO format.
Population: The individual patient or group of patients with a particular condition or health care problem (e.g., adolescents age 13-18 with type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes)
Intervention: The particular aspect of health care that is of interest to the nurse or the health team (e.g., a therapeutic [inhaler or nebulizer for treatment of asthma], a preventive [pneumonia vaccine], a diagnostic [measurement of blood pressure], or an organizational [implementation of a bar coding system to reduce medication errors] intervention)
Comparison intervention: Standard care or no intervention (e.g., antibiotic in comparison to ibuprofen for children with otitis media); a comparison of two treatment settings (e.g., rehabilitation center vs. home care)
Outcome: More effective outcome (e.g., improved glycemic control, decreased hospitalizations, decreased medication errors)