Reference no: EM133518153
Assignment: The Consortium for Nursing Excellence San Diego- Evidence-Based Practice Institute
PICO Worksheet
I. Practice Issue or Problem: Describe what the practice issue/problem is about and the context.
II. Current Practice: Describe current practice or what you are currently doing.
III. Population: Patients or Health care providers
1. WHO is the recipient?
2. WHAT are the conditions or problems?
3. WHAT are the most important characteristics?
IV. Intervention: WHAT is happening to the target population?
1. Therapeutic - kinds of catheters/dressings
2. Diagnostic - measurement of blood pressure
3. Organizational - workplace stress reduction, education
V. Comparison: What alternatives are there?
1. HOW MUCH BETTER is this intervention than another?
2. BETTER THAN WHAT (usual conditions or another intervention)?
VI. Outcomes: What can be accomplished?
HOW is the effect of the intervention to be measured?
1. Knowledge: Did staff/patients have the knowledge to carry out the practice?
2. Process: Was the new practice carried done consistently as planned? Where there barriers to changing practice?
3. Patient Outcomes: Did the new practice improve care and make a difference in patient outcomes?
VII. Final Question: In or among_____________, does______________, (versus_____________), result in_________?