PICOT Question

State your PICOT question. Indicate in parentheses after each segment, what part of PICOT the preceding words represent. For example: In patients recently discharged from the hospital following care for heart failure (P), do hand-off calls by the nurse to the primary care provider using the SBAR format (situation, background, assessment, recommendation) (I) compared to no calls (C) decrease readmission rates (O) over a one year period (T). Provide feedback to your classmates that focuses on: The use of correct PICOT format for the question to guide the literature search. Does the question reflect a clinical issue and one appropriate for an evidence-based practice project? Can this project be complete in a primary care setting if the student is in an NP program.  Can this project be complete in a setting appropriate to the students focus–NE, NA, NI? Does the student need to include time or a comparison group to get the answer to their question? Note:  many times the population chosen can serve as their own controls.