PICO PRESENTATION

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PICO PRESENTATION

• Sandra Kolk
• Ferris State University
• COHP 450

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To begin

• Types of Research Design
• PICO Question
• Amongst hospital patients, what does the effect
  of support and advocacy from professional staff
  have on patient outcomes versus no support or
  advocacy?

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Searching

• Search Engines
• Search Words
• Results

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Rationale

• Why Important?
• Advocacy in nursing
• Emotional support
• Discharge planning

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Article 1 Stroke Discharge advocacy to reduce
30-day readmission rates

• Evaluate
• Theory
• Study
• Design
• Method
• Findings

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Article 2 Mothers experiences of labor support
Exploration of qualitative research

• Evaluate
• Theory
• Study
• Design
• Method
• Findings

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Ethical Considerations

• What is ethics in research?
• For this research
• Cultural considerations
• Informed consent

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Strength/Quality

• Type of research
• Dates
• Feasibility

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Credibility/Contribution

• Education
• References

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Relevance

• Communication of results
• Implications for change
• Individual level
• Professional level
• Generalizability

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Nursing Implications

• Advocate
• Follow-up

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Potential Barriers

• Judgements
• Time
• Lack of credibility

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Additional PICO questions

• Amongst the elderly, does having Medicare versus
  having another insurance increase hospital
  readmission rates?
• Amongst hospitals, does nursing advocacy versus
  no nursing advocacy for patients increase
  hospital costs?

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Conclusion
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REFERENCES

• Bowers, B. B. (2002, April). Mothers' Experiences
  of Labor
• Support Exploration of Qualitative Research.
  JOGNN, 31(6).
• Poston, K. M., Dumas, B. P., Edlund, B. J.
  (2013, December 6). Outcomes of a Quality
  Improvement Project Implementing Stroke
  Discharge Advocacy to Reduce 30-Day Readmission
  Rates. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 29(3),
  237-244.