| Pressure Ulcers |
To be updated |
| Opioids |
In people likely to witness opioid overdose (P), does the provision of naloxone, and training in its administration in the management of opioids (I), compared to treatment, as usual, reduce adverse outcomes (mortality, complications, withdrawal, and morbidity) |
| Medication Errors |
In healthcare settings (P), does wearing the 'do not disturb signs' when administering medications(I) compared to a regular nurse working outfits (C) to patients reduce medical errors (O)?
In a nursing facility (P), does the wearing of 'drug round in progress' tabards during drug rounds (I) compared to standard work uniforms(C) reduce medical error rates (O)?
Among the elderly patients receiving care at Med/Surg floor (P), who are currently taking multiple medications due to comorbidities, would reviewing medications at each provider visit (I) reduce polypharmacy and its associated adverse reactions (O), compared to no intervention (C)? |
| Alarm fatigue |
Does alarm management education decrease the occurrence of alarm fatigue in critical care nurses?
Do nurses respond to critical alarms more effectively when unnecessary alarms are reduced versus the nurse responding to all false-positive alarms, thereby reducing alarm fatigue and improving responses by nurses?
In telemetry nurses, how does a cardiac/telemetry alarm management policy, guidelines, and education, compared to the current state, affect the reduction of false or non-actionable alarms within six weeks? |
| Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) |
In Patients in an adult clinical care unit at risk of HAPIs (P), does the implementation of a pressure injury prevention (PIP) bundle compared to lack of standardized practice (C) decrease HAPIs (O)
Would the implementation of an evidence-based checklist better(I) compared to no standardized procedure (C) prevent the progression of pressure ulcers (O) in adult Med-Surg patients (P)?
You can formulate a perfect HAPIs PICOT question for your next project based on the PICO questions. |
| Heart Failure |
To be updated |
| Hypertension |
To be updated |
| Falls |
To be updated |
| Patient Safety |
To be updated |
| Pregnancy and pregnancy complications |
- For a pregnant person having an induced surgical abortion, is the provision of cervical priming using osmotic dilators or medication by a traditional and complementary medicine professional, associate/advanced associate clinician, midwife, nurse or auxiliary nurse/auxiliary nurse midwife a safe, effective and satisfactory/acceptable alternative to the provision of cervical priming by a physician?
- For a pregnant person having a surgical abortion (D&E), is the provision by a traditional and complementary medicine professional, associate/advanced associate clinician, or midwife a safe, effective, or satisfactory/acceptable alternative to the provision of care by a doctor?
- For Nurses and Medical Assistants in the OB office, do education sessions on early signs of pregnancy-induced hypertension, comparing the knowledge gained from the pretest to the posttest after the sessions, improve early detection of pregnancy-induced hypertension and reduce complications in pregnant patients in an eight weeks� period?
- In pregnant women, what is the effect of practicing prenatal yoga during pregnancy compared to no prenatal yoga during pregnancy on lower pain levels during birth?
- In pregnant women above 25 years, how does early prenatal care, as compared to no or late prenatal care, increases the chances of successful delivery of the fetus in 10 months?
- In pregnant women 25 years and above, how does prenatal suggested daily exercises or activity compared to a sedentary lifestyle reduce pregnancy complications in the antepartum period?
- In pregnant women aged 25 years and above, how does following prenatal recommended diets compared to taking marketed prenatal supplements and vitamins decrease the chances of neonatal neural tube defect in the antepartum period?
- In first-time pregnant women, how does prenatal education, compared to no education or personal research impact severe pregnancy complications within the 9 months of pregnancy?
- Does the provision of education to nurses on the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in healthcare facilities help reduce its incidences?
- For postpartum African-American women, does the use of a hemorrhage response team reduce the future risk of mental death compared to standard care?
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| ICU PICOT Questions |
- In mechanically ventilated ICU patients, does positioning the patient in a semi-fowlers position result in a lower incidence of nosocomial pneumonia compared to laying them in a supine position?
- In adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients, is early mobilization more beneficial to patient outcomes than maintaining complete bed rest?
- Among mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU aged 45 years and above, does the use of oral chlorhexidine compared to no chlorhexidine help reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) within 8 weeks?
- For patients in an adult intensive care unit (ICU), does the use of a nurse-initiated, non-pharmacological sleep-enhancement protocol versus no sleep-enhancement protocol reduce the incidence of ICU delirium over a period of 8 weeks?
- What is the best practice that ICU nurses can implement to decrease the incidence of delirium in critically ill patients?
- In patients in the ICU settings, does the use of the ABCDE bundle versus standard nursing care and interventions reduce the incidence of delirium?
- In patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, how does using the standardized tool for delirium screening compared to no screening tool affect the recognition of delirium
- For patients admitted to the intensive care unit with delirium, intubation, or psychosis, would the use of restraints, compared to no restraints, provide staff safety and patient safety, and reduce the risk of self-harm and self-extubation?
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