Helpful Tips for Completing the C301 Task

Helpful Tips for Completing the C301 Task

The development of a sound PICO statement is important as it provides direction for your literature search for evidence and acts as a “compass” as you work through the C301 task.  The PICO itself does not actually appear in your paper.  However, by following the task instructions you will end up discussing each piece of the PICO.  Also, your PICO does not need to be approved by a CM unless you want feedback. Following is a guideline for creating your PICO for this assignment.

(P)roblem:


Identify a

nursing practice problem

that you are noticing at your place of employment.

(I)ntervention


: What is the solution that you “think” might fix the problem?  You will then go into the library to see if there is evidence to support this intervention.  If there is sufficient evidence, you can move forward with writing your paper.  If there is not sufficient evidence, it is possible that your search may lead you to “stumble upon” a new solution to the problem that you had not yet considered.

Remember that the intervention/change of practice that you choose must be something that you, as a nurse in your facility, could potentially implement.  For example, if the intervention requires a physician order, it would

not

be appropriate for this task.  Or, if the intervention requires hiring additional staff, it also would

not

work for this task – unless you are a hospital administrator and are in a position to approve increased staffing.

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(C)urrent Practice




:






This is what you are doing at your facility right now…that does not seem to be working very well.

(O)utcome


that you hope to improve after implementing the Intervention.

Click here for the


PICOT Topic Worksheet



.

This is not a document that will be turned in, but rather a tool that you may find helpful as you are developing your PICO statement.

Getting started on your paper

You will find the instructions and grading rubric by clicking the “Taskstream” button under the “Assessments” tab in your C301 course of study.  Follow the instructions closely and use headings that correspond to the rubric.

Avoid the letters and numbers (A1, B2, etc.) in your headings.  Instead create headings that consist of words that will quickly  provide the reader with a glimpse of what will be found under that heading.  Headings are an important part of APA formatting.

Part A

A.

In part A your first of all need to state the nursing practice,

at your facility,

that needs to be changed.

A1.

You will then go on to provide a detailed description of that nursing practice. Be sure that you are describing the specific practice

at your facility,

For example, if the practice that needs to change is change of shift nursing report, describe in detail how that report is taking place at the present time (ie. in the report room).

A2.

Next, in at least 1 paragraph, provide a description of

why

the nursing practice

at your facility

needs to change.  Perhaps you can give an example of an event that occurred

at your facility

that may not have occurred, had the report taken place in a different manner or location.  You should also then, go on to discuss the issue in a more global sense.  For example, perhaps you want to discuss a national trend in this area of care (ie. bedside-nursing report) and cite your source.

Part B

As you are working on Aspect B. of the C301 you will note that the task instructions ask you to identify

each stakeholder

and

the role that each particular stakeholder plays

in your proposed change of practice.  Perhaps the easiest way to address this segment is to think about each and every person/department that would be involved in the change in order for the change to occur. to occur. Helpful Tips for Completing the C301 Task

The following is an excerpt from the C301 Course of Study:

Part C

Below is an excerpt from the C301 Course of Study.  For Aspect C (Parts 1,2, and 3) of your paper, you will create a table like the one below, and insert it into the body of your paper.  Be sure that every article is

less than 5 years old

, is from a

peer reviewed

journal, and