Step 1: Read the Case Study: You will be presented with an individual Case Study. The PICOT question is on the word document, with the template you will fill in. please follow the rubric. Step 2: Formulate a PICOT Question: Use your case to formulate a clear research question. From the types of PICOT questions form, identifying the type of question you have, write out your PICOT question using the recommended (words) format used on the form and state the level of evidence appropriate for your question guided by the type of question you are asking. These steps are critical as you can see from the rubric elements you will be graded on. The form attached here: PICOT Questions 1/2025, is provided to guide this portion of the assignment. Helpful Hints: Be sure to use the specific wording found in the template and keep overall words to a minimum. Do not use verbs such as increase or decrease as these imply bias. Rubric Grading Criteria: Clarity of research question ……………….25%
PICOT Template………………………………..25%
Level of evidence…………………………….. 25% Overall clarity/comprehensiveness……….25%
Question for PICOT Assignment
You are a Family Nurse Practitioner, and you have a patient who is now 18 weeks pregnant. You have been asking questions regarding the patients’ overall health and home environment. The patient discloses to you that she has a 6-year-old dog, and she is concerned that having a dog around the infant may increase the risk of asthma in the child in the long term. You are unfamiliar with the data on pets and asthma and want to examine the literature for the best evidence so that your patient can make an informed decision on whether to keep her pet once the infant is born.