PICOT Project

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Submit a formal project proposal using APA format. The paper should include all topics below and while your paper will be in APA format an example to emulate is on page 248 of Melnyk, B. & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2014). Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare (3rd ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins-LWW. ISBN: 9781451190946

  1. Introduction
  2. The Spirit of Inquiry Ignited
  3. The PICOT Question Formulated
  4. Search Strategy Conducted
  5. Critical Appraisal of the Evidence Performed
  6. Evidence Integrated with Clinical Expertise and Patient Preferences to Inform a Decision and Practice Change Implemented
  7. Outcome Evaluated
  8. Project Dissemination
  9. Conclusion

The PICOT question is For elderly over age 65 (P), does educating healthcare professionals about ageism (I) positively or negatively (C) impact functional ability (O) during the elderly’s stay in institutionalized setting (T).