Neonatal Nurses Developing Contact Dermatitis

PLEASE ANSWER EACH SECTION!! I need to develop a clinical PICOT question on neonatal nurses who are developing skin breakdown from hospital grade hand soap. Please make sure it is in this format!!! Clinical Question Draft (PICOT) 1. State your clinical question draft here. Use the elements of the PICOT sections below to describe each component. Refer to your Melnyk & Fine-Overholt (2015) textbook for PICOT question choices. 2. Gap in Practice What is the gap in practice at your organization that this question seeks to address? the number of nurses affected needs to be determined ( a survey will be conducted) 3. P (Target population or problem) Who is your target population or what problem will be addressed? (Neonatal nurse) 4. I (Intervention) What is your planned intervention? What are you doing that is different than what is currently happening? If this is a part of a larger project, what is your unique contribution? Be very specific in your description 5. C (Comparison) Describe the current state of the problem at your site. What is the desired state? A Doctor of Nursing practice (DNP) project many times centers around a process improvement. Be cautious when determining what you will be comparing as this is not a research project. Consider this example: A learner wants to determine if an educational program impacts the outcomes of a patient population. For a research project, the learner might divide the participants into groups. The educational program will be presented to one group and not provided to another. The outcomes of the two groups would then be compared to determine if there was a difference noted. For a DNP project, the learner will determine the baseline outcomes already present at the organization, implement the project for all participants, and then re-evaluate outcomes post-implementation to determine if there was any change as a result of the implementation 6. O (Outcomes to be measured) What outcomes will be measured? How do you plan to do this? Will you be using a tool? If so, is it an established tool or one you plan to create? Note that most DNP projects will use an established tool which has published reliability and validity. Be sure your outcomes link to the identified problem. How will you know if your intervention resulted in change? How do you plan to look at your data? Please know that descriptive statistics are appropriate for a DNP project. You will want to consult with a statistician early in this process. 7. T (Timeframe) As a leader, you need a project management plan. What is your timeframe? Please be aware that implementation cannot occur until after IRB approval. Consider that your last few quarters should be devoted to data analysis and writing of your final DNP Project paper. Does your timeframe make sense when considering the length of the program? 8. How did you determine this was a need at your organization/site of project implementation? ( noticed and increase in skin irritations) What data is available from your site or organization to substantiate the identified need? Citing supporting evidence from the literature is also important; however, be sure that the need fits your organization….do not try to make your organization fit a need found in the literature 9. How will this project benefit your organization/site of project implementation and how might it be sustained after project completion? Why would your organization support this project? What potential benefits exist for the organization as a result of your project findings? What potential benefits exist for the identified patient population? If the organization elects to continue what you have started….how will you, as the project leader, transition from the project after completion and allow it to continue on its own 10. By the end of this project, what will be your area of expertise? In addition to leadership, what other area of expertise will this project foster for you? 11. How does this project demonstrate leadership? Although your project may have a clinical or educational component, please describe how this project demonstrates leadership and a process change for your site or population of interest. 12. How does the focus of this project qualify as a Doctoral level project as opposed to a Master’s level? Please describe how the scope of this project is large enough in scale to be a doctoral project. If the project is to be smaller intentionally (due to time limitations, etc.), how might it become generalizable to other populations, other departments, or the entire organization?