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PICOT is utilized by the health care community to identify and study nursing or medical practice problem. Consequently, PICOT examples that may provide insight into the use of the PICOT process, may not be relevant to nursing practice as they are based on a medical practice problem. Describe the difference between a nursing practice problem and a medical practice problem. Provide one example of each. Discuss why is it important to ensure your PICOT is based on a nursing practice problem

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PICOT - It is a format for developing answerable , researchable questions Here, P: Population / disease / problem I: Intervention of variable of interest C: Comparison 1) O: Outcome T: Time required. Example:-@ → Is handwashing effective against 4. Nosocomial infection ? (peoplan Nosocomial Infection (Hospital acquired infection) (INTERVENTION) I → Handwashing scomparson. No handwashing or other solutions To Reduced Risk of infection couTCOME OF PROBLEM) (Time) do with this we get the dear idea to focus on problem to get our research done to the problem question ho sceltofont Firstly focus, what is nosocomial infection, a teach" ( demonstrate hand washing i ty pes , duration ant

then compare handwashing with other PPE (Personal protective equipments eg. gloves, - mask, etc) hanno get the outcome about the effectiveness of handwashing which is simple step to reduce infektion fe so the nosocomial infection or a

- A nursing practice problem deals with human response and actual or potential healthproblems and life processes that affect people. A nursing practice problem looks at theclinical judgment about an individual patient, a family, or a community and how they respondto actual or potential health problems that they are exposed to. A nursing practice problem,therefore, provides nurses with a basis from which they select appropriate nursinginterventions to achieve a particular outcome and for which a nurse is accountable for. Such problems include acute pain, nausea, constipation, self-care deficit,and risk injury among others. For example, the complimentary nurse practice problems ofimpaired verbal communication, interrupted family processes, the risk for falls, and powerlessness provides a general and a more holistic understanding of the impacts of acondition on a particular patient or family.

- Medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit. group practice. (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources.

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Too Much Unnecessary Care, Avoidable Harm to Patient, Billions of Dollars are Being Wasted, Perverse Incentives in How We Pay for Care, Lack of Transparency.