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Evidence Based Practice

ASK

Is there something in your clinical setting that you are wondering about?

Perhaps you wonder if a new intervention is more effective than the one currently used.

Ask yourself: What works well and what could be improved? 

And more importantly, WHY?

 

 PICO worksheet from the The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

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Asking Clinical Questions in PICOT format

Sample PICO/Research question:

 

In nursing home residents with osteoporosis, do hip protectors result in fewer injuries from slips, trips, and falls?

  • Identify the main key words in your research question  

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