Reducing Falls in the Elderly Population
Review your problem or issue and the study materials to formulate a PICOT question for your capstone project change proposal. A PICOT question starts with a designated patient population in a particular clinical area and identifies clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. The intervention used to address the problem must be a nursing practice intervention. Include a comparison of the nursing intervention to a patient population not currently receiving the nursing intervention, and specify the timeframe needed to implement the change process. Formulate a PICOT question using the PICOT format (provided in the assigned readings) that addresses the clinical nursing problem. The PICOT question will provide a framework for your capstone project change proposal. In a paper of 550 words, clearly identify the clinical problem Reducing falls in the Elderly population and how it can result in a positive patient outcome. Describe the problem in the PICOT question as it relates to the following: 1. Evidence-based solution 2. Nursing intervention 3. Patient care 4. Health care agency 5. Nursing practice