Life After PICOT: Taking the Next Step in a Clinical Inquiry Project

摘要

The art of clinical inquiry begins in the patient care arena with 2 questions: Why do we practice this way? Could we do it better? Learning to question is a critical thinking skill that can be applied to each aspect of patient care, from asking why we do a certain practice or procedure, to how, when (the timing of care), and even where (the setting in which care is provided). Often a new clinical question must be reshaped to be answered-transformed into a format that is specific and able to be objectively and subjectively measured.