Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Guide

Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice  Question Development Tool ©

Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice  Stakeholder Analysis Tool ©

PICO: Framing a Clinical Question

Here are some PICO explanations and examples :

PICOT Guide  (George Gwinnett Library Research Guide)

Ask: Write a focused clinical question (NAU Kline Library LIBGuide)

Health (Nursing, Medicine, Allied Health): Search Strategies: Framing the question (PICO) (NYU library)

Picking a PICO (Southern Illinois University LibGuide)

Using the PICO Framework (University of Canberra Library)

Nurse Residency:PICO(TT): Definitions and Examples (UVA Health Library)

Nursing, Evidence Based Practice: Ask Your Question (Video designed by faculty at several universities)

Some Alternatives to PICO from the Medical University of South Carolina Library

• This lists some other tools to search for evidence-based literature.  
• It does not tell you how effective these alternatives are in preparing a detailed review for your topic
• It does not tell you if the search tools have been validated for accuracy and sensitivity..