Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
TOPIC: (how advances in healthcare information management and information technology have improved the quality of life for patients and health professionals alike).
Overview: In Milestone One, you submitted a topic proposal (topic: how advances in healthcare information management and information technology have improved the quality of life for patients and health professionals alike) for instructor approval and feedback. For Milestone Two, you will incorporate any feedback and formulate a PICO question which will guide the variables in your research as you develop an integrative review of the literature. Your PICO question will assist you in the process of finding and evaluating evidence related to your outcome as you continue to build upon your final project.
Prompt: For this milestone, you will turn your topic into a PICO question and answer each of the questions posed below:
USE QUESTION AS HEADINGS FOR EACH SECTION
1. Identify the population of interest; what are their characteristics? Specifically, what group of individuals will be impacted by your identified intervention? (Population)
2. What is the intervention of interest? Explain why the intervention is appropriate for solving the problem. (Intervention)
3. What is the comparison intervention? Explain the alternative to the intervention. (Comparison)
4. What consequences are we interested in? How will this outcome impact nursing practice or nursing care? (Outcome)
The PICO format is used to help practitioners develop well-rounded questions:
• P: Population or Patient (What are key characteristics of the people?)
• I: Intervention, influence, or exposure (What is the intervention of interest?)
• C: An explicit Comparison to the “I” component (With what is the intervention or influence being compared?)
• O: Outcome (What is the consequence in which we are interested?)
Guidelines for Submission: Your PICO question must be submitted as a 1- to 2-paragraph Microsoft Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. All citations and references should be formatted according to the most recent APA guidelines.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Population Clearly and concisely identifies the population Identifies the population of interest Briefly or insufficiently identifies population of interest Does not identify the
population of interest 22
Intervention Clearly identifies intervention of interest Identifies the intervention of interest Briefly identifies intervention of interest, or intervention is unclear Does not identify the
intervention of interest 22
Comparison Clearly identifies appropriate comparison intervention Identifies a comparison
intervention Identifies inappropriate
comparison intervention Does not identify the
comparison intervention 22
Outcome Clearly identifies relevant
consequences of interest Identifies consequences of interest Identifies irrelevant
consequences Does not identify the
consequences of interest 22
Articulation of
Response
(APA/Mechanics) Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact
readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that obstruct understanding 12
Total 100%
