Help w/PICOT

[rickelli]

Hi I am in my capstone for my BSN and I am having trouble with my PICOT and have not got much help from my instructor. I have always had trouble with PICOT questions and when I don't get helpful feedback from my instructor that doesn't help me.

My PICO has to be implemented and evaluated in a 4 week period on my floor. I decided to use Safe Sleep and the question I submitted was

Will the parents of newborns (P) who are taught continuous Safe Sleep education during their hospital stay (I), as opposed to parents who did not receive continuous teaching © more likely to know and follow Safe Sleep recommendations during their stay (O)?

My instructor says "that is a research project. If you remember we indicated that you should stay away from vulnerable populations of which newborns fall into that category. Is there something that you can do with staff related to your subject?

My response was "I thought that this would be more focused on parent education through the staff? Adding crib cards to each crib which lists what safe sleep is, printouts in each post partum folder with all the other education that they are given. I don't know how I would word the PICO for staff and safe sleep."

She responds that maybe I should try compliance of staff in utilizing the protocol. So I came up with another

For post-partum staff (P) does compliance with teaching Safe Sleep education to patients during their stay with the use of crib cards and information sheets (I), as opposed to non-compliance with Safe Sleep education © more likely to reduce the amount of baby falls (O)?

I have not received a response from her and I really need to get started on this. I am frustrated because I feel that if it is not correct I am just going to keep going back and forth.

Any help or advice would be appreciated

Thanks

Kelli