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Reducing infection in hemodialysis patients: fistula, graft and picc access sites
Select a specific practice from your clinical area or an area of interest to you that you have always wondered if there was a better way to do it, or what the best way would be. This can be the same clinical question you use for your assignment this week. You must write this clinical question in PICOT format. Share your PICOT question with the class with a discussion of the importance of this topic and why you chose it. I pulled the format as shown below!
o Population/ Patient Problem: Who is your patient? (Disease or Health status, age, race, sex)
o Intervention: What do you plan to do for the patient? (Specific tests, therapies, medications)
o Comparison: What is the alternative to your plan? (ie. No treatment, different type of treatment, etc.)
o Outcome: What outcome do you seek? (Less symptoms, no symptoms, full health, etc.)
o Time: What is the time frame? (This element is not always included.)
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.