Clostridium Difficile infections in hospitalized patients

Question

Part 1 Clinical Issues PICO Question

Write a good PICO question, it makes the rest of the process of finding and evaluating evidence much more straightforward.

You can use our PICO question to list terms to search.  Under each letter P, I, C, and O, list all the possible terms to use in your search. [Hint: Begin your Part 3 Literature Search here]

Determine the significance of the topic [why is important to improve this BSN care practice?] or the importance to nursing practice [how will the improved BSN care practice help quality of care?].

Task: Create an APA formatted two-page narrative using the 7^th edition Manual following the rubric content criteria below.

The paper should include a title page, an abstract, two narrative pages, and a reference page. 

Content of this paper should include:

1. Clearly stated importance of topic
2. Clearly stated PICO question guiding this project

PICO question clearly stated
P–Patient/Problem
I–Intervention
C–Comparison
O–Outcome

3. Scientific writing in APA formatting: APA format including title page, abstract with key words, headings and subheadings [level 1 & level 2], intext citations, and Reference page
4. Writing mechanics: Writing mechanics including appropriate grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, page length

My topic is Clostridium Difficile the PICO question would be:

Does handwashing with soap and water (I)

compared to using alcohol-based hand sanitizer (C)

decrease the incidence of hospital-acquired C. Difficile infections (O)

among hospitalized patients (P).