PICOT Question: In nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic, how do coping strategies,
compared to no intervention or standard support, affect burnout and psychological well-being
during the pandemic time period?
Paper should be 3-4 content pages in length. Title and reference pages are required but are
excluded from 3-4 page length.
The paper will include the following sections:
1. Clinical Question (30 points/25%)
• Describe the problem. What is the focus of your group’s work?
• Explain the significance of the problem in terms of patient outcomes. What health outcomes
result from your problem? Or what statistics document this is a problem? You may find support
on websites for government or professional organizations.
• PICOT question in support of the group topic.
• State the purpose of your paper. What will your paper do or describe? This is like a problem
statement. “The purpose of this paper is to . . .”
2. Levels of Evidence (20 points/16%)
• Identify the type of question being asked (therapy, prognosis, meaning, etc.).
• What is the best type of evidence to answer that question (e.g., RCT, cohort study, qualitative
study, etc.)?
3. Search Strategy (50 points/43%)
• List search terms and results.
• Databases used (start with the CU library). Link your search with the PICOT question
described above.
• Refinement decisions. As you did your search, what decisions did you make in refinement to
get your required articles down to a reasonable number for review? Were any limits used? If so,
what?
• Identification of two (2) most relevant articles (primary sources published within the last 5
years).
4. Format (20 points/16%)
• Correct grammar and spelling.
• Include a title page.
• Use of headings for each section.
Clinical Question, Levels of Evidence, Search Strategy, and Conclusion
• Adheres to current APA formatting and guidelines.
• 3-4 pages in length, excluding title and reference
ARTICLES
Nantsupawat, A., Wichaikhum, O. A., Abhicharttibutra, K., Sadarangani, T., &
Poghosyan, L. (2023). The relationship between nurse burnout, missed nursing
care, and care quality following COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of clinical nursing,
32(15-16), 5076–5083.
Ma Y, Faraz NA, Ahmed F, Iqbal MK, Saeed U, Mughal MF, Raza A. Curbing nurses’
burnout during COVID-19: The roles of servant leadership and psychological
safety. J Nurs Manag. 2021 Nov;29(8):2383-2391. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13414. Epub 2021
Aug 31. PMID: 34259372; PMCID: PMC8420609.