NURS 420: Evidence Based Practice and Research in Nursing
Team PICO(T) Poster
Use the Poster template provided in the module or any poster template of your choice, but your
poster needs to be professional appearing (see your faculty if you are not sure) and include the
sections below – remember to use bullets and graphics opposed to just text to improve
appearance of your poster:
Title (include PICO Question student authors and School)
Background and Problem (what it is the issue or why it is a problem that is causing you to even
ask this question) Suggestion is to use just a few bullets
Purpose (e.g., To answer the following clinical question using the PICO(T) format……) [add
your clinical question addressing the P, I, C, O {and T if appropriate}]
Evidence Collection Method: (i.e. Data were collected …… and evaluated using the … (add
either SORT or GRADE)
Summary of the Evidence – major finding of all the evidence on your evidence table – you can
be bullet points or make a table of just the highlights (add the evidence rating summary)
Conclusion (i.e., the answer to your PICO(T) question based on the evidence) One or two
sentences.
Rubric Criteria for Team PICO(T) Poster:
Content
Tile
Unsatisfactory
Title is missing any components (0 0.9).
Background/Problem
Missing either the background or
(Issue and why it is a problem) problem (0 – 3.9).
Satisfactory
Title includes question, authors and
school, but is not clear and concise (1
- 1.9).
Background AND problem
addressed, but not clearly and
concisely presented (4 – 5.9).
Purpose includes PICO components,
but it is not clear and concise (2 - 3.9).
Excellent
Clear, concise title: PICO question,
authors, affiliated school (2 - 2.5).
Clearly, concisely presented statement
or bullets for background AND
problem (6 - 7.5).
Purpose
Missing description of any of the
Complete and clear description of
PICO components and or purpose
purpose including all PICO
statement is not clear (0 - 1.9).
components (4 - 5).
Evidence Collection Method Missing information on how
Description of how evidence was
Complete and clear description of
i.e., your search strategy
evidence was collected (0 - 1.9).
collected is present, but it is not clear the how evidence was collected.
nor complete (2 - 3.9).
Either GRADE or SORT addressed
(4 - 5).
Summary of Evidence
Evidence summary is not present or
Evidence summary is present, but
Clear, organized, concise and
(Synthesized compilation
only partially complete (0 - 14.9).
lacks organization or clarity (15 synthesized summary of evidence,
of evidence)
20.9).
along with evidence rating summary
(21 - 25).
Conclusion
Unclear statement(s) of conclusion or Statement(s) supported by the
Clear, concise, statement(s) supported
(One paragraph giving your unsupported by the evidence (0 - 1.9). evidence to answer the PICO question by the evidence to answer the PICO
answer to your PICO question)
is presented, but not clearly and
question (4 - 5).
concisely stated (2 - 3.9).
Mechanics
More than 3 mechanical issues (0 Only 2 - 3 mechanical issues (15 None or only one mechanical issue
(spelling and logical
14.9).
20.9).
(21 - 25).
organization and general
appearance of poster )
Presentation by Team
Less than clear and concise and/or
Clear and concise, but not all team
Clear and concise, all members
less than all team members
members participated in the
participated in the presentation &
participated in the presentation,
presentation or not all professionally professionally presented. Within the
and/or not all professionally
presented. Within the 10 minute time 10 minute time allowed (21 - 25).
presented and/or not within the 10
allowed (15 - 20.9).
minutes (0 - 14.9).
TOTAL
100 points on the team poster rubric = 15 course points
Possible
Points
2.5
7.5
5
5
25
5
25
25
100