Considering the lack of access to healthcare in rural communities, would nurse practitioners in private independent practice lead to increased access to care compared to communities with greater access to healthcare?

PICO/Overview and Background Assignment

Components of this assignment:

1. PICO Question

The purpose of this assignment is to identify an issue/problem in clinical practice and to write a research question in PICO format based on the identified clinical issue/problem.

An important step in evidence-based practice is ask relevant clinical questions. PICO questions should be questions that address issues/problems related to diagnosing, assessing, or treating patients, or increasing understanding about the meaning or prognosis Considering the lack of access to healthcare in rural communities, would nurse practitioners in private independent practice lead to increased access to care compared to communities with greater access to healthcare?of health related problems.

The PICO question is:

Considering the lack of access to healthcare in rural communities, would nurse practitioners in private independent practice lead to increased access to care compared to communities with greater access to healthcare?

2. Overview and Background

The problem background and project objective assignment will address the following areas: identification of the project objectives or questions to be answered through the completion of the project. It will include the background on the problem/topic related to the background of the issue, scope of the problem as well as the consequences of the problem. Identification of any knowledge gaps or solutions from available research. It should provide the reader with a concise and clear description of the current state of knowledge about the issue/problem.