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The focus for Week 2 is on questions: PICOT/PICo and practice questions. • Using the area of interest from Week 1, identify the following. o Will you be using a quantitative or qualitative approach for your EBP project proposal? o Explain why this approach is the best one to provide information for your area of interest. o Create a PICOT/PICo question using the PICOT/PICo format for quantitative and PICo for qualitative approaches. o Identify your practice question, being sure to include the following. o For a quantitative approach ▪ A questioning part such as "what is," "what are," "is there," or "are there" ▪ Population being studied ▪ Variables being studied ▪ Suggestion of the relationship between variables o For a qualitative approach ▪ Phenomenon or concept of interest ▪ Group or population of interest ▪ Suggestion of which qualitative research design is being used Dr. Ancheta and class, Designing appropriate PICOT and practice questions assists investigators in shaping their research, guiding them through all critical stages. It is worth admitting that researchers need to determine whether a quantitative or qualitative approach will be used to ensure alignment with the major purpose and area of interest.