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londonang

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The nurse explains the PICO acronym to colleagues in which of the following ways?
 
  a. PICO represents the questions to ask regarding application of the research to the specific setting.
  b. PICO represents the trigger for initiating the research.
  c. PICO represents the benchmarking website used in research.
  d. PICO represents the regulatory guidelines established for practitioners.

Question 2

When collecting data for research purposes on patient safety methods, the nurse would use:
 
  a. Maximum census of patients on a specific unit over the course of admissions for 1 year.
  b. Maximum census of the entire hospital over the course of admissions for 1 year.
  c. Information obtained in other, similar research projects.
  d. Appropriate research design.


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Moriaki

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Reply #1 on: Jul 7, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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A PICO is the acronym used in formulating research questions and stands for P = patient or population, I = intervention, C = comparison or alternative interven-tion used, and O = outcomes.
B Does not represent the purpose or focus of the acronym PICO.
C Does not represent the purpose or focus of the acronym PICO.
D Does not represent the purpose or focus of the acronym PICO.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A May be too small of a sample to produce valid or reliable data.
B Reliable research results are usually supported by the study of larger samples.
C Other studies may not provide data appropriate to the specific question to be researched and the studies must be validated before they are relied on.
D Research design cannot be the essential factor to confirm validity.


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