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fagboi

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Which of the following clinical questions best exemplifies the PICOT format?
 
  A) What effect does parents' smoking have on the smoking habits of their children, ages 13 to 16?
  B) Among cancer patients, what role does meditation, rather than benzodiazepines, have on anxiety levels during the 7 days following hospital admission?
  C) Among undergraduate college students, what is the effectiveness of a sexual health campaign undertaken during the first 4 weeks of the fall semester as measured by incidence of new gonorrheal and chlamydial infections reported to the campus medical center?
  D) In patients aged 8 to 12, is the effectiveness of a pain scale using faces superior to a numeric rating scale in the emergency room context?

Question 2

As a starting point for an initiative to integrate more evidence into the nursing practice at a community hospital, the nursing leadership has begun by holding meetings and focus groups aimed at developing a shared mental framework.
 
  What will this framework encompass?
  A) A statement of the goals for practice at a designated point in the near future
  B) An action plan for implementing EBP
  C) The values and ideals of nurses that can inspire change
  D) A brief document that outlines the mission of the organization and the nurses



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C



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