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The nurse wants to know whether the seven minute screen (7MS) is as accurate as the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in screening for dementia. Select the correct category for this type of question.
 
  a. Prognosis
  b. Diagnostic
  c. Harm/etiology
  d. Prevention

Question 2

The nurse questions whether treatment with antibiotic therapy is as effective as observation in a 3-year-old boy with otitis media. Which of the following identifies each step in the PICO process?
 
  a. Three-year-old with otitis media; antibiotic therapy; observation; effective treat-ment for otitis media
  b. Effective treatment for otitis media; antibiotic therapy; observation; 3-year-old with otitis media
  c. Antibiotic therapy; 3-year-old with otitis media; effective treatment for otitis me-dia; observation
  d. Observation; 3-year-old with otitis media; effective treatment for otitis media; antibiotic therapy



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Answer to Question 1

B
Diagnostic questions emphasize how to select a diagnostic test or interpret the results of a partic-ular test. Prevention questions are focused on how to modify a patient's risk factors to reduce the risk of disease. Harm/etiology questions focus on what the harmful effects of a particular treat-ment are or how harmful effects can be avoided.

Answer to Question 2

A
PICO is an acronym used to describe a format of the four elements required to formulate a good clinical question (P, patient or problem; I, intervention; C, comparison intervention; O, outcomes).



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