The nurse researcher is developing a PICO question for a study. ...

[danielfitts88]

The nurse researcher is developing a PICO question for a study. Which consideration should be made when writing the O section of this question?
 
  1. What happened to the study group?
  2. What treatment is being studied?
  3. Were any other treatments done?
  4. Who is being studied?

Question 2

The nurse manager has been asked to provide numbers associated with productivity to the hospital chief financial officer. Which components should the manager report?
 
  1. The ratio of staff to patients
  2. The number of patients to the number of FTEs
  3. The ratio of department output to the resources consumed
  4. The department input divided by its output

[braelync]

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. O is the outcome, such as risk of disease, a complication or a side effect, or an adverse outcome.
2. This is section I. The I can be related to prognostic factors, risk behaviors, exposure to disease, clinical intervention, or treatment.
3. This is section C. The C can be related to another treatment or no treatment.
4. This is the P section, the group that is being studied, written is specific terms.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. This ratio does not take output into consideration.
2. This ratio does not take output into consideration.
3. Productivity is the ratio of output to input (resources consumed).
4. This is the wrong formula. It should be output divided by input.

[danielfitts88]

Excellent

[jamesnevil303]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it