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An unacceptably high number of patients on a geriatric, subacute medicine unit have developed pressure ulcers during their period of care.
 
  The nurses on the unit have agreed on a goal of reducing the incidence of these wounds by 50 over the next 10 weeks. This goal represents which component of the PICOT format for asking clinical questions?
  A) O
  B) P
  C) I
  D) C

Question 2

A nurse who provides care on a renal unit has posed a number of clinical questions in an effort to implement EBP. Which of the following questions could those nurses best answer by consulting a textbook?
 
  A) What effect does a diagnosis of renal failure have on type 2 diabetics' glucose monitoring behavior?
  B) What factors influence clinicians' decisions to recommend peritoneal dialysis over hemodialysis?
  C) What are the anatomical characteristics and physiological functions of the kidneys?
  D) What is the relationship between dosing of erythropoietin therapy and hemoglobin levels in patients with chronic renal failure?


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cici

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C


BrownTown3

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Reply #2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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