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strangeaffliction · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse has written a PICO question as follows: Are there specific urinary catheter care practices that decrease infection in the intensive care population? What element of the question is missing?

a. Comparison
b. Intervention
c. Outcome
d. Population

Question 2

A student is confused about standardized language in nursing and asks the faculty to explain its value. What response by the faculty is best?

a. Allows easier data base searching especially for novice researchers
b. Combines several similar terms for the same item under one heading
c. Eventually will lead to third-party reimbursement for nursing care
d. Makes the value of nursing care explicit and comparable in electronic systems.

kescobar@64 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
The elements of a PICO question include population (intensive care patients), intervention (urinary catheter care practices), comparison (missing), and outcome (decrease infection).

Answer to Question 2

D
Today, there are many groups working to standardize nursing terminologies to make the value of nursing care explicit and comparable in electronic systems. Standardized terminology may make searching easier, combine similar terms, and may eventually lead to third-party reimbursement, but this is not the main value of standardized terminology.