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American Career College
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NURS-113 | Beginning Medical/Surgical Nursing
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2020
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Appendix A: Asking PICOT Questions Template Question Templates for Asking PICOT Questions INTERVENTION In __elderly patient__________________(P), how does ___calcium supplements_________________ (I) compared to _calcium in food form___________________(C) affect __bone density ___________________(O) within ___________(T)? ETIOLOGY Are 30-50 year old women______________ ______ (P), who have high blood pressure____________________ (I) compared with those without __high blood pressure__________________(C) at _increased___________ risk for/of ___acute myocardial infarction_________________(O) over _first year after intervention _______________(T)? DIAGNOSIS OR DIAGNOSTIC TEST In _____middle aged men with heart issues______________(P) are/is multiple _ECG readings___________________(I) compared to __just one ECG reading_____________________(C) more accurate in diagnosing _infarctions________________(O)? PROGNOSIS/PREDICTION In (For) _elderly patients_____________ (P), how does receiving the flu vaccine___________________ (I) compared to not receiving the vaccine_____________(C) influence _the risk of contracting flu_________________ (O) during/over ___the flu season____________ (T)? MEANING How do mothers_ ______________________ (P) with an at home delivery _______________________ (I) perceive _labor experiences______________________ (O) during __before and after childbirth______________(T)? Short Definitions of Different Types of Questions:  Intervention: questions addressing the treatment of an illness or disability.  Etiology: questions that addresses the causes or origin of disease, the factors which produce or predispose toward a certain disease or disorder.  Diagnosis: Questions addressing the act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation.  Prognosis/Prediction: Questions addressing the prediction of the course of a disease.  Meaning: Questions addressing how one experiences a phenomenon.