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Nursing

Provides resources, strategies and information on conducting research in nursing.

Creating the Answerable Question

PICOT

P - Patient or Population: Describes the most important characteristics of the patient

I - Intervention: Describes the main intervention

C - Comparison: If appropriate, describes the main alternative being considered

O - Outcome: Describes what you are trying to accomplish, measure, improve or affect

T - Time: time for the intervention to achieve the outcome