The nurse explains the PICO acronym to colleagues in which of the following ways?
a. PICO represents the questions to ask regarding application of the research to the specific setting.
b. PICO represents the trigger for initiating the research.
c. PICO represents the benchmarking website used in research.
d. PICO represents the regulatory guidelines established for practitioners.
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A PICO is the acronym used in formulating research questions and stands for P = patient or population, I = intervention, C = comparison or alternative interven-tion used, and O = outcomes.
B Does not represent the purpose or focus of the acronym PICO.
C Does not represent the purpose or focus of the acronym PICO.
D Does not represent the purpose or focus of the acronym PICO.
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