A nurse is planning a research comparing the use of finger-stick blood glucose testing with the use of alternative sites for adult male clients. Which elements of the PICOT formulation of the clinical question will still need to be defined?
Select all that apply.
A) People
B) Issue
C) Comparison
D) Outcome
E) Time
Answer: D, E
The people in this study are adult men with diabetes. The issue is effective testing for blood glucose levels. The comparison is between those using different testing sites. The outcome should specify a hypothesis about the two groups. The time should indicate the time period of the study.
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