A nurse assesses this PICOT question: "In the adult hospitalized client, does a COX-2 inhibitor decrease the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding compared with other NSAIDs?" What is the outcome component in this question?
a. Adult hospitalized client
b. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor
c. Decreased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding
d. Other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
ANS: C
The outcome component of the clinical question specifies the measureable and desired outcomes of the practice innovation. In this question, the decreased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding is the outcome. The population is adult hospitalized clients, the comparison component is NSAIDs, and innovative practice is COX-2 inhibitors.
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