The nurse is reviewing content from the PICOT question format to identify terms to search when accessing information from a database. Which content should the nurse use as keyword(s) for this search?
1. Outcome
2. Assessment
3. Patient home address
4. Patient discharge plan
Correct Answer: 1
PICOT is an acronym for terms to be included in the clinical question. These terms include patient population, intervention or issue of interest, comparison intervention or group, outcome, and time frame. Assessment, patient home address, and patient discharge plan are not parts of the PICOT format.
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