A nurse has written a PICO question as follows. Are there specific urinary catheter care practices that decrease infection in the intensive care population? What element of the question is missing?
a. Comparison
b. Intervention
c. Outcome
d. Population
A
The elements of a PICO question include population (intensive care patients), intervention (urinary catheter care practices), comparison (missing), and outcome (decrease infection).
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