As you begin writing your PICO question with your clinical facilitator, here are some tips:

• Pose an answerable question in PICO format. See this link for details (you may need to copy and paste this link into your browser outside of Canvas): http://www.usc.edu/hsc/ebnet/ebframe/PICO.htm

P = Patient or problem
I = Intervention
C = Comparison
O = Outcome

Sample questions:

In OB patients, does education about breast feeding vs no education cause mothers to choose breast feeding their infants?

In hospital employees, does the use of mandatory vaccines, vs no mandatory vaccines, reduce the nosocomial infection rates of patients in hospitals?

Does mandatory RN staffing rates vs no mandatory RN staffing rates lead to less medication errors?

For elderly patients with dementia, does the use of pharmacological vs non-pharmacological pain methods reduce pain behaviors?

In surgical patients, is the use of Chloraprep compared to iodine based preps more effective in preventing surgical site infections?