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NURS 1261 (Term 2): PICOT Questions

PICOT templates

Health professionals have created PICOT templates for common types of clinical questions.

Template examples:

For an Intervention question:

In ______(P), how does ______(I) compared with ______(C) affect ______ (O) over ____ (T period of time)? 

For an Etiology question:

Are ______(P) who have _____(I) compared with those without ______(C) at ____ risk for ______ (O) over ____ (T period of time)?

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