School of Nursing - EBP

PICO(T) is a mnemonic used to describe the elements of a good clinical foreground question.

P - Population/Patient/Problem

• What population are you referring to? 
• Who is your patient? 
• What condition/disease are you looking at?

I - Intervention

• What needs to be done? 
• What do you want to do for the patient? 
• Prescribe drug(s)? 
• Order tests? 
• Surgery?

C - Comparison

• What is the alternative compared with the intervention?

O - Outcome

• What do you want to be accomplished/measured/improved?
• What are the outcomes?

T - Time

• Are you look for articles within the last five (5) years?

In pregnant women with hypertension, does antihypertensive medication compared to lifestyle modifications alone lower the risk of preterm birth?

P - Pregnant women with hypertension

I - Antihypertensive medication

C - Lifestyle modifications

O - Lower the risk of preterm birth

Among hospitalized patients, does hand hygiene compared to standard care reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired infections?

P - Hospitalized patients

I - Hand hygiene

C - Compared to standard care

O - Incidences of hospital- acquired infections