The nurse is developing a PICOT question related to sucrose administration before phlebotomy in infants: "Is the pain score lower in infants who are administered sucrose one minute before phlebotomy than in infants who do not receive sucrose at all?" With a PICOT question,P is the population of interest,I is the intervention of interest,C is the comparison of interest,O is the outcome,and T is the time;is this a true PICOT question?
A)Yes,because the outcome always comes before the intervention.
B)Yes,regardless of placement of elements.
C)No,because the comparison comes after the intervention.
D)No,because the outcome comes after the population.

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A well-designed PICOT question does not have to follow the sequence of P,I,C,O,and T.The aim is to ask a question that contains as many of the PICOT elements as possible.

The Nurse Is Developing a PICOT Question Related to Sucrose