Evidence Based Practice for Nursing Tutorial
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What is PICO?
PICO is a framework for clinical questions that allows for greater clarity and easier searching. Watch the video below get a full picture of how PICO is used.
Additional PICO examples
In a patient that presents with plaque-induced gingivitis, is the use of an ultrasonic toothbrush more effective than a manual toothbrush in reducing plaque and inflammation?
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PubMed |
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Concepts |
plaque-induced gingivitis |
ultrasonic toothbrush |
manual toothbrush |
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Text Words |
Gingivit* or
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ultrasonic toothbrush* or sonic* toothbrush or electric toothbrush* or Colgate ProClinical A1500 or powered toothbrush* |
Manual toothbrush* or manual tooth brush* or |
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MeSH |
"Gingivitis"[Mesh] |
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"Toothbrushing/instrumentation"[Mesh] or "Dental Devices, Home Care"[Mesh] |
Should teenagers and young adults with asymptomatic impacted wisdom teeth have them removed?
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PubMed |
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Concepts |
asymptomatic |
tooth extraction |
wisdom teeth |
impacted |
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Text Words |
Asymptomatic or Presymptomatic or Pre-Symptomatic or disease free or |
extraction* or |
Third Molar* or Wisdom Tooth or Wisdom Teeth or |
Impacted or |
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MeSH |
"Asymptomatic Diseases" [Mesh] |
"Tooth Extraction"[Mesh] |
"Molar, Third"[Mesh] |
"Tooth, Impacted"[Mesh] |
PICO examples from Ben Harnke and Nina McHale