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Evidence Based Practice for Nursing Tutorial

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?

PubMed

 

Concepts

plaque-induced gingivitis

ultrasonic toothbrush

manual toothbrush

Text Words

Gingivit* or

ultrasonic toothbrush* or sonic* toothbrush or electric toothbrush* or Colgate ProClinical A1500 or powered toothbrush*  

Manual toothbrush* or manual tooth brush* or

MeSH

"Gingivitis"[Mesh]

"Toothbrushing/instrumentation"[Mesh] or "Dental Devices, Home Care"[Mesh]

 

Should teenagers and young adults with asymptomatic impacted wisdom teeth have them removed?

 

PubMed

 

Concepts

asymptomatic

tooth extraction

wisdom teeth

impacted

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

MeSH

"Asymptomatic Diseases" [Mesh] 

"Tooth Extraction"[Mesh]

"Molar, Third"[Mesh]

"Tooth, Impacted"[Mesh]

 

PICO examples from Ben Harnke and Nina McHale