Question

3. For the two practice examples, complete elements of a PICO. First identify each element that will make up the PICO question and then take all of the elements and write a question. Then identify the search terms you would use, which are the main concepts in the PICO question. possible PICO question. Make sure the questions have the a Scenario 1: You currently are working as a school nurse in a middle school and you have identified that several students ages 12 and 13 were taken out of the football game last Friday because of sustaining a concussion and that each were given different recommendations for when they could return to play. You are working with the coaches and the athletic trainers to develop a policy about how long students should be kept out of play to allow for full recovery. Your team is wondering if a protocol will improve the consistency in the decisions about when students can return to play P: I: C: O: Write a full question, putting all of the elements together in one sentence.

Answer 1

PICO :

• P - Problem /population /patient
• I - Intervention /indicator
• C - Comparison intervention
• O - Outcome

Pico answer :

The students should introduce light aerobic exercise or some no-contact football specific activities, which take place under the direct oversight of the medical staff and then resume full football activity, comes only after neurological testing remains at a baseline and there are no recurrence of a concussion​​​​​​.

-Here PICO is

• P - Concussion /the students
• I - light aerobic exercise
• C - no-contact football specific activities
• O - Resume full football activity