Question

Create PICO(T) questions for each of the following areas of discovery. Identify each component as appropriate. Follow this be writing a corresponding research question or statement. Area of discovery #1: Nurses on a specialty surgical unit were interested in how they could improve the pain management of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery while minimizing narcotic utilization. They had heard another hospital was using IV Tylenol as an alternative and wondered if it work for their patients. - lö lö LA Statement:

Answer 1

P	Population	Orthopedic surgery patients
I	Intervention	Using IV tylenol for pain management
C	Comparison	Patients taking only narcotic analgesics for pain relief after orthopedic surgery
O	Outcome	Better pain relief and reduced dose of narcotics

T

Time

During the post-operative period

Statement:

The IV tylenol usage in the post operative orthopedic patients helps to reduce the dose of narcotics while providing the same of better pain relief as that of the pure narcotic usage.