1.The nurse is interested in whether antibiotic therapy or observation only is most effective in the treatment of sinusitis in young adults. Which of the following best describes the type of question being considered?
a.Background questions
b.Foreground questions
c.General knowledge questions
d.Both A and B.

2.Can you explain how the nurse‘s use of PICO helps to formulate an effective clinical question?
a.PICO organizes the elements that guide the clinical question.
b.PICO formulates an SELECTED ANSWERwer to the clinical question.
c.PICO explains the hierarchy of evidence.
d.PICO identifies the strength of the evidence.

3.The nurse questions whether treatment with antibiotic therapy is as effective as observation in a 3-year-old boy with otitis media. What combination of information supports the proper order of information needed to compose a PICO statement?
a.Effective treatment for otitis media; antibiotic therapy; observation; 3-year-old with otitis media
b.Three-year-old with otitis media; antibiotic therapy; observation; effective treatment for otitis media
c.Antibiotic therapy; 3-year-old with otitis media; effective treatment for otitis media; observation
d.Observation; 3-year-old with otitis media; effective treatment for otitis media; antibiotic therapy