Question

Is this a PICO question, “Will adult and geriatric patients be more safer when nurses use the fall risk assessment tool to assess if the patients are a fall risk?”

Answer 1

The question doesnot met the criteria for PICO question.

PICOT is an acronym to help you formulate a clinical question and guide your search for evidence

.As time frame is not considered here i have explained PICO

P = patient population- adult and geriatric patients

I = intervention or issue of interest- fall risk assessment tool

C = comparison intervention or issue of interest-Not available .There is no comparison or alternative intervention addressed in the question .May be  structured nursing round interventions can be included as comparison

O = outcome-Safety

Will adult and geriatric patients be more safer when nurses use the fall risk assessment tool compared to structured nursing round interventions ( another intervention) to assess if the patients are a fall risk.

Rf:Lisa Bonsall,2011 Lippincott nursing center blog . Her reference Stillwell, S., Fineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B., & Williamson, K. (2010). Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Asking the Clinical Question A Key Step in Evidence-Based Practice. American Journal of Nursing, 110(3), 58-61.