The Nurse Is Assessing the Following PICO(T)question: in a 60-Year-Old

question 9

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing the following PICO(T) question: In a 60-year-old woman with osteoarthritis,can a COX-2 inhibitor decrease the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding compared with other NSAIDs? What is the comparison component in this question?

• A) Osteoarthritis
• B) COX-2 inhibitor
• C) NSAIDs
• D) Gastrointestinal bleeding

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