A nurse is planning a research project comparing the use of fingerstick blood glucose testing with the use of alternative sites for adult male clients. Which elements of the PICOT formulation of the clinical question still need to be defined? Select all that apply.
A)People
B)Issue
C)Comparison
D)Outcome
E)Time

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A)The people in this study are adult men with diabetes. The issue is effective testing for blood glucose levels. The comparison is between adult men using different testing sites. According to the PICOT formulation, the clinical question still needs to specify an outcome (i.e., it needs to state a hypothesis about the two groups)and a time frame for the study.
B)The people in this study are adult men with diabetes. The issue is effective testing for blood glucose levels. The comparison is between adult men using different testing sites. According to the PICOT formulation, the clinical question still needs to specify an outcome (i.e., it needs to state a hypothesis about the two groups)and a time frame for the study.
C)The people in this study are adult men with diabetes. The issue is effective testing for blood glucose levels. The comparison is between adult men using different testing sites. According to the PICOT formulation, the clinical question still needs to specify an outcome (i.e., it needs to state a hypothesis about the two groups)and a time frame for the study.
D)The people in this study are adult men with diabetes. The issue is effective testing for blood glucose levels. The comparison is between adult men using different testing sites. According to the PICOT formulation, the clinical question still needs to specify an outcome (i.e., it needs to state a hypothesis about the two groups)and a time frame for the study.
E)The people in this study are adult men with diabetes. The issue is effective testing for blood glucose levels. The comparison is between adult men using different testing sites. According to the PICOT formulation, the clinical question still needs to specify an outcome (i.e., it needs to state a hypothesis about the two groups)and a time frame for the study.

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