research guides: nurse practitioners: pico searching

what is pico?

pico is a searching method to find clinical research.

p: patient, problem or population

i: intervention

c: comparison

o: outcome

**does hand washing among healthcare workers reduce hospital-acquired infections?**
p: patient, problem or population	hospital-acquired infection
i: intervention	hand washing
c: comparison	hand sanitizer
o: outcome	*less infection*