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Management of CareQuestion 2283 of 2368

A nurse writes this research question: "In older adults with a history of falls, does hourly rounding compared with rounding every 4 hours reduce falls over 6 months?" Which part is the Comparison in the PICOT format?

  1. Older adults with a history of falls
  2. Hourly rounding
  3. Reduced falls
  4. Rounding every 4 hours
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Correct answer: Rounding every 4 hours

The comparison is the alternative intervention used to compare with the treatment intervention.

Source: Nursing Management and Professional Concepts, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Quality and Evidence-based Practice: Research. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026