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, 1. In vthe vhospital vwhere vNurse vL. vprovides vcare, vtradition vdictates vthat voral vtemperatures
vbe vincluded vin vevery vset vof vpatient vvital vsigns, vregardless vof vpatient vdiagnosis vor vacuity.
vThis vis vmost vlikely van vexample vof vwhich vof vthe vfollowing vphenomena?
A) The vprioritization vof vinternal vevidence vover vexternal vevidence
B) Practice vthat vlacks vevidence vto vsupport vits vapplication
C) The vintegration vof vpersonal vexpertise vinto vnursing vcare
D) Evidence-based vpractice
2. The vclinical vnurse veducator v(CNE) von va vpostsurgical vunit vhas vrecently vcompleted va
vpatient vchart vreview vafter vthe vimplementation vof va vpilot vprogram vaimed vat vpromoting
vearly vambulation vfollowing vsurgery. vWhich vof vthe vfollowing vcomponents vof vEBP vis
vthe vnurse vputting vinto vpractice?
A) Patient vpreferences
B) Research vutilization
C) Experience
D) Internal vevidence
3. Nurse vR. vhas vobserved vthat vreorienting vdemented vpatients vas vfrequently vas vpossible
vtends vto vminimize vthe vpatients' vlevel vof vagitation vin vthe vevening. vThe vnurse vhas vshared
vthis vobservation vwith va vcolleague, vwho vis vskeptical, vstating vthat, v“It's vbest vto vstick vto
vevidence-based vpractice.” vHow vcan vNurse vR. vbest vrespond?
A) “EBP vcan vinclude vclinicians' vpersonal vexpertise.”
B) “Personal vexperience vis voften vmore vsound vthan vformal vevidence-based vpractice.”
C) “Traditional vpractice vand vEBP vare vusually vshown vto vbe vthe vsame.”
D) “My vyears vof vexperience vcan vbe vjust vas vvaluable vas vany vliterature vreview
vor vrandomized vtrial.”
4. Which vof vthe vfollowing vfactors vprovides vthe vmost vimportant vrationale vfor vthe
vconsistent vimplementation vof vEBP?
A) EBP vprovides vfor vthe vmost vcost-effective vpatient vcare.
B) EBP vis vaccessible vto vall vhealthcare vclinicians.
C) EBP vprovides vconsistency vin vcare vacross vhealthcare vsettings.
D) EBP vimproves vpatient voutcomes.
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