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dence-based practice.” How can Nurse R. best respond?
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s, have on anxiety levels during the 7 days following hospital admission?
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8. After formulating a clinical question, a nurse has proceeded to search for evidence fo
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unit (ICU). The nurse has identified a relevant meta-
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A) A statistical summary of the results from several different studies
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A) Evidence from a randomized control trial that had more than 2500 participants
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rectal examinations in this patient's care?
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A) The patient is vehemently opposed to undergoing a digital-rectal exam.
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B) Clinical practice guidelines for prostate care have not been published.
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Guide to Best Practice 5th Edition
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by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ellen Fineout-
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Overholt Chapter 1 - 23 Complete
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,Chapter 1 Making the Case for Evidence-
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Based Practice and Cultivating a Spirit of Inqu pv pvpv pv pv pv pv pv
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In the hospital where Nurse L. provides care, tradition dictates that oral temperatures
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be included in every set of patient vital signs, regardless of patient diagnosis or acuity.
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This is most likely an example of which of the following phenomena?
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A) The prioritization of internal evidence over external evidence
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B) Practice that lacks evidence to support its application
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C) The integration of personal expertise into nursing care
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2. The clinical nurse educator (CNE) on a postsurgical unit has recently completed a p
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atient chart review after the implementation of a pilot program aimed at promoting
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early ambulation following surgery. Which of the following components of EBP is t
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3. Nurse R. has observed that reorienting demented patients as frequently as possible ten
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ds to minimize the patients' level of agitation in the evening. The nurse has shared th
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is observation with a colleague, who is skeptical, stating that, “It's best to stick to evi
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dence-based practice.” How can Nurse R. best respond?
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A) “EBP can include clinicians' personal expertise.”
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B) “Personal experience is often more sound than formal evidence-based practice.”
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A) EBP provides for the most cost-effective patient care.
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B) EBP is accessible to all healthcare clinicians.
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C) EBP provides consistency in care across healthcare settings.
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Based Medicine has been established to address EBP. Which of the followi
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A) Ensuring that external evidence, rather than internal evidence, is integrated int
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B) Fostering the level of learning that exists in the American healthcare system
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resolved to examine some of these practices in light of evidence. Which of the follo
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B) Creating “buy-in” from the other clinicians who provide care at the facility
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B) Among cancer patients, what role does meditation, rather than benzodiazepine
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C) Among undergraduate college students, what is the effectiveness of a sexual heal
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th campaign undertaken during the first 4 weeks of the fall semester as measure
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d by incidence of new gonorrheal and chlamydial infections reported to the cam
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8. After formulating a clinical question, a nurse has proceeded to search for evidence fo
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r ways to foster restful sleep in patients who are receiving care in the intensive care
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unit (ICU). The nurse has identified a relevant meta-
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A) A statistical summary of the results from several different studies
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