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1. Whichvbestvdescribesvevidence-based-practicev(EBP)?
a.Avcombinationvofvbestvresearchvevidence,vclinicalvexpertise,vandvthevneedsvandvvaluesvofvp
atients.
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d.Thevutilizationvofvquantitativevandvqualitativevstudiesvtovenhancevpatientvoutcomes.
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AEvidence-
basedvpracticevevolvesvfromvthevintegrationvofvthevbestvresearchvevidencevwithvclinicalvexp
ertisevandvpatientvneedsvandvvalues.
BStudiesvthatvattemptvtovfindvdeterminantsvofvpatientvoutcomesvarevgenerallyvexperimentalvorvq
uasi-experimental.vTheyvmayvbevusedvtovguidevEBPvbutvdovnotvcompletelyvdefinevit.
CEBPvisvavcombinationvofvguidelinesvandvspecificvpatientvneedsvandvvalues.
DQuantitativevandvqualitativevstudiesvappliedvtovthevevaluationvofvpatientvoutcomesvarevpartvofvE
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ccur.
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1. Whichvbestvdescribesvevidence-based-practicev(EBP)?
a.Avcombinationvofvbestvresearchvevidence,vclinicalvexpertise,vandvthevneedsvandvvaluesvofvp
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b.Avdeterminationvofvthevfactorsvnecessaryvtovcontrolvpatientvresponsesvtovcare.vc
.Thevdevelopmentvofvpopulationvcarevguidelinesvapplicablevtovallvpatients.
d.Thevutilizationvofvquantitativevandvqualitativevstudiesvtovenhancevpatientvoutcomes.
ANS:vA
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AEvidence-
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ertisevandvpatientvneedsvandvvalues.
BStudiesvthatvattemptvtovfindvdeterminantsvofvpatientvoutcomesvarevgenerallyvexperimentalvorvq
uasi-experimental.vTheyvmayvbevusedvtovguidevEBPvbutvdovnotvcompletelyvdefinevit.
CEBPvisvavcombinationvofvguidelinesvandvspecificvpatientvneedsvandvvalues.
DQuantitativevandvqualitativevstudiesvappliedvtovthevevaluationvofvpatientvoutcomesvarevpartvofvE
BPvbutvdovnotvcompletelyvdefinevEBP.
PTS:v1vDIF:vCognitivevlevel:vRememberingv(Knowledge)v
REF:vMCS:v3
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ANS:vB
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ANS:vD
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psvofvadolescentsvwhovreceivedvdifferentvasthmaveducation.vWhichvresearchvmethodvdoesvthisvrepre
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TS:1DIF:Cognitivevlevel:vApplyingv(Application)
REF:vMCS:v7
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stickvinjuries.vTovstudyvthis,vthevnursevmanagervwillvemployvwhichvmethodvofvstudy?
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xplanationvd.P
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ANS:vD
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