A Nurse Manager Is Directing a Team of Staff Nurses

question 27

Multiple Choice

A nurse manager is directing a team of staff nurses working to solve a clinical problem using evidence-based practice (EBP) . Which of the following statements would direct these nurses to the forms of strongest clinical evidence? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

• A) "We may find studies that use only one group of participants."
• B) "Look for articles that report on how to use evidence in other clinical situations."
• C) "The studies we want are built around the scientific approach to solving problems."
• D) "Our focus should be on studies that use both experimental and control groups to determine intervention effectiveness."
• E) "Many articles will have information reported by someone who is an expert in the field."

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