Tara,the Unit Manager,is Telling Her Colleague About Her Recent Project,which

question 24

Multiple Choice

Tara,the unit manager,is telling her colleague about her recent project,which involves seeking the most effective approaches to incontinence care,with the intention of adopting evidence-supported approaches on her dementia care unit.Her colleague suggests that translation of research into practice is:

• A)Less important than knowledge-generating research, which is required to advance the nursing profession.
• B)A priority of all healthcare practitioners to improve patient care.
• C)Characterized by lack of knowledge about how to use evidence to guide practice.
• D)So difficult that it is useless to begin the query in the first place.

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Definitions:

Glasgow Coma Scale

A scale used to assess a person’s level of consciousness after a brain injury.

Verbal Responsiveness

The ability and speed at which an individual can respond verbally to questions or stimuli.

Cranial Nerve Function

The evaluation of the twelve cranial nerves that originate in the brain, which control sensory and motor functions of the head and neck.

Head Circumference

A measurement taken around the largest part of the head, used in medical contexts to assess brain growth and development in infants and toddlers.