How Does Quantitative Research Contribute to Evidence-Based Practice

question 4

Multiple Choice

How does quantitative research contribute to evidence-based practice?

• A)It provides facts that nurses can add to their knowledge base. This makes practice more objective and quantifiable.
• B)It provides scientific support for policies already in place. More evidence makes an existent policy more defensible.
• C)It provides evidence of opposing policies already in place. Evidence in opposition to policies may result in new policies.
• D)It allows the nurse to understand the personal experience of illness and the meaning the client attaches to it. This engenders compassion.
• E)It contributes evidence that will make nursing practice almost completely evidence-based, eliminating different styles of nursing practice.

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Definitions:

Shift

A change in the position of a demand or supply curve, indicating a change in the quantity demanded or supplied at every price.

Subsidy

Financial aid supplied by the government to an industry or business, with the aim of keeping prices low for consumers or aiding the business to be competitive.

Efficiency Loss

Economic costs that arise when market equilibrium is not achieved, or when resources are not allocated optimally, leading to waste or suboptimal outcomes.

Deadweight Loss

The loss of economic efficiency that occurs when the equilibrium for a good or service is not achieved or is not achievable.