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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