Based on Information About the Adoption of E-B Practice Related

question 8

Multiple Choice

Based on information about the adoption of e-b practice related to verification of feeding tube placement, which statement is true of nurses' adoption of new evidence-based (e-b) practices?

• A) Once they are aware of a new e-b practice, most nurses will adopt it right away.
• B) Some nurses will adopt new e-b practice right away, but others put off doing so for quite a while.
• C) Most nurses will not adopt a new e-b practice unless the evidence in support of it is very strong.
• D) The only way to get most nurses to adopt a new e-b practice is for the care-giving agency to require it.

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