When Completing Step 1 of Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt's Evidence-Based Practice

question 7

Multiple Choice

When completing Step 1 of Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt's evidence-based practice (EBP) process, which action does the NP student implement?

• A) Cultivating a spirit of inquiry
• B) Formulating a clinical question
• C) Creating a culture of evidence-based practice
• D) Searching for high-quality research evidence

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Definitions:

State Of Consciousness

The level of awareness of oneself and the environment, which can vary from wakefulness to sleep and includes various altered states.

Freudian Therapy

A mode of psychoanalytic therapy developed by Sigmund Freud, focusing on uncovering unconscious conflicts and motivations through techniques like dream analysis and free association.

Personality Types

Categorizations of different patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion that define an individual's personal style and influence their interactions with others.

Evidence

Information or signs that are used to determine whether beliefs or propositions are true or valid, particularly within the framework of forming a solid foundation for a scientific hypothesis or legal case.