A Nurse Is Encouraged to Use a Boolean Operator to More

question 20

Multiple Choice

A nurse is encouraged to use a Boolean operator to more efficiently perform an electronic search of the literature. The nurse should understand that a Boolean operator is what?

• A) A specialized reference librarian who can assist in searches of electronic medical and nursing databases
• B) A software program that enables combinations of permissions and restrictions for a database search
• C) A definition of the relationship between words or groups of words in a literature search such as "and"
• D) A clinical query that can be performed to focus on a particular clinical issue or practice question

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Definitions:

Horizontal Acquisition

The purchase of a company operating at the same level of the value chain in similar or different industries to increase market share.

Vertical Acquisition

A corporate strategy where a company acquires another company in the same supply chain.

Conglomerate Acquisition

The process by which a large corporation, often with diversified interests, acquires another company often in an unrelated industry to diversify its holdings.

Horizontal Acquisition

The purchase of a competing company in the same industry, aiming to increase market share or achieve economies of scale.