The First Step in Evidence-Based Practice Is to Ask a Clinical

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Multiple Choice

The first step in evidence-based practice is to ask a clinical question.In doing so,the nurse needs to realize that in researching interventions,the question

• A) Is more important than its format.
• B) Will lead you to hundreds of articles that must be read.
• C) May be easier if in PICO format.
• D) May be more useful the more general it is.

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Definitions:

Food Production

The processes involved in generating food products for consumption, including agriculture, livestock breeding, and aquaculture.

Efficiency

The ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort, or the ratio of the output to the input of any system.

Sustainable

The practice of using natural resources in a way that maintains ecological balance and ensures availability for future generations.

Full-cost Pricing

The practice of setting prices based not only on production costs but also on accounting for environmental and social costs associated with the product or service.