In Using the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice,what Step Should

question 16

Multiple Choice

In using the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice,what step should be taken first when nurse clinicians and researchers determine that a sufficient number of scientifically sound studies are not available as a basis for practice?

• A) Summarizing case reports
• B) Applying scientific principles to the problem
• C) Asking an expert in the field whether or not the approach has merit
• D) Examining the feasibility of conducting a study on the practice problem

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