Constant Changes in Health Care and Its Delivery Creates Challenges

question 3

Multiple Choice

Constant changes in health care and its delivery creates challenges for clinicians to keep abreast of the latest evidence-based practice (EBP) findings and recommendations. What can health care professionals do in order to narrow the time in synthesizing research from the "bench" to the client's "bedside"?

• A)Use available toolkits to locate existing guidelines and develop EBP guidelines.
• B)Locate nursing research Web links.
• C)Enroll in a doctoral program.
• D)Foster health care informatics skills.
• E)Join a focused online discussion group to help identify specific areas for EBP or original research.

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