It Is Important for Nurses to Bridge the Gap Between

question 14

Multiple Choice

It is important for nurses to bridge the gap between practice and research to promote safe, evidence-based nursing care. One of the best ways to close this gap is by which of the following?

• A)Extrapolate data from the electronic health record (EHR).
• B)Write all patient data in the nurse's station notebook.
• C)Analyze singular pieces of data and note its relevance to all patients.
• D)Keep data that seem irrelevant from the research committee.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response.

Acquisition

In psychology, acquisition refers to the initial stage of learning or conditioning during which a response is established.

Generalization

The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where an unwanted behavior or response is replaced with a more desirable one by associating the unwanted behavior with a new, more positive stimulus.