The Nurse Reviews Quality Improvement Results and Outcomes Evaluations Before

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse reviews quality improvement results and outcomes evaluations before selecting evidence-based practice interventions for a patient's care. What information is the nurse using?

• A) Issue of interest
• B) Internal evidence
• C) External evidence
• D) Patient population

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Definitions:

Falsified

Intentionally altered or manipulated information, data, or documents with the intent to deceive or mislead.

Clever Hans

A famous case study in early 20th century psychology of a horse that was claimed to have been able to perform arithmetic and other intellectual tasks.

Arithmetic

A branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers, including operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Selective Attrition

The process where certain kinds of participants drop out of a study over time, potentially skewing the results.