Test Bank For Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques 10th Edition by Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter Chapter 1-43 Complete Guide.

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Test Bank For Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques 10th Edition by Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter Chapter 1-43 Complete Guide. Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice Perry et al.: Cl... inical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Evidence-based practice is a problem-solving approach to making decisions about patient care that is grounded in: a. the latest information found in textbooks. b. systematically conducted research studies. c. tradition in clinical practice. d. quality improvement and risk-management data. ANS: B The best evidence comes from well-designed, systematically conducted research studies described in scientific journals. Portions of a textbook often become outdated by the time it is published. Many health care settings do not have a process to help staff adopt new evidence in practice, and nurses in practice settings lack easy access to risk-management data, relying instead on tradition or convenience. Some sources of evidence do not originate from research. These include quality improvement and risk-management data; infection control data; retrospective or concurrent chart reviews; and clinicians‘ expertise. Although non–research-based evidence is often very valuable, it is important that you learn to rely more on research-based evidence. DIF: CognitiveLevel: Comprehension OBJ: Discuss the benefits of evidence-based practice. TOP: Evidence-Based Practice KEY: [Show More]

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