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DyllonKazuo · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The staff nurse has long wondered if some common nursing interventions are helpful to patient outcomes. Where would this nurse find evidence-based practice information to help solve this dilemma? Select all that apply.

1. Research journals
2. Expert nursing opinion
3. Established nursing theories
4. Tradition
5. Clinical expertise

Question 2

The nursing unit is being asked to decrease costs by 10 this year. The manager takes this request to the nursing staff for suggestions to meet the goal. Which suggestions would be helpful in this endeavor?

1. Liability that is incurred from the acquisition of an asset
2. Costs that do not increase or decrease due to changes in volume
3. Smallest functional unit
4. A financial statement identifying assets and liabilities
5. A decrease in the organization's equity due to operations

Choices:
Balance sheet
Cost center
Expense
Fixed costs
Indirect costs
Liability
Overhead

dawsa925 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. Research journals report evidence-based research study results on many topics, including traditional interventions.
2. The opinion of nursing experts should reflect evidence-based care.
3. Established nursing theories have been tested and include evidenced-based information.
4. Traditions are often passed down from nurse to nurse and are not necessarily based in science. They are not necessarily bad, either, but have no basis in science.
5. Clinical expertise does not always correlate to use of evidence-based practice.

Answer to Question 2

1. Liability
2. Fixed costs
3. Cost center
4. Balance Sheet
5. Expense
Explanation: 1: This is the definition for liability.
2: This is the definition fixed costs.
3: This is the definition for cost center.
4: This is the definition for balance sheet
5: This is the definition for expense