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mia

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on: Jul 8, 2018
Which of the following does not provide health care ratings or scoring of hospital performance?
 
  a. Health Grades
  b. Morningstar
  c. Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety
  d. Department of Health and Human Services' Hospital Compare site

Question 2

A number of resources are available for nurses regarding evidence-based care. Which of the following resources is not a journal source for these practices?
 
  a. Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing
  b. Health Affairs
  c. Hasting Report
  d. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing


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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Several groups and agencies report on health care and hospital quality and performance. Some of these groups include Health Grades, Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety, Thomson Reuters, the Department of Health and Human Services' Hospital Compare site, and U.S. News and World Report. Morningstar is a financial investment-based publication.

Answer to Question 2

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Today's nurses have access to a large variety of resources on evidence-based practice. Some of these that are journal-based include Health Affairs, Hasting Report, Advances in Nursing Science, and Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. Some resources that are not journals, but are Internet or Web-based, include Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health, and Cochrane Collaboration.


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Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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