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karateprodigy

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A nurse is reluctant to recommend a change in practice around teaching deep breathing and coughing to postsurgical patients, citing a lack of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that directly address the subject.
 
  Which of the following statements best captures the role of RCTs in evidence-based practice?
  A) Only systematic reviews are considered more valuable than RCTs in establishing EBP.
  B) RCTs provide very high levels of quantitative analysis but are prone to lapses in consistency.
  C) A qualitative study with a sound and rigorous methodology is considered equal to a well-designed RCT.
  D) RCTs are the highest level of evidence that can be used to guide practice.

Question 2

In light of the large number of gall bladder patients recently admitted to the unit, a nurse is searching PubMed for literature relating to cholecystitis, cholecystectomy, cholelithiasis, and cholecystography.
 
  Which of the following terms should the nurse enter into the search field?
  A) chole
  B) cholecystitis or cholecystectomy or cholelithiasis or cholecystography
  C) gall bladder
  D) chole-


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krakiolit

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

A

Answer to Question 2

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karateprodigy

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

yeungji

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Gracias!

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