The clinical nurse educator (CNE) on a postsurgical unit has recently completed a patient chart review after the implementation of a pilot program aimed at promoting early ambulation following surgery.
Which of the following components of EBP is the nurse putting into practice?
A) Patient preferences
B) Research utilization
C) Experience
D) Internal evidence
Question 2
In the hospital where Nurse L. provides care, tradition dictates that oral temperatures be included in every set of patient vital signs, regardless of patient diagnosis or acuity. This is most likely an example of which of the following phenomena?
A) The prioritization of internal evidence over external evidence
B) Practice that lacks evidence to support its application
C) The integration of personal expertise into nursing care
D) Evidence-based practice
Patient with typical rheumatoid arthritis contractures.
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The grafts are often obtained from the patient’s saphenous vein
A patient with exophthalmos.
Instruct the patient to use an applicator to apply a small amount of stool in the appropriate boxes ...
Instructing a Patient to Use Crutches Correctly