Author Question: The nurse is planning to use evidence-based practice to help guide the care of a client. In which ... (Read 61 times)

acc299 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is planning to use evidence-based practice to help guide the care of a client. In which order should the nurse implement the steps of EBP?

1. Design practice change.
2. Assess the need for a change in practice.
3. Integrate and maintain change in practice.
4. Implement and evaluate the change.
5. Critically analyze the evidence.
6. Locate the best evidence.

Question 2

The nurse is evaluating the results of a study prior to implementing its findings into practice. Which action should the nurse take when scientifically validating the research results?

1. Scrutinizing how the study was conceptualized, designed, and conducted in order to make a judgment about the overall quality of its findings
2. Assessing how the study's findings compare to findings from other studies about the problem
3. Determining how the study's findings will transfer from the research conditions to the clinical practice conditions in which they will be used
4. Identifying practical or feasibility considerations that need to be addressed when applying the findings in practice

jaymee143 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2, 6, 5, 1, 4, 3
Rationale: The nurse should first assess the need for a change in practice. Then the best evidence should be located. The evidence should then be analyzed prior to designing a change in practice. The change should be implemented and then evaluated. Finally, the change in practice should be integrated and maintained.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: Scientific validation is a thorough critique of a study for its conceptual and methodological integrity. This means scrutinizing how the study was conceptualized, designed, and conducted in order to make a judgment about the overall quality of its findings.