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sjones · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse executive wishes to encourage the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in the clinical areas of the hospital.

When talking to nurse managers about this decision what benefits of EBP should the nurse executive emphasize? Select all that apply. 1. EBP helps to control the cost of healthcare.
2. EBP takes decision making out of planning patient care.
3. EBP improves healthcare quality.
4. EBP makes care more patient-centered.
5. EBP encourages third party payer involvement in healthcare decisions.

Question 2

The nurse manager has been asked by the administration to research nursing salaries paid by hospitals across the United States. Which factor is this nurse researching?

1. Variable costs
2. Unit of service
3. Indirect overhead
4. Wage index

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

Answer to Question 1

1, 3, 4
Explanation: 1. This is a very important aspect of EBP to the nurse executive and to nursing managers.
2. Individual decision making about healthcare is still an important facet of care when using EBP.
3. Improvement of healthcare quality is a fact about EBP that should appeal to nurse managers and to staff nurses.
4. EBP does make care more patient-centered. This should be appealing to nurse managers and staff nurses.
5. There is no evidence that EBP increases involvement of third party payers in healthcare decisions.

Answer to Question 2

4
Explanation: 1. Variable costs are costs that fluctuate with census or patient days, treatments, clinic visits, home visits, etc.
2. This is the specific unit of healthcare service that a department or unit provides to its community.
3. Indirect overhead is costs that cannot be associated with a specific patient care provided or support service.
4. Wage index is the factor used to compare wages paid to specific categories of personnel across the country.