A nurse researcher submitted an article to a refereed journal. The article will undergo a blind review. What should the researcher expect?
1. Reviewers will sign their comments associated with the review and will return them to the author.
2. The reviewers may or may not be experts in the subject of the article.
3. Reviewers will be unaware of who wrote the article.
4. This group will make the final decision about when the article is ready for publication.
Question 2
Which statement most clearly identifies a distinction between the terms research utilization (RU) and evidence-based practice (EBP)?
1. RU generates knowledge, whereas EBP does not.
2. Changes in nursing practice occur only with EBP.
3. EPB is more limited by financial concerns than is RU.
4. EBP is broader in scope than RU.