A nurse believes that a change in practice will improve patient care and would like to find research that proves a cause-and-effect relationship. The nurse should review the literature for which type of study?
1. A well-presented qualitative study
2. A systematic review of randomized control trials
3. A consensus opinion of experts
4. A study with a single comparative experimental design
Question 2
Nurses who work in the emergency department have formed a journal club to discuss research reports relevant to their practice setting. The nurses should anticipate which topics to be discussed? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. How important is the clinical issue to emergency department practice?
2. Does the emergency department environment limit use of the intervention?
3. What techniques were used to measure the effectiveness of the interventions?
4. Did the study take place in a healthcare organization of the same size?
5. Will nurses outside the journal group agree to use any changes the group suggests?
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Effects of Retrieval Practice on Predicted and Actual Memory Performance