A hospital has refreshed the knowledge of its leaders and nurse educators and has mobilized them in preparation for an institution-wide evidence-based practice (EBP) educational initiative.
How should the leaders and educators now proceed with the initiative?
A) Identify available resources
B) Introduce evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to each unit
C) Begin to educate the bedside caregivers
D) Begin to measure the outcomes of the initiative in preparation for dissemination
Question 2
In light of the high incidence of nosocomial methacillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), there is an apparent need for improvements in infection-control practice at a county hospital.
Which of the following goals should be established for a proposed evidence-based change in practice?
A) The incidence of nosocomial MRSA will decrease significantly within the next 60 days.
B) New cases of MRSA colonization will go down by 15 between now and 90 days from now.
C) Within the next 3 months, nosocomial MRSA colonization will be eliminated in our hospital.
D) MRSA will decrease by a minimum of 10.
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
A nurse prepares a client for anesthesia and surgery.
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
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