Due to low levels of familiarity with evidence-based practice (EBP) among the hospital's staff nurses, a group of nurse educators has identified a need for an EBP educational initiative.
How should the educators begin preparing for this educational initiative?
A) Identifying resources that are available for the program
B) Assessing the strengths and shortcomings of past EBP educational programs
C) Performing a critical appraisal of the literature
D) Forming a cadre of EBP practice mentors for each unit at the hospital
Question 2
Nursing leaders in a large, urban emergency department are aware that many nurses are skeptical of a proposed evidence-based change in the management of patients with mental health problems.
How should the nursing leaders best address this skepticism?
A) Bring in evidence-based practice mentors from an emergency department that has successfully implemented a similar change
B) Distribute copies of a meta-analysis that encompasses the relevant research and elicit feedback
C) Present the evidence that underlies the proposed change at an open forum
D) Create a venue for the nurses to express and discuss their skepticism directly
Levels of biological organization in a plant.
Hierarchy of evidence
Levels of Prevention
Phylogenetic tree based on the distribution of 120 alleles in 42 populations from around the world,
Example of Staff Meeting Agenda
Computationally assembled model of the TFIIA–TBP–TFIIB–promoter complex based on crystal