Author Question: Which of the following activities would most likely be categorized as evidence-based practice (EBP) ... (Read 46 times)

evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following activities would most likely be categorized as evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation rather than clinical research?

A) Testing the effectiveness of new composite dressing in promoting wound healing
B) Assessing whether a school-based antismoking initiative reduces smoking rates among teenagers
C) Determining the efficacy of an innovative antihypertensive medication in patients who do not respond to standard therapy
D) Examining whether the introduction of a clinical practice guideline around falls prevention results in a reduction in falls

Question 2

The nurses who provide care in the cardiac catheterization clinic of a large hospital are currently engaged in an EBP initiative. Which of the following factors will have the greatest effect on the success or failure of the initiative?

A) Ensuring that practice guidelines are widely-distributed, clear, and well-understood
B) Providing opportunities for staff to see EBP in action at other hospitals and care facilities
C) Restructuring the flow and organization of work to allow EBP to be implemented
D) Ensuring that examples of traditional practice that are not evidence-based are identified and addressed