Author Question: In the interest of efficiency, a nurse has limited a search of an electronic database to only those ... (Read 140 times)

Collmarie · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

In the interest of efficiency, a nurse has limited a search of an electronic database to only those articles containing full text. What effect is this action likely to have on the results of the search?

A) Only noncopyrighted resources will be available to the nurse.
B) The nurse will be guaranteed that each result will be from a peer-reviewed source.
C) The nurse will be unable to conduct a valid or useful search.
D) Articles that are relevant may be excluded from consideration.

Question 2

Which of the following considerations should be prioritized when choosing a patient population during the formulation of a clinical question?

A) The patient population should be as narrow a range as possible.
B) The population in the clinical question should closely match the demographics of the nurse's geographic region.
C) A specific and defensible rationale should exist for the choice of patient population.
D) The patient population in the clinical question should mirror the populations in prominent studies related to the issue.