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karen

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Which of the following actions is most likely to promote acceptance of a new, evidence-based initiative aimed at reducing the incidence of pressure ulcers among stroke patients on a rehabilitative medicine unit?
 
  A) Having an expert talk to staff about the deleterious effects that pressure ulcers have on the quality of life of patients
  B) Quantifying and distributing the baseline incidence of pressure ulcers on the unit
  C) Encouraging staff to search the health literature for possible new interventions for pressure ulcer prevention
  D) Directing staff to be vigilant when charting interventions related to the prevention or treatment of pressure ulcers

Question 2

A nurse researcher is conducting a phenomenological study among men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Which of the following focuses is most indicative of the nurse's chosen methodology?
 
  A) Identifying what support programs best meet men's emotional needs following diagnosis
  B) Identifying the role that culture plays in men's sense-making of their diagnoses
  C) Identifying the process that men go through as they suspect, receive, and then live with their diagnoses
  D) Identifying and examining the meanings of the lived experiences that the men associate with their diagnoses



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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