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iveyjurea

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You have become frustrated with some aspects of patient care that you believe are outdated and ineffective at the long-term care facility where you have recently begun practicing.
 
  Consequently, you have resolved to examine some of these practices in light of evidence. Which of the following should occur first in the steps of EBP?
  A) Conducting an electronic search of the literature and ranking individual sources
  B) Creating buy-in from the other clinicians who provide care at the facility
  C) Developing an inquisitive and curious mindset
  D) Assessing whether the practices in question may, in fact, be evidence-based

Question 2

While reviewing a study that appears to favorably recommend the use of an innovative mattress for the prevention of pressure ulcers, the nurse notes that the sum of the experimental group and the control group is significantly less than the total
 
  sample. How should the nurse best interpret this fact?
  A) This represents a potential threat to the reliability of the study.
  B) A significant number of participants did not develop pressure ulcers.
  C) The results of the study have most likely been manipulated.
  D) A confounding variable was present that the authors did not account for.



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wergv

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A




iveyjurea

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


nanny

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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