After reading an online news article about the surprising role that chewing gum may play in facilitating healing after bowel surgery, a nurse has googled the subject. How should the nurse best interpret the results of this search?
A) The nurse must carefully evaluate the results of this search.
B) The results of searching sites such as Google and Yahoo are not clinically useful.
C) The search is likely to yield inaccurate or biased results.
D) The search is a time-efficient substitute for searching online health databases.
Question 2
A nurse has attempted to begin the process of implementing EBP in the area of falls prevention but has become disillusioned by the possibility of having to read a vast number of publications.
Which of the following strategies should the nurse implement in response to this problem?
A) Narrow the scope of the clinical question
B) Restrict the information search to publications from the past 24 months
C) Seek recommendations for information sources from trusted colleagues
D) Limit the search to articles that relate the findings of randomized control trials (RCTs)
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