The clinical nurse educator (CNE) on a postsurgical unit has recently completed a patient chart review after the implementation of a pilot program aimed at promoting early ambulation following surgery.
Which of the following components of EBP is the nurse putting into practice?
A) Patient preferences
B) Research utilization
C) Experience
D) Internal evidence
Question 2
In the hospital where Nurse L. provides care, tradition dictates that oral temperatures be included in every set of patient vital signs, regardless of patient diagnosis or acuity. This is most likely an example of which of the following phenomena?
A) The prioritization of internal evidence over external evidence
B) Practice that lacks evidence to support its application
C) The integration of personal expertise into nursing care
D) Evidence-based practice
Taking a Patient’s Oral Temperature with an Electronic Thermometer
Proper placement and monitoring of an automatic blood pressure cuff will reduce the risk of injury o
Lumbar puncture. Abbreviated LP, the lumbar puncture is a common procedure that withdraws cerebrospi
The reminder card should be completed and handed to the patient after the appointment is scheduled.
A chart derived from a flow sheet.
Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.