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eruditmonkey@yahoo.com

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The nurse educator on a psychiatric unit is leading an initiative to increase the awareness and application of evidence-based practice on the unit.
 
  The nurses on the unit would recognize that such practice integrates which of the following components? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Patient preferences
  B) Best research evidence
  C) Nurses' expertise
  D) Insurers' priorities
  E) Quality-assurance indicators

Question 2

In planning the care of a patient who has been admitted to the hospital after a suicide attempt, an expected outcome should relate directly to what?
 
  A) The patient's coping skills
  B) The patient's mood and affect
  C) The patient's refraining from suicide attempts
  D) The patient's compliance with therapy


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carolinefletcherr

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, B, C
Evidence-based nursing practice is a term used to describe the process by which nurses make clinical decisions (eg, choose nursing interventions) using the best available research evidence, their clinical expertise, and client preferences.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
The outcome statement should be directly related to the nursing diagnosis. In the case of patient who has attempted suicide, an expected outcome should be the absence of further attempts.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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