Author Question: The nurse is reading the final report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education ... (Read 92 times)

laurencescou · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is reading the final report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) for Nursing Research Development study regarding nursing research utilization. This study found that:

a. nursing research was on the rise with many valuable studies being conducted related to practice.
b. there were a limited number of scientifically sound, reliable nursing studies with clearly identified implications for nursing care.
c. practicing nurses demonstrated a major lack of understanding of how to utilize nursing research.
d. there was little support in health care institutions for conducting nursing research to support practice.

Question 2

The nurse is participating on a committee whose purpose is to plan the implementation of research findings to enhance client care. The committee is going to use symbolic research utilization which includes:

a. using evidence to change the minds of other people, especially decision makers.
b. using symbolic language to provide analogies to better explain research to practitioners.
c. the direct, explicit application of knowledge gained from research to change practice.
d. using research findings to enhance one's own understanding of a problem or issue.