The nurses who work in a renal dialysis unit have wholeheartedly embraced the idea of improving patient care through use of evidence. Which statements, made by these nurses, reflect common barriers associated with developing evidence-based policies? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "I spent two hours on the internet last night and didn't find any research that says our proposed interventions are better than what we have been doing."
2. "Our journal review group has helped me understand how to eliminate poorly constructed or managed clinical studies."
3. "I heard our newly-hired nurse ask why we are researching interventions we know work."
4. "I have to skip my breaks to get everything done for my patients."
5. "Our hospital librarian showed me a new way to search the internet."
1, 3, 4
Rationale 1: One of the barriers to EBP is the inadequate numbers of research studies from clinical trials that have compared patient outcomes from new strategies with care as it was previously provided.
Rationale 2: Learning more about evaluating clinical studies is a facilitator of this process, not a barrier.
Rationale 3: Some nurses wonder why it is important to investigate interventions that have been used successfully for many years. This is a barrier to EBP.
Rationale 4: Lack of time to devote to EBP is a common barrier.
Rationale 5: Learning more about searching the internet is a facilitator of EBP.
Global Rationale:
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