The nurse has been caring for a week for the same client, whose condition does not seem to be improving. Which of the following actions would assist the nurse to plan further care based on evidence-based practice?
1. Asking the doctor for an opinion on changing nursing practice
2. Discussing the client's progress with the nursing student caring for the client
3. Researching nursing journals for nursing research on the nursing care of the client's condition
4. Reading nursing textbooks about the nursing care the client is receiving
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Rationale 1: The best way to improve nursing care and patient outcomes when a client is not improving from the standpoint of the nursing regimen is to conduct a search for evidence that a different type of nursing action has been shown to be effective in improving client outcomes. Discussing nursing outcomes with a physician or student would not be examining nursing practice and ways to improve care. Reading a textbook will give the nurse accepted practice, but not the latest nursing research.
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