The leadership of a large, tertiary care hospital is under pressure from various sources to implement both evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI) Which of the following statements most accurately conveys an aspect of these philosophies?
A) EBP integrates patient preferences into clinical care decisions.
B) QI allows for the expertise of clinicians to be taken into account.
C) QI does not account for effects on patients who will be excluded from care.
D) EBP is linked to better patient outcomes than QI.
A
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