When addressing a health care question to determine best practice, the nurse identifies and appraises quality research using a structured, comprehensive synthesis of the research literature to determine the best research evidence available
This is an example of a:
a. literature review
b. meta-analysis.
c. meta-synthesis.
d. systematic review.
ANS: D
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