Which statement, made by a research student, provides evidence that the student understands the mission of the Academic Center for Evidenced-Based Nursing (ACE)?
1. ACE distributes evidence to clinicians, educators, administrators, and policy makers.
2. ACE promotes the efforts of evidence-based nursing practice through education, research, and development.
3. ACE takes evidence-based practice and turns it into improved health care and client outcomes.
4. ACE is a source of funding for the novice researcher of evidence-based nursing practice.
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Rationale 1: The Sarah Cole Hirsch Institute for Best Nursing Practices is an example of a group that distributes evidence to clinicians, educators, administrators, and policy makers.
Rationale 2: Centre for Evidence Based Nursing, which is located at the University of York in the United Kingdom, is an example of a group that furthers evidence-based nursing through education, research, and development.
Rationale 3: The stated goal of ACE is to disseminate research for action.
Rationale 4: ACE is not a source of funding for novice nursing researchers.
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