Which activity will be most useful to a nurse wishing to provide evidence-based psychiatric nursing care?
a. Relying on findings of one properly designed, randomized, controlled trial
b. Using a protocol from several well-designed, cohort, quasiexperimental studies
c. Seeking sound, opinion-based processes and maintaining self-directed practice
d. Applying findings from a meta-analysis of relevant randomized, controlled trials
D
In the hierarchy of research evidence, a meta-analysis of all relevant randomized, controlled trials will give the nurse the highest quality information.
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