After developing a burning clinical question, searching the literature, obtaining baseline measurements of infection rates for diabetic patients with foot ulcers,
and completing a small study with 20 patients who showed positive response to a new intervention, which of the following steps for evidence-based practice (EBP) should the nurse take now?
a. Publish and share the results of the study.
b. Complete a cost-benefit analysis of the results.
c. Work to develop a new policy and procedure to institute the change.
d. Evaluate the validity of related research studies.
ANS: A
The steps of EBP are Ask, Search, Think, Measure, Make It Happen, and Evaluate. In this scenario, Ask, Search, Think, and Measure have been completed. The next step is to Make It Happen.
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