Nurse T is about to do a search for evidence-based practice information on chest pain for a project at work. Which of the following is not correct regarding how she can search the evidence for information on this problem?
a. must have a clear clinical question from a patient's problem
b. search for best available evidence relevant to the intervention at hand
c. evaluate the evidence for validity and usefulness before implementing into clinical practice
d. requires some skill on the Internet, but not necessarily being information literate
D
Extracting evidence from the existing literature and research is a required skill for nurses and health care professionals. This requires information literacy and is a part of evidence-based practice (EBP). For Nurse T's search on chest pain, the following guidelines are recommended especially when using Web-based resources and databases: 1) must have a clear clinical question from a patient's problem, 2) search for best available evidence relevant to the intervention at hand, and 3) evaluate the evidence for validity and usefulness before implementing into clinical practice.
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