Who was the leader in the development of Evidence-Based Practice?
a. London c. Cochrane
b. Oxford d. Nightingale
C
The move toward supporting practice with evidence began in the mid-1980s with a group in Oxford led by Dr. Cochrane, a British medical researcher and epidemiologist.
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When discussing angina pectoris secondary to atherosclerotic disease with a patient, the patient asks why he tends to experience chest pain when he exerts himself. The nurse should describe which of the following phenomena?
A) Exercise increases the heart's oxygen demands. B) Exercise causes vasoconstriction of the coronary arteries. C) Exercise shunts blood flow from the heart to the mesenteric area. D) Exercise increases the metabolism of cardiac medications.