The nurse is having difficulty identifying keywords to use when searching a database for evidence-based practice interventions. What should the nurse use to help with the identification of keywords?
1. The nursing process
2. Terms from the PICOT question
3. Identified levels for external evidence
4. NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses phrases
Correct Answer: 2
The terms from the PICOT question may be used as keywords. The nursing process, levels for external evidence, and nursing diagnosis phrases are not identified as approaches to identify keywords when searching a database for evidence-based practice interventions.
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