Which of the following correctly indicates the amount of clinical control nursing has over the implementation and evaluation of an intervention?
a. Dependent variables must be under nursing control.
b. Experimental controls must be maintained in the clinical area when the intervention is implemented in daily practice.
c. Nursing must have independent control over the intervention if it is to be implemented successfully.
d. Valid clinical measures need to be available to clinical nurses to monitor outcomes from interventions.
ANS: D
After implementation of an intervention, nurses need to evaluate the effectiveness of the change to determine whether the change should be embraced or reevaluated.
There is no need for dependent variables to be under a nurse's control.
Once the study is complete, useful findings can be implemented outside of experimental conditions.
Independent control is not necessary for successful implementation.
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