A well documented case study detailed the experience of caring for an autistic child and suggested some very credible ways to intervene into the child's world
A nurse reading the report thinks this intervention will work with other children. Which of the following would be the best way to make the intervention evidence-based practice?
a. Copy the article and distribute it to co-workers.
b. Develop a research project using the intervention.
c. Replicate the study in another facility.
d. Write a letter to the editor praising the work.
ANS: B
An experimental or quasi-experimental study would provide the kind of evidence to make the intervention one widely recognized as evidence-based practice.
Although distributing the article to co-workers is a great idea, it alone would not provide the data needed to consider the intervention as evidence-based practice.
A replication of a case study may lend support to the idea, but would not give it the "clout" that a more rigorous study would.
Writing to the editor of the journal that published the case study is a recommended activity, but will not create evidence-based practice. The correct answer is B. An experimental or quasi-experimental study would provide the kind of evidence to make the intervention one widely recognized as evidence-based practice.
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