Knowledge is the point of convergence across the areas of:
a. evidence-based practice, quality assurance, and informatics.
b. evidence-based practice, improvement, and informatics.
c. evidence-based practice, quality assurance, and improvement.
d. improvement, quality assurance, and informatics.
ANS: B
Knowledge is the point of convergence across the areas of evidence-based practice, informatics, and improvement. None of the other answers include all of these aspects.
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