The chief nursing officer at a local hospital seeking Magnet™ status creates staff development classes about incorporating evidence-based practice in nursing. What best describes evi-dence-based practice?
a. Applying best research evidence to care of patients
b. Using research-based information to de-velop practice guidelines
c. Conducting a randomized control trial to determine effectiveness of handwashing techniques
d. Developing standards for practice
A
Evidence-based medicine is derived from evidence-based medicine and involves integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and the patient's unique values and circums-tances in making decisions about the care of individual patients. It is focused on searching for, appraising, and synthesizing the best evidence to address a particular clinical practice problem.
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