When comparing the applicability of the University of Colorado Hospital Model and Model for Improvement, the nurse manager realizes that they both have which of the following in common?
a. They have nothing in common.
b. They are the same model, only one is for Colorado and the other is for California.
c. They are used in EBP.
d. They are used in PARETO.
C
The University of Colorado Hospital Model and Model for Improvement are both multidisciplinary
practice models used in evidence-based practice. They present frameworks for thinking about the use
of specific sources of information to support or change one's practice.
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