A widely used index of risk used among practitioners of EBP is:
A) Absolute risk
B) The F ratio
C) The odds ratio
D) Pearson's r
C
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A move to specialty certification was pursued in 2000 but has not been successful due to lack of sufficient applicants and adequate financial resources. In addition
1. Parish nurses do not follow the American Nurses Association guidelines for practice. 2. Parish nurses use complementary and alternative therapies in their work that do not require certification. 3. There is a question about the need for certification since parish nurses do not work in health care facilities. 4. Clergymen and parishioners see no need for certification.
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