Differentiate between evidence-based nursing practice (EBNP) and research utilization (RU) by selecting the correct statements. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Research utilization focuses on research into a set of clinical problems.
2. Research utilization is broader than evidence-based nursing practice.
3. The number of evidence-based practice centers in nursing is decreasing in the United States while research utilization is expanding.
4. Nurses play an active role in locating a solution for health care concerns when involved in evidence-based nursing practice.
5. Research utilization begins with existing research that needs to be implemented in practice.
1,4,5
Rationale 1: RU uses the results from specific research studies that concentrate on one clinical problem.
Rationale 2: RU is not as broad in scope as EBNP.
Rationale 3: The numbers of EBNP centers and the use of RU is increasing in the United States.
Rationale 4: Nurses seek to find information about the best solution for identified health care problems in evidence-based nursing practice.
Rationale 5: RU is focused on implementing the research already present, while EBNP seeks a solution to a clinical problem for which there is no apparent solution.
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