The nurse is conducting a review of the literature for pain management techniques. Which of the following would the nurse consider when conducting research that yields solid EBP? (Select all that apply.)
a. Search the literature to uncover evidence to answer the question.
b. Evaluate the outcome.
c. Use the nursing process to evaluate evidence.
d. Evaluate the evidence found.
e. Develop an answerable question.
f. Develop a question that has not been answered.
g. Apply the evidence to the practice situation.
ANS: A, B, D, E, G
To facilitate the use of evidence, steps have been developed to systematically approach a question of patient care. The steps are outlined as follows:
• Develop an answerable question
• Search the literature to uncover evidence to answer the question
• Evaluate the evidence found
• Apply the evidence to the practice situation
• Evaluate the outcome
• The nursing process is a method of problem solving and can be used to develop a plan of care. Formulating a question that has not been answered in the research would be considered primary research. Therefore, there is no evidence in which to draw from.
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