Which of the following best describes the concept of evidence-based practice?
a. It is a method of improving nursing care and effectively maintaining cost contain-ment.
b. Insurance companies review the evidence of the health care practice for reimburse-ment.
c. It achieves large-scale economics while providing cost-effective care.
d. It provides for the use of recent research in current nursing practice.
D
The IOM reported that it took 17 years for research to be reflected into daily practice. Evi-dence-based practice is the use of the current best evidence to provide care and make decisions regarding patient care. Evidence-based practice is not a method of improving nursing care and maintaining costs containment. Insurance companies do not review the evidence of health care practice for reimbursement. Evidence-based practice does not achieve large-scale economics while providing cost-effective care.
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