To substantiate clinical practice the psychiatric nurse should place the greatest reliance on the _____ basis
a. traditional
b. regulatory
c. evidence
d. philosophical/conceptual
C
Evidence-based practice includes research findings, performance data, and consensus recommendations of recognized experts. Apart from situations requiring a regulatory basis, the best basis to substantiate clinical practice is the evidence of well-established research findings. Such evidence reflects verifiable, replicable facts and relationships that have been exposed to stringent scientific criteria.
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