To promote an organizational culture that embraces evidence-based practice, an organization must (select all that apply):
a. recognize and reward the work.
b. adopt an evidence-based practice model.
c. provide education about evidence-based practice.
d. discourage nurses from questioning their practice.
e. recruit nurses with interest in evi-dence-based practice.
A, B, C, E
An organizational culture that promotes use of evidence values nurses questioning their practice, provides education about evidence-based practice, adopts an evidence-based practice model, and recognizes and rewards the work. Recruiting and hiring nurses with interest in evidence-based practice also will help build the desired culture. Orientation can contain basic evidence-based practice concepts and protocols, with new staff learning from colleagues who share experiences from evidence-based practice teamwork on their unit.
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