A registered nurse has been a nurse for 3 years. She questioned the nurses on the neonatal intensive care unit where she works about the practice of kangaroo care for neonates
She had read literature supporting the practice, but the nurses she works with told her that they had never done anything like that at their institution. She continued to ask questions and began a literature review. Which of the following behaviors was she demonstrating? A. Nursing process
B. Problem solving methodology
C. Peer review
D. Evidence-based practice
D
More people now question why certain health care approaches are used, which ones work, and which ones do not. Thus evidence-based practice is one response to this shift in thinking, which nurses and other health professionals cannot ignore. Evidence-based practice is a guide for how nurses make accurate, timely, and appropriate clinical decisions.
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