The nurse manager explaining evidence-based practice (EPB) to clinical nurses would add which concept(s) to the basic definition? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Quality
2. Patient-independent
3. Efficiency
4. Nurse-dependent
5. Timely
1, 2
Rationale 1: Quality is essential to clinical practice. This concept was added to the definition of EBP to make it more clinically relevant.
Rationale 2: EBP is not patient-independent but is rather is guided by patient values.
Rationale 3: Efficiency is an important concept in clinical practice. This concept was added to the definition of EBP to make it more clinically relevant.
Rationale 4: EBP should transcend all of care and is not specifically nurse-dependent.
Rationale 5: Timeliness is not a specific addition to the definition of EBP as it applies clinically.
Global Rationale:
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