The nurse manager expected her staff to be able to log into evidence-based practice websites to update policies and procedures. This is an example of what element of reasoning?
a. Purpose or goal
b. Question at issue
c. Frame of reference
d. Empirical dimension
ANS: D
Reasoning is only as sound as the evidence on which it is based. The evidence should be clear, relevant, accurate, adequate, fairly gathered and reported, and consistently applied.
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