The experienced nurse working in the ICU is interested in investigating the care delivered to the clients on the unit in an effort to incorporate the best nursing research. The nurse plans to:
1. Suggest that individual staff members try new means of delivering care.
2. Seek to establish a committee of staff interested in research.
3. Compile a list of questions.
4. Evaluate the results of different research projects.
2. Seek to establish a committee of staff interested in research.
Rationale:
At the unit level, a nurse would ask the unit manager to help set up a committee of staff nurses interested in improving care by searching results of nursing studies. Suggesting that staff nurses try new methods of care may violate the nursing policies and should be conducted in an orderly fashion. Once the committee is formed, a list of questions can be formulated that are relevant to that unit. Results cannot be evaluated until research has been reviewed and practice has been changed.
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