Which of the following statements about evidence-based practice (EBP) is true?
1. Hospitals have not yet begun to build EBP into their clinical ladders.
2. The standards of practice are not currently established with evidence-based competencies.
3. Staff nurses indicate higher levels of familiarity with EBP than advanced practice nurses.
4. A number of facilities now consider EBP to be part of everyday clinical practice.
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Rationale: It is true that a number of facilities now consider EBP to be part of everyday clinical practice. Facilities use evidence-based competencies to establish the standards of practice and build EBP into their clinical ladders. Advanced practice nurses, not staff nurses, indicate higher levels of familiarity with EBP.
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