The level of nurse qualified to design and implement research studies and publish findings is a nurse with a
a. research doctorate.
b. practice doctorate.
c. master's degree.
d. baccalaureate degree.
ANS: A
Nurses with a research doctorate design and implement research studies and publish findings. Nurses with a practice doctorate review present research and formulate evidence-based protocols. Nurses at the master's level formulate research questions and evaluate the effect of evidence-based solutions on nursing problems. Nurses with a baccalaureate degree identify questions that need to be studied, critique published research, and use evidence as solutions to nursing problems.
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