The EBP team is attempting to formulate an EBP question. When defining the question, the team should focus on what?
a. Objectives to be accomplished
b. Interventions or exposures
c. Implementations to be accomplished
d. Evaluation of the problem
ANS: B
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A This is not part of the process of defining an EBP question.
B This is an important part of the process of defining an EBP question.
C This is not part of the process of defining an EBP question.
D This is not part of the process of defining an EBP question.
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