Skills needed to consult the literature and answer a clinical question are known as what?
a. Informatics
b. Database searching
c. Information literacy
d. Evidence-based practice (EBP)
ANS: C
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A Informatics is the use of computers in data management.
B Database searching is one component of information literacy.
C Information literacy refers to the skills needed to consult the literature and answer a clinical question.
D Information literacy is a major component of EBP.
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