A nurse educator is teaching a nurse about research utilization. Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding?
a. "Research utilization is the collection of data to answer a specific question.".
b. "Research utilization is the analysis of the practice context.".
c. "Research utilization is the process of in-tegrating the findings of completed studies into practice.".
d. "Research utilization involves application of the findings of one research study.".
C
Research utilization is the process of systematically integrating the findings of completed nursing research studies into clinical nursing practice. The important aspect is using already existing re-search data and findings to modify nursing practice.
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