Exam 24: Translating Research Into Practice

The chief nursing officer at a local hospital seeking Magnet status creates staff development classes about incorporating evidence-based practice in nursing.What best describes evidence-based practice?

Once evidence related to the use of prompted voiding in patients with cognitive impairment has been appraised and integrated with practice, it is important to:

A strategic goal for nursing in the facility developed by the chief nursing officer is to implement an evidence-based practice program.What is an appropriate strategy that can be used by a nurse manager who is beginning to implement an evidence-based practice program on the unit?

To help staff nurses adjust to using research in practice, what strategy would the nurse manager use?

The nurse manager wants to use evidence-based recommendations to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia.What is the critical first step to effectively gather evidence for guiding practice?