A Nurse Manager Is Directing a Team of Staff Nurses

Multiple Choice

A nurse manager is directing a team of staff nurses working to solve a clinical problem using evidence-based practice (EBP) . Which of the following statements would direct these nurses to the forms of strongest clinical evidence? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A) "We may find studies that use only one group of participants."
B) "Look for articles that report on how to use evidence in other clinical situations."
C) "The studies we want are built around the scientific approach to solving problems."
D) "Our focus should be on studies that use both experimental and control groups to determine intervention effectiveness."
E) "Many articles will have information reported by someone who is an expert in the field."