Question

1	Challenges integrating evidence-based practice into nursing care include:
a	No central website where evidence is stored or can be found by nurses Rationale:
b	Nurses who were not taught about utilizing evidence in practice Rationale:
c	Evidence-based practice was only proposed in healthcare in the last 20 years Rationale:
d	Healthcare organizations sometimes don’t support the EBP process Rationale:
e	Nurses who are resistant to or afraid of changing practice Rationale:
2	Key components/terms related to quantitative research include
a	Numerical data which can be analyzed statistically Rationale:
b	Data collected through in-depth interviews Rationale:
c	Participants who may also be called subjects Rationale:
d	Lengthy interaction with the research participants Rationale:
e	Possibility of generalizing the results to other populations Rationale:

Answer 1

Ans) 1) e) Nurses who are resistant to or afraid of changing practice

Rationale:

- Some of the impediments to evidence-based practice include a resistance to change practice and habits within the nursing community, the lack of ongoing education programs and poor administrative support.

2) a) Numerical data which can be analyzed statistically

Rationale:

- Quantitative methods emphasize objective measurements and the statistical, mathematical, or numerical analysis of data collected through polls, questionnaires, and surveys, or by manipulating pre-existing statistical data using computational techniques.