A.   To get free admission to a congress

B.   To present an EBP project in 300 words or less

C.   To present just enough information about an EBP to create dialogue with viewers

D.   To present the conclusions of an EBP project

A.   Use complete sentences and correct grammar

B.   Limit the information included to important points

C.   Group information into blocks

D.   Use bullets for lists

A.   Appraise a research article for an EBP project work group

B.   Serve on an interdisciplinary EBP project work group

C.   Bring relevant research evidence to unit or agency leadership persons

D.   Lead an evidence-based practice project

A.   Show up on time for the appointment and polish your shoes

B.   Be ready to give some recent examples of why you think a change should be considered and come to the meeting with abstracts of several research articles that support your proposal

C.   Assemble a group of 3-4 other nurses who share your concern to meet with the nurse leader

D.   Write an official proposal with a reference list

A.   Staff nurses can identify gaps and weaknesses in care, help in developing evidence-based protocols, and follow evidence-based protocols

B.   Staff nurses’ main contribution is scanning the clinical literature for articles about new evidence-based practice related to the unit’s or agency’s area of practice

C.   Staff nurses should lead evidence-based nursing projects

D.   Staff nurses’ main contribution to EBN is to follow evidence-based protocols

A.   Is there a research committee here?

B.   Is there money available to assist each staff nurse to attend congresses, workshops, and conferences?

C.   Have you ever had a face-to-face verbal exchange with the chief nursing officer or her/his direct assistant?

D.   Do you know a staff nurse who participated in an evidence-based practice project—and if so what was her involvement?

A.   Critical appraisal of evidence

B.   Implementing organizational change

C.   Ability to perform statistical analyses

D.   Database searching

A.   The translation of the evidence into the agency protocol was faulty.

B.   The evidence was not interpreted correctly.

C.   The population of the studies on which the protocol’s recommendations was different from those the agency serves

D.   All of the previous reasons are possible

A.   The nurse executive getting directly involved in the project

B.   The work dynamics of the setting into which the practice is introduced

C.   Characteristics of the e-b innovation itself.

D.   Facilitation strategies used to introduce the innovation.