A Doctoral-Prepared Nurse Researcher Employed by Your Acute Care Facility

A doctoral-prepared nurse researcher employed by your acute care facility has recently completed a rigorous research study. Your clinical director has proposed that one of her findings be used in the development of a procedure and implemented on your unit. What is the best argument for questioning this decision?

A) The hospital should wait until the research findings are published.
B) Single studies are rarely sufficient for making decisions regarding clinical practice.
C) The hospital's institutional review board must first make a determination that implementing the findings would be safe.
D) Studies must be peer reviewed before they are determined valid.

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