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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 17
Two nurses are establishing a smoking cessation program to assist patients with chronic lung disease to stop smoking.To offer the most effective program with the best outcomes, the nurses should initially
A) search for an article that describes nursing interventions that are effective for smoking cessation.
B) develop a clinical question that will allow them to compare different cessation methods during the program.
C) keep comprehensive records that detail each patient's progress and ultimate outcomes from participation in the program.
D) use evidence-based clinical practice guidelines developed from reviews of randomized controlled trials of smoking cessation methods.
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