Which goals best justify the need for evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing? (Select all that apply.)
A) Redesign the health care system and recruit more nurses.
B) Improve patient outcomes with evaluations that track outcomes.
C) Introduce national health care guidelines and standards.
D) Restructure health care delivery and improve quality of health care.
E) Apply clinical experience to improve patient care.

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The initial intent of EBP was to improve patient outcomes by evaluating and tracking outcomes, including qualitative reports by patients, and to redesign health care delivery and improve the quality of health care. EBP has nothing to do with nurse recruitment or national health care guidelines and standards. Applying clinical experience to patient care is not a goal of EPB. Clinical expertise is a factor used in research.

Which Goals Best Justify the Need for Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)