A literature search on the impact of using a bedside incentive spirometer after surgery to prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia in the patient recovering from orthopedic surgery resulted in 150 articles.What will the nurse do first after receiving the list?
A)Read the abstracts of each article for applicability.
B)Read the titles of each article for applicability.
C)Read the references at the end of each article.
D)Read the complete articles for applicability.

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Reading the titles of each article will give the nurse a general idea of the content and relevance of the articles. This will help in narrowing down the list and focusing on the most applicable articles before going into details such as reading the abstracts or full articles. This is a time-efficient approach.

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