The nurse executive wishes to encourage the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in the clinical areas of the hospital. When talking to nurse managers about this decision what benefits of EBP should the nurse executive emphasize? Select all that apply.

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1. This is a very important aspect of EBP to the nurse executive and to nursing managers.
2. Individual decision making about healthcare is still an important facet of care when using EBP.
3. Improvement of healthcare quality is a fact about EBP that should appeal to nurse managers and to staff nurses.
4. EBP does make care more patient-centered. This should be appealing to nurse managers and staff nurses.
5. There is no evidence that EBP increases involvement of third party payers in healthcare decisions.

The Nurse Executive Wishes to Encourage the Use of Evidence-Based