John, an Emergency Room nurse, is interested in implementing evidence-based practice into his workplace. John knows there is a process that he must follow. The nurse demonstrates his knowledge of the evidence-based practice process when he states to his manager:

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The evidence-based practice process starts with defining the clinical question before searching for relevant literature. By defining the question first, the nurse can focus their search on finding the most useful information to apply to the clinical situation. After the question is defined, the nurse would then conduct a thorough search of the literature and evaluate the evidence before applying it to their practice. Option A is incorrect because the search for literature should be done after defining the clinical question. Option C is incorrect because finding information about how to solve the problem does not necessarily involve evidence-based practice. Option D is incorrect because evaluating the literature comes after conducting the search, not before.

John, an Emergency Room Nurse, Is Interested in Implementing Evidence-Based