When a nurse is deciding how to apply evidence from a particular study to evidence-based practice, which of the following is an ethical concern the nurse must take into consideration because individual patients may not always have the exact same characteristics as the study subjects?
A) Reliability
B) Generalizability
C) Validity
D) Duplicity

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Generalizability refers to the extent to which the results of a study can be applied to a wider population. Individual patients may not always have the exact same characteristics as the study subjects, so the nurse must consider the generalizability of the study findings when applying them to evidence-based practice.

When a Nurse Is Deciding How to Apply Evidence from a Particular