A nurse executive is implementing evidence-based practice at a community nursing center that serves a large Cuban immigrant population.Which of the following actions would be the most helpful for the nurse?
A) Review clinical policies with cultural competency experts from the local university.
B) Conduct weekly staff meetings to discuss which methods work best when helping immigrants.
C) Invite Cuban immigrants from the community to serve on the center's advisory board.
D) Send personnel to conferences and seminars that focus on treating Hispanic immigrants.

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To determine whether practice is serving the needs of the population,the nurse will need to consult the population served.This means that evidence should be applied with input from the community.For example,decisions related to the services to be offered in a nurse-managed clinic should be made with input from the clinic's advisory board,which should include community leaders and consumers of the clinic's services.Information about the population needs to come from the population itself,not from cultural competency experts within the community or from the staff members.Cuban immigrant needs may not be the same as those of Hispanic immigrants from other places such as Mexico or Spain.

A Nurse Executive Is Implementing Evidence-Based Practice at a Community