A registered nurse who works for a surgical intensive care unit (ICU)has recently read several articles in professional nursing journals about the use of quiet time in the ICU to enhance patient outcomes.The nurse would like to apply the research findings to the unit.How did the nurse formulate the clinical question?

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A knowledge-focused trigger is a question that arises as a result of new information available on the topic.For example,"What is the current evidence for the best way to educate patients with low health literacy?" A problem-focused trigger is one you face while caring for patients or a trend you see on a nursing unit.Titler et al.(2001)suggest using problem- and knowledge-focused triggers to think critically about clinical and operational nursing-unit issues.It does not include measurement or expectation focuses.

A Registered Nurse Who Works for a Surgical Intensive Care