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warranted or if further change is needed. As a practical application, evidence-
based standards for care are developed by hospitals to meet the American Nurses
Association/American Nurses Credentialing Center standards for achieving Mag-
net hospital recognition.
Information technology is important in synthesizing the research regardless of
the model. Bakken (2001) recommends (1) standardized nomenclature required
for the electronic health record (standardized terminologies and structures);
(2) digital sources of evidence; (3) standards that facilitate healthcare data ex-
change among heterogeneous systems; ...