The nurse consults with the nurse manager to suggest changes to the way a procedure is performed, and the manager inquires whether this change is evidence-based. What does the manager mean by evidence-based?

Research findings or other reliable evidence show that the change is appropriate.

Another facility is doing it in the manner proposed by the nurse.

The change aligns with hospital tradition or past practice

Several nurses discussed the new way to perform the procedure and agree it would be better to do it that way.