Evidence Based Practice for Nursing Tutorial
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This guide will provide an introduction to the concept and application of Evidence Based Practice (EBP). Use these resources and research tools to expand your knowledge and improve your clinical practice. It is arranged by topic and includes text, videos, and tutorials to help you learn about the many aspects of EBP, including:
Levels of Evidence
PubMed --- PICO, searching PubMed, Filters in PubMed, Finding Guidelines in PubMed
CINAHL
Point of Care Databases --- ClinicalKey and ClinicalKey Nursing, DynaMed, UpToDate
Library Website & EndNote
Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
What is Evidence Based Practice?
Evidence Based Practice is "the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient. It means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research". (Sackett et al., 1996). It is a problem solving approach that incorporates the best available evidence, the clinician's expertise, and the patient values and preferences to make decisions about a patient's care.
Sackett, D. L., Rosenberg, W. M. C., Gray, J. A. M., Haynes, R. B., & Richardson, W. S. (1996). Evidence based medicine: What it is and what it isn’t. BMJ, 312(7023), 71–72. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7023.71
Hopkins, M. (2021). [Evidence Based Practice venn diagram] [Infographic]. U of U Health, Accelerate. https://accelerate.uofuhealth.utah.edu/improvement/what-is-evidence-based-practice
Why is Evidence Based Practice important?
EBP focuses on providing the most effective care based on the best available evidence. It is important because it harnesses relevant research and new knowledge to optimize clinical decision making, ultimately improving patient outcomes.
What are the Steps of Evidence Based Practice?
University Libraries. (2024). The 5 Step EBP Process [Infographic]. University of Buffalo. https://research.lib.buffalo.edu/nsg348/evidence-based-practice
Evidence Based Practice Resources
- Evidence-Based Medicine: An Oral HistoryJAMA and the BMJ invited 6 individuals who have played a prominent part in the development of EBM to participate in an oral history event and filming.
- DukeHealth EBP TutorialThis self-paced, interactive tutorial will take you through the complete EBP process, emphasizing the elements of a well-built clinical question and the key issues that help determine the validity of evidence. This program was developed by the Medical Center Library at Duke University and the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Centre for Evidence-Based MedicineThe Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) develops, teaches, promotes, and disseminates better evidence for health care.
- BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine toolkitThis website provides a collection of resources and tools to learn, practice, and discuss EBM.
- Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and HealthcareThe Fuld National Institute for EBP is a national hub for the formation, teaching and dissemination of best practices to improve healthcare quality, safety, costs and patient outcomes.Its cores include transdisciplinary clinical practice, academics, EBP implementation science and consumer education.