In this situation Emily based her decision to amend her practice based on the personal opinion of a college, therefore Emily did not follow the process of evidence based practice. Even though her college opinion was well-meaning and based on the polices of another hospital it cannot be assured that Emily’s college opinion is based on the latest research or evidence or appropriate for the situation(Courtney & McCutcheon, 2010) This could lead to adverse outcomes for Emilys clients. Especially since it is unclear if Emily is unfamiliar with the other hospital polices and how and when they were created. The question therefore is “How does using evidence based practice improve patient outcomes?” The main components of these questions are, why is evidence based practice important in nursing? Are there any valid alternatives to evidence based practice? What is the relevance of using evidence based practice to create clinical
In this situation Emily based her decision to amend her practice based on the personal opinion of a college, therefore Emily did not follow the process of evidence based practice. Even though her college opinion was well-meaning and based on the polices of another hospital it cannot be assured that Emily’s college opinion is based on the latest research or evidence or appropriate for the situation(Courtney & McCutcheon, 2010) This could lead to adverse outcomes for Emilys clients. Especially since it is unclear if Emily is unfamiliar with the other hospital polices and how and when they were created. The question therefore is “How does using evidence based practice improve patient outcomes?” The main components of these questions are, why is evidence based practice important in nursing? Are there any valid alternatives to evidence based practice? What is the relevance of using evidence based practice to create clinical