EBP: Practice Of Nursing And Evidence-Based Practice

EBP is a way of providing healthcare, which is directed by a thoughtful incorporation of the best accessible scientific knowledge with clinical expertise. Nurses are the leading part of the nation’s health care workforce that makes nurses central to the translation of evidence-based practice as a practice mean. Critical care nurses are in a place to critically appraise and apply best evidence in daily practice to improve patients’ outcomes. It is important for critical care nurses to frequently assess their current practice to confirm that they are applying the current best evidence rather than practicing on the basis of tradition. As health care professionals, each of us are accountable for discovering new knowledge to guide practice, dispersing
evidence into practice, and working with our critical care team to develop a process for effective dissemination and adoption of best evidence as part of daily practice. This webinar emphasis on evidence-based recommendations for sedation, central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) and early enteral feeding so nurses can better care for critically ill patients.The development of evidence-based clinical practice has become well recognized in the medical community. The clinical practice guidelines have an important role in conducting evidence-based practice and thoroughly developed guidelines are helpful in guiding patient and physician decision-making. This webinar reviews the evidence behind three practices: breathing trials for patients on mechanical ventilation, preventing central line–associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) and early feeding of critically ill patients. The goal for this program is to learn about “sedation vacation” protocols for mechanically ventilated ICU patients, the nurse’s role in decreasing CLABSIs, and to understand the current recommendations for early initiation of enteral feedings in critically ill patients.