Evidence Based Practice

EVIDENCE BASED NURSING PRACTICE
INTRODUCTION
Evidence Based Nursing or EBN is an approach to making quality decisions and providing nursing care based upon personal clinical expertise in combination with the most current,relevent research available. It is also known as evidence based practice. It is a thoughtful integration of the best available evidence coupled with the clinical expertise.
TERMINOLOGIES
Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines:-
Specific practice recommendations that are based on a methodologically rigorous review of the best evidence on a specific topic.
Evidence Based Decision Making:-
The integration of the best research evidence in making decisions about patient care, which should include the
Lack of ability to read research
Organize a journal club where nurses meet regularly to discuss the evidence about a specific problem
Write down questions about an article & assist in answering questions.
Clarify unfamiliar terms by looking them up in a research textbook.
Communication gap between researcher and nursing staff
Identify clinical problems and share them with nurse researchers Participate in ongoing unit-based studies
Subscribe to journal that provide uncomplicated explanations of research studies.
Resistance to change
Listen to people concern about change
When considering a EBP project, select one that interests the staff, has a high priority, is likely to be successful, having a baseline data
Mobilize talented individuals to act as change agents
Create a means to reward individuals who provide leadership during change
ADVANTAGES OF EBN
Provide better information to
Clinical nurse researchers provide guidance to the staff regarding their role research process.
Because of their newness & the sparse literature describing role development outcomes, the concrete research & EBP effect of individuals prepared for these role is yet to be determined.
EBP & NURSING EDUCATION Nursing educator has embraced the integration of evidence based practice into the nursing education curriculum in numerous ways. Most of these approaches built upon long standing commitments to helping students understand the scientific research process, think critically and develop the information literacy skill that will enable them to find evidence that can inform their practice.
EBP & NURSING