Use Of Evidence Based Practice In Nursing

Nursing is seen as a science much more often than it is an art. Nursing is considered a science because you have to know the disease process, how medications work and which ones to give, and be knowledgeable about new policies and new technological equipment. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor states that the science of nursing is applying theory to the practice. (p.5)
One science of nursing would be the use of evidence-based practice. Evidence-based practice is when nurses use the practice that has the most evidence of success in making decisions to treat and promote health in the patient. In nursing, you have to know how to make a patient based care plan, which uses evidence-based practice. The science of nursing is ever-evolving. For