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Intro to Evidence Based Practice
Evidence based practice is the integration of clinical expertise, best available evidence, and patient values. Considered together, these components allow clinicians to make decisions supported by research and provide individualized patient-centered care.
Steps to Evidence Based Practice
Evidence based practice is a 5 step process:
Step 1- Ask an answerable question
Step 2- Search for the best evidence
Step 3- Appraise the evidence
Step 4- Implement the evidence
Step 5- Evaluate the results
Intro to EBP Resources
- BMJ EBM ToolKit
The BMJ's free EBM toolkit enables individuals to learn, practice and discuss EBM, and provides EBM tools.
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: a Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3rd ed. by ISBN: 9780071790710Publication Date: 2014The leading guide to the principles and clinical applications of evidence-based medicine.
Evidence-Based Medicine by ISBN: 9780702062964Publication Date: 2018-04-23Now in its fifth edition, this classic introduction to the practice and teaching of evidence-based medicine is written for busy clinicians at any stage of their career who want to learn how to practice and teach evidence-based medicine (EBM).
Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, Fourth Edition by ISBN: 9781948057899Publication Date: 2021-07-15Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals has proven to be one of the most foundational books on EBP in nursing and healthcare. Building on the strength of previous versions, the fourth edition is fully revised to include updated content based on more than a decade of the model's use, refinement in real-life settings, and feedback from nurses and other healthcare professionals around the world.
