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What is Evidence-Based Practice?

"Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a problem-solving approach to the delivery of health care that integrates the best evidence from studies and patient care data with clinician expertise and patient preferences and values. When delivered in a context of caring and in a supportive organizational culture, the highest quality of care and best patient outcomes can be achieved."

(Melnyk, Fineout-Overholt, Stillwell, & Williamson, 2009, p. 49)


"The PICOT format provides an efficient framework for searching electronic databases, one designed to retrieve only those articles relevant to the clinical question."

(Melnyk, Fineout-Overholt, Stillwell, & Williamson, 2010, p. 52)

Patient Population (P)

Intervention or area of interest (I)

Comparison intervention or group (C)

Outcome (O)

Time (T)

Resources and References


Another article series on Evidence-Based Practice:

  • Facchiano, L., & Snyder, C. H. (2012). Evidence-based practice for the busy nurse practitioner: Part one: Relevance to clinical practice and clinical inquiry process. Journal Of The American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners, 24(10), 579-586. doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2012.00748.x

  • Facchiano, L., & Snyder, C. H. (2012). Evidence-based practice for the busy nurse practitioner: Part two: Searching for the best evidence to clinical inquiries. Journal Of The American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners, 24(11), 640-648. doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2012.00749.x

  • Facchiano, L., & Snyder, C. H. (2012). Evidence-based practice for the busy nurse practitioner: Part three: Critical appraisal process. Journal Of The American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners, 24(12), 704-715. doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2012.00752.x

  • Facchiano, L., & Snyder, C. H. (2013). Evidence-based practice for the busy nurse practitioner: Part four: Putting it all together. Journal Of The American Association Of Nurse Practitioners, 25(1), 24-31. doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2012.00751.x

Doing a title search for "Evidence-based practice for the busy nurse practitioner" in CINAHL will retrieve all four articles. Full-text is available.


References:
Melnyk, B., Fineout-Overholt, E., Stillwell, S., & Williamson, K. (2009). Evidence-based practice: step by step. Igniting a spirit of inquiry: an essential foundation for evidence-based practice: how nurses can build the knowledge and skills they need to implement EBP. American Journal Of Nursing, 109(11), 49-52. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000363354.53883.58

Melnyk, B., Fineout-Overholt, E., Stillwell, S., & Williamson, K. (2010). Evidence-based practice: step by step. The seven steps of evidence-based practice: following this progressive, sequential approach will lead to improved health care and patient outcomes. American Journal Of Nursing, 110(1), 51-53. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000366056.06605.d2

Grey Literature Resources

Find Theses, Dissertations, Conference Papers, and Conference Proceedings

Selected Sites

Listed below are selected sites that may be helpful in locating grey literature (with an emphasis on U.S. sites).This list is meant to serve as a starting off point and is not comprehensive by any means.

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Selected Clinical Research Resources

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