PURPOSE This study tested the effectiveness of a dynamic educational and mentoring program, facilitated by unit-level mentors, to introduce, promote, and sustain an evidence-based practice (EBP) culture among nurses in a military healthcare setting. BACKGROUND The need to identify gaps in practice, apply principles of EBP, and advance scientific applications in the pursuit of quality nursing ...

OVERVIEW In November 2009, AJN launched a 12-part series, Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step, authored by nursing leaders from the Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation's Center for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice. Through hypothetical scenarios, based on the authors' collective clinical experience, the series illustrated the seven steps of evidence-bas...

the context of caring, considering best evidence from studies, patient care data, clinical experience and expertise, and patients’ preferences and values. Health care agencies, government agencies, and national professional organizations such as the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses have all been supporters of evidence-based practice (EBP) as studies continue to show improved outcome...

Practitioners and teachers should be able to justify their chosen techniques by taking into account research results: This is evidence-based practice (EBP). We argue that, specifically, statistical practice and statistics education should be guided by evidence, and we propose statistical cognition (SC) as an integration of theory, research, and application to support EBP. SC is an interdiscipli...

Abstract Background Evidence-based practice (EBP) is integral to the delivery of high-quality health care. Chiropractic has been a licensed profession in Sweden since 1989, but little known uptake EBP this professional group. This study explored self-reported skills, attitudes and EBP, enablers barriers uptake, among chiropractors Sweden. Methods Licensed ( n = 172) Swedish Association (Legitim...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a growing movement in the health and educational disciplines that recommends emphasis on research outcomes during decision making in practice. EBP is made possible through evidence based research (EBR), which attempts to synthesize the volume and scientific rigor of intervention effectiveness. With the purpose of assessing the impact of this movement on adapted ...

Vol. 40, No. 3, May 2013 • Oncology Nursing Forum Since the early 2000s, significant discussion about evidence-based practice (EBP) has occurred in the healthcare arena and early steps have been taken toward it; however, searching the EBP literature can be overwhelming. A MEDLINE® (EBSCO) search for evidence-based practice yielded interesting results. When limited to 1999 or prior, 635 articles...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a new, comprehensive model of health care that provides guidance for other human services as well. The concept of EBP is subject to considerable misinterpretations, as those invested in the status quo attempt to distort this new and growing movement into existing practices. By drawing on the original source handbook, Evidence-BasedMedicine: How to Practice andTe...

Health care is in need of change. Major professional and health care organizations as well as federal agencies and policy-making bodies are emphasizing the importance of evidence-based practice (EBP). Using this problem solving approach to clinical care that incorporates the conscientious use of current best evidence from well designed studies, a clinician's expertise, and patient values and pr...

The purpose of this study is to describe currently used educational strategies for teaching evidence-based practice (EBP) in entry-level master's degree occupational therapy programs in the United States. Fifty-eight entry-level occupational therapy program directors completed a survey. Results showed that occupational therapy programs consistently use a wide variety of EBP resources for teachi...