There are many different definitions of evidence based medicine. One of the most is Evidence Based Medicine? Users' Guide to the Medical Literature, 3rd ed. Oxman AD, Sackett DL, Guyatt GH et al. Users' guides to the medical literature. I. How to get started. The Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group. JAMA. 1993. Download Users Guides To The Medical Literature A Manual For EvidenceBased Clinica...

Reflective practice has become part of the discourse of nursing education classrooms, conferences, and journals, and are popular features of nursing continuing education programs. Yet, the idea of reflective practice has become increasingly more disparate. This critical analysis examines data-based studies and provides an overview of reflective practice, discusses common themes that emerged fro...

Evidence-based nursing is central to the knowledge base for nursing practice. Critics of evidence-based nursing dislike the central role that randomized controlled trials (RCTs) take in providing evidence for nursing, claiming that the context and experience of nursing care are removed from evaluation. Many nursing decisions involve questions regarding the effectiveness of interventions, best e...

Dickoff & James assert that theory comes from practice for practice. This paper will explore the reality of this statement in nursing today. The nature of nursing knowledge from an historical perspective facilitates an understanding of where nursing theory development is today. The purpose of theory is debated and the motivation for its development considered. Practice theory, theory which is d...

This article has described the key points in the evidence-based practice guideline entitled Nursing Management of Hearing Impairment in Nursing Facility Residents. The guideline outlining the nursing management of nursing facility residents with hearing impairment is supported by 175 articles: 94 research articles (both experimental and descriptive) and 81 nonresearch articles (expert opinion)....

BACKGROUND In spite of much literature written about the theory-practice gap in the international nursing journals, there is evidence that indicates this subject has not been probed comprehensively since nursing education was transferred to universities in Iran. In the recent years, the public and the government have criticized Iranian nurses because of poor quality of patient care. Although th...

A B C D What is Continuing Competence? Continued Competence is the ongoing acquisition and application of knowledge and the decision-making, psychomotor, and interpersonal skills expected of the licensed nurse resulting in nursing care that contributes to the health and welfare of clients served. Why is continuing competence important to the Board of Nursing? The Board is responsible for protec...

The American Nurses Association published the third iteration of its nursing informatics scope and standards of practice in 2008. This work reflects the significant evolution of the specialty from the original scope of practice statement published in 1994 and the first nursing informatics standards of practice in 1995. Although the definition of nursing informatics remains essentially unchanged...