NUR 67700: Cognate Residency: Knowledge Translation: Evidence-Based Practice

What is Evidence-Based Practice?

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) can be defined as the integration of the best available research evidence with individual clinical expertise and patient values and preferences.

Image from UC Davis Library Evidence-Based Practice Resource Guide

The EBP Process:

1. Ask a clear clinical question
2. Acquire best available evidence
3. Appraise evidence for quality
4. Apply evidence to practice
5. Assess the outcomes

7 Steps of EBP

from  Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt

0. Cultivate a spirit of inquiry
1. Ask clinical questions in PICO(T) format
2. Search for the best evidence
3. Critically appraise the evidence
4. Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences and values
5. Evaluate the outcomes of the practice decisions or changes based on evidence
6. Disseminate EBP results