Evidence Based Nursing

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EBN IN PRACTICE

The purpose of this process is to help you as a professional make informed decisions by learning from what others in your field are researching and learning. The EBN process aims to make it easier to apply current quality evidence from research in clinical and healthcare decisions.  This website and the resources listed will help to guide you in the EBN process. Click on each step to find out more information. 

Evidence-based nursing is a 5-step process

The 5 "A's" will help you to remember the EBN process:
(1) ASK:  Information needs from practice are converted into focused, structured questions.
(2) AQUIRE:  The focused questions are used as a basis for literature searching in order to identify relevant external evidence from research.
(3)APPRAISE :  The research evidence is critically appraised for validity.
(4)APPLY: The best available evidence is used alongside clinical expertise and the patient's perspective to plan care.
(5)ASSESS:  Performance is evaluated through a process of self reflection, audit, or peer assessment.

Information about these steps were referenced from:

1) Duke University - Evidence-Based Medicine Workshop April 2003
2) Flemming K. Asking answerable questions [editorial].
Evidence-Based Nursing 1998 Apr;1:36-7.
http://ebn.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/1/2/36 

Exercises and scenarios

Sample scenarios, searches, completed worksheets, and CATs for Evidence Based Nursing  Topics include:  diagnosis, prognosis , therapy, harm, systematic reviews, and qualitative research.

From the University of Toronto Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, http://www.cebm.utoronto.ca/syllabi/nur/samples.htm.