NUR 1021C Chapter Notes - Chapter Lab Test 2: Health Promotion, Dependent And Independent Variables, Grounded Theory
10 Feb 2020
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Evidence-based practice and research in nursing: evidence-based practice (ebp): integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care, a model uses the following steps, cultivate a spirit of inquiry. Nurses need to be curious and willing to investigate how various practices compare and which might be best for a specific client: ask clinical questions. For consistency and efficiency, nurses should state the question in a standard format such a picot: search for the best evidence. In the previous step, key terms are identified that facilitate identifying relevant evidence in the literature: critically appraise the evidence. Several toolkits or schema are available to assist the nurse in determining the most valid, reliable, and applicable evidence. In some cases, relevant studied may have been synthesized. Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise and client/family preference and values. Evidence must not be automatically applied to the care of individual clients.
