Evidence Based Practice (EBP) combines best practices from the latest medical literature with clinical experience, and the values and preferences of the patient undergoing treatment. The purpose of EBP is to use the best available evidence to make informed patient-care decisions. EBP uses the best available evidence to make informed patient-care decisions and compares current professional and clinical practices with new research facts and outcomes as they emerge. EBP asks if current interventions are the most effective or the safest for patients and uses the evidence from clinical research as the basis for clinical decision-making.
Evidence-Based Practice Steps:
(Wilson & Austria, 2021)
Wilson, B. & Austria, M. (2021). What is Evidence-Based Practice? University of Utah Health. http://accelerate.uofuhealth.utah.edu/improvement/what-is-evidence-based-practice
Video source: Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University
Video Tutorial: Intro to EBP A video tutorial developed by the Duke University Medical Center Library and the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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BMJ Best Practice - Evidence-based medicine (EBM) toolkit Fundamentals to learn, practice, and discuss EBM