Evidence+Based+Nursing

Evidence Based Nursing (n=4)
**Definition 1**: Evidence based nursing practice is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisions about care delivery to individuals or groups of patients and in consideration of individual needs and preferences. **Focus**: Healthcare **Date Added**: May 2013
 * Source ** : Evidence-based nursing: what it is and what it isn't.(Ingersoll, 2000)

**Definition 2**: The practice of evidence-based nursing involves the following steps: formulation of an answerable question to address a specific patient problem or situation;systematic searching for the research evidence that could be used to answer the question; appraisal of the validity, relevance and applicability of the research evidence; integration of the research evidence with other information that might influence the management of the patient's problems: clinical expertise, patient preference for alternative forms of care, and available resources; implementation of the evidence-based practice decision; and finally, evaluation of the outcome of the decision. **Source**: @http://ktclearinghouse.ca/cebm/syllabi/nursing/intro **Focus**: Healthcare **Date Added**: May 2013

**Definition 3**: Evidence-based nursing practice is an approach to health care that is the logical extension of the concept of evidence-based medicine. It is an approach to nursing in which the nurse is aware of the research evidence relevant to his/her clinical practice, and the strength of that evidence. **Source**: @http://www.mcmaster.ca/cfh/ktebnp.html **Focus**: Healthcare **Date Added**: April 2013

**Definition 4**: Evidence based nursing, or EBN, is a form of clinical practice that relies on research findings to manage the health problems of a patient. **Focus**: Healthcare **Date Added**: April 2013
 * Source ** : NurseGroups.com