evidenced based nursing
Mark Foust
NU1210
Final Project: Evidenced-Based Practices in Nursing
Due Date: November 19, 2014
The definition of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) is “professional understanding and action that is based on the thoughtful use of knowledge and information from available, reliable, and dependent sources” (Brown, 2002). The definition also includes the balance of clinical experience, proven evidence from scientific studies with patient input. This input from patients will incorporate their culture, values and other preferences.. Evidence Based Practice is a fluent process that requires nurses to be current and correct on information as it pertains to their daily practice. The intent of EBP is to improve the quality of the care that is delivered to the client. This increased knowledge, whether it is correct or incorrect, is a motivating factor for nursing professionals to have current and correct information available when working with clients in making healthcare decisions. Healthcare professionals, especially nurses, are the touch point of health care and are the key to cost effective quality care. To ensure that decisions are based on sound information nurses must utilize EBR.
As technology and research in health care expands, EBP is becoming essential in delivering high quality patient care. With the abundance of information easily available through the Internet and its use as a knowledge tool, it is important that nurses become familiar with the available evidence and its application to daily patient care. Although some criticize EBP as being a fad that will soon fade into obscurity, many institutions have successfully invested the time, energy, and financial resources into the use of EBP to improve the quality of nursing care. In ––order for EBP to be successful, access to the information must be available, and the institution 's administration must make a conscious and unified decision to incorporate this process into everyday clinical practice.
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NU1210
Final Project: Evidenced-Based Practices in Nursing
Due Date: November 19, 2014
The definition of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) is “professional understanding and action that is based on the thoughtful use of knowledge and information from available, reliable, and dependent sources” (Brown, 2002). The definition also includes the balance of clinical experience, proven evidence from scientific studies with patient input. This input from patients will incorporate their culture, values and other preferences.. Evidence Based Practice is a fluent process that requires nurses to be current and correct on information as it pertains to their daily practice. The intent of EBP is to improve the quality of the care that is delivered to the client. This increased knowledge, whether it is correct or incorrect, is a motivating factor for nursing professionals to have current and correct information available when working with clients in making healthcare decisions. Healthcare professionals, especially nurses, are the touch point of health care and are the key to cost effective quality care. To ensure that decisions are based on sound information nurses must utilize EBR.
As technology and research in health care expands, EBP is becoming essential in delivering high quality patient care. With the abundance of information easily available through the Internet and its use as a knowledge tool, it is important that nurses become familiar with the available evidence and its application to daily patient care. Although some criticize EBP as being a fad that will soon fade into obscurity, many institutions have successfully invested the time, energy, and financial resources into the use of EBP to improve the quality of nursing care. In ––order for EBP to be successful, access to the information must be available, and the institution 's administration must make a conscious and unified decision to incorporate this process into everyday clinical practice.
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