Evidence-Based Practice: Understanding the Process

Summary

Evidence-based practice is an essential part of quality healthcare and nursing practice.^[7] The NP needs to understand the process of developing a clinical question that is clear and focused. The PICO process is 1 way to facilitate the development of a searchable question.^[4] The Iowa Model of EBP provides the NP a framework of how to think about EBP within his/her particular healthcare system.^[6] These 2 frameworks provide the NP with a way to process a clinical question and use research findings to assure that the practice and provider are offering the most up-to-date evidence-based care to the patient within the clinical setting. NPs can be champions of this process and strive to improve the quality of care that patients receive.

Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal. 2007;7(4) © 2007  Medscape

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