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bof bcurrent bbest bevidence bin bmaking bdecisions babout bthe bcare bof bindividual
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bis ban binformed, bexplicit, band bjudicious buse bof bevidence bthat bhas bbeen bderived
bfrom bany bof ba bvariety bof bscience band bsocial bscience bresearch band bevaluation
bmethods; bBrownson bet bal b(2009) brecently bexpanded bthe bdefinition bof bevidence-
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bplanning bframeworks, bengaging bthe bcommunity bin bdecision bmaking, bconducting
bevaluations, band bdisseminating bwhat bhas bbeen blearned"
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bnursing bexpertise, band bthe bvalues band bpreferences bof bthe bindividuals, bfamilies,
band bcommunities bwho bare bserved.
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bvariety bof bsources, bincluding bresearch bstudies, bevidence bfrom bnursing bexperience
band bexpertise, band bevidence bfrom bcommunity bleaders.
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bcommunity bleaders
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bused bas ba bbasis bfor bnursing bpractice
-Division bof bNursing bbegan bfunding bresearch butilization bprojects
-Three bDivisions bof bNursing bProjects: bNCAST, bWICHEN, bCURN
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bTraining bProject b(NCAST)
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bfor bNursing bEducation b(WICHEN)
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