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EBP b- bEvidence bBased bPractice b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An bapproach bto bclinical
bpractice
A bway bto bkeep bcurrent bwith bnew bdevelopments
Evidence-based bpractice b(EBP) bhas bbeen bdefined bas b"the bconscientious, bexplicit,
band bjudicious buse bof bcurrent bbest bevidence bin bmaking bdecisions babout bthe bcare
bof bindividual bpatients" b(Sackett, b1996). b
Evidence bbased bhealth bcare bis bthe bintegration bof bindividual bclinical bexpertise bwith
bthe bbest bavailable bexternal bclinical bevidence band bthe bvalues band bexpectations bof
bthe bpatient
Involves blife-long, bself-directed, bproblem-based blearning
Involves bexploring bthe brelationship bbetween bclinical breasoning band bresearch
bevidence
Involves bpractice
Evidence-based bpractice bstems bfrom bA.L. bCochrane's bwork bin brelation bto
bevidence-based bmedicine, band bis bincreasingly bbeing badopted bby bmost bhealth
bprofessions bin bhealth bsystems bin bdeveloped bcountries. b
Cochrane bdrew battention bto bthe black bof binformation babout bthe beffects bof bhealth
bcare, bwith bparticular breference bto bmedicine, band bsuggested bthat:
EBM b- bcorrect banswers✔✔- bEvidence bBased bMedicine
EBN b- bcorrect banswers✔✔- bEvidence bBased bNursing
Evidence-based bnursing bemerged bfrom bevidence-based bmedicine band bis ba bquest
bto bdevelop ban binformed bbasis bfor bclinical bdecision-making.
EIN b- bcorrect banswers✔✔- bEvidence bInformed bNursing
bThe bmovement btowards bevidence-informed bpractice bin bnursing bhas bgained
bmomentum bwithin bthe blast bdecade. bA breview bof bnursing bregulatory bbodies band
bnursing bassociations b(e.g. bCollege bof bNurses bof bOntario, bCanadian bNurses
bAssociation, band bRegistered bNurses bAssociation bof bOntario b) breveals bpolicies band
bpractice bguidelines bwhich bfocus bon band bpromote bevidence-based bpractice. b
bMay balso bbe bcalled bclinical bpractice bguidelines