Lecture 11: Evidence Informed Practice
Questions with Verified Answers
EBP - Evidence Based Practice - ANSWERSAn approach to clinical practice
A way to keep current with new developments
Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been defined as "the conscientious, explicit, and
judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual
patients" (Sackett, 1996).
Evidence based health care is the integration of individual clinical expertise with the
best available external clinical evidence and the values and expectations of the patient
Involves life-long, self-directed, problem-based learning
Involves exploring the relationship between clinical reasoning and research evidence
Involves practice
Evidence-based practice stems from A.L. Cochrane's work in relation to evidence-based
medicine, and is increasingly being adopted by most health professions in health
systems in developed countries.
Cochrane drew attention to the lack of information about the effects of health care, with
particular reference to medicine, and suggested that:
EBM - ANSWERS- Evidence Based Medicine
EBN - ANSWERS- Evidence Based Nursing
Evidence-based nursing emerged from evidence-based medicine and is a quest to
develop an informed basis for clinical decision-making.
EIN - ANSWERS- Evidence Informed Nursing
The movement towards evidence-informed practice in nursing has gained momentum
within the last decade. A review of nursing regulatory bodies and nursing associations
(e.g. College of Nurses of Ontario, Canadian Nurses Association, and Registered
Nurses Association of Ontario ) reveals policies and practice guidelines which focus on
and promote evidence-based practice.
May also be called clinical practice guidelines
Difference Bwteen EIP and EBP - ANSWERSEvidence based practice: Pure literature
Questions with Verified Answers
EBP - Evidence Based Practice - ANSWERSAn approach to clinical practice
A way to keep current with new developments
Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been defined as "the conscientious, explicit, and
judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual
patients" (Sackett, 1996).
Evidence based health care is the integration of individual clinical expertise with the
best available external clinical evidence and the values and expectations of the patient
Involves life-long, self-directed, problem-based learning
Involves exploring the relationship between clinical reasoning and research evidence
Involves practice
Evidence-based practice stems from A.L. Cochrane's work in relation to evidence-based
medicine, and is increasingly being adopted by most health professions in health
systems in developed countries.
Cochrane drew attention to the lack of information about the effects of health care, with
particular reference to medicine, and suggested that:
EBM - ANSWERS- Evidence Based Medicine
EBN - ANSWERS- Evidence Based Nursing
Evidence-based nursing emerged from evidence-based medicine and is a quest to
develop an informed basis for clinical decision-making.
EIN - ANSWERS- Evidence Informed Nursing
The movement towards evidence-informed practice in nursing has gained momentum
within the last decade. A review of nursing regulatory bodies and nursing associations
(e.g. College of Nurses of Ontario, Canadian Nurses Association, and Registered
Nurses Association of Ontario ) reveals policies and practice guidelines which focus on
and promote evidence-based practice.
May also be called clinical practice guidelines
Difference Bwteen EIP and EBP - ANSWERSEvidence based practice: Pure literature
