Evidence-Based Practice

The idea of evidence-based practice for nursing has grown out of the evidence based medicine movement. Evidence-based practice can be thought of as requiring "the integration of the best research evidence with our clincial expertise and our patient's unique values and circumstances." (Straus, et al., 2005) "Fortunately, evidence-based practice (EBP) is an approach that enables clinicians to provide highest quality of care in meeting the multifaceted needs of their patients and families." (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2005)

On a practical level this web site for evidence-based practice seeks to give an overview of the topic, with lists of helpful articles, and covers:

• forming a good clinical question
• finding the evidence using effective search techniques
• some resources for evidence-based practice including databases, e-journals, e-textbooks and other Internet sites