Evidence-Based Practice

Paper Summary:

In this article the writer notes that evidenced-based practice (EBP) implies that decisions about treatment options will depend largely on evidence of their clinical effectiveness. Further, the writer explains that the major purpose of EBP is the elimination of the use of expensive, ineffective, or dangerous medical decision-making. This paper presents and analyzes alternatives that could potentially offer a solution to the issue of EBP gaps and barriers to effective health care. The writer concludes that there must be an improvement of the access that is seen where evidence-based resources are concerned and barriers must be eliminated when it comes to making EBP an integral part of the solution to the problem of better patient care and lower healthcare costs.

Outline:
Executive Summary
Problem Identification
Context of Issue
Issue Statement
The Stakeholders Involved
Policy Goal and Objectives
Evaluation Criteria
Policy Alternatives
Comparison and Conclusion
Alternatives
Result Analysis
Recommendation
References

From the Paper:

"Many patients today are not seeing the quality of care that they actually need, despite the fact that evidence-based practice (EBP) has been evolving. Patients are too often receiving inconsistent, wasteful, and even harmful interventions when it comes to nursing. There has been an increasing emphasis on the outcomes of patient care, and this is changing the focus of tasks, practices, and opinion-driven decisions to more of a focus on practices that are guided by evidence."
"There are, however, still some problems that remain unresolved, and these include the gap that is seen between evidence and practice, the unnecessary variations in practice, and the rising cost of healthcare, among others."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Atkins, D., Siegal, J. & Slutsky, J.(2005). Making policy when the evidence is in dispute. Health Affairs, 24, 1, 102-113.
• Brown, G.C., Brown, M.M. & Sharma, S. (2000). Health care in the 21st century: evidence-based medicine, patient preference-based quality, and cost effectiveness.Quality Management in Health Care, 9, 1, 23-31.
• Clancy, C.M. & Cronin, K. (2005). Evidenced-based decision making: global evidence, local decisions. Health Affairs, 24, 1, 151-162.
• Claxton, K., Cohen, J.T., & Neumann, P. J.(2005). When is evidence sufficient? Health Affairs, 24, 1, 93-101.
• Deaton, C. (2001). Outcomes measurement and evidence-based nursing practice. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 15, 2, 83-86.

More papers on Evidence-Based Practice:

• Analytical Essay # 141270 : "Implementation of Evidence Based Practice (EBP)"
• Essay # 71376 : "Evidence-Based Practice"
• Essay # 137584 : "Theory-guided Practice vs Evidence-Based Practice"
• Article Review # 131665 : "f "Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health" - An Article Review"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: