Evidence-Based Practice

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses articles by nurses who have contemplated the implications of EBP when applied to both nursing research and practice. The paper demonstrates how each author centers on specific aspects concerning EBP, which may be empirical, practical, or even political (macro) in nature. The paper discusses how the main concern about this new framework is its applicability to nursing practice; the authors agreed that EBP should not be implemented as a practice based only on research information. The paper relates that EBP is not only criticized from an empirical and practical point of view, but for its political aspects as well.

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Introduction
Critical Discussions of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing
Summary/Conclusion

From the Paper:

"It is crucial, then, that a thorough look into nursing as a practice is conducted in order to assess the efficiency of nursing practice, based on both on its theoretical foundations and applications. Among the perspectives currently dominant and prevalent in the nursing profession is the utilization of evidence-based practice or EBP, which is defined as the "conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients" (Estabrooks, 1998:21)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Avis, M. (Oct 2006). "Evidence for practice, epistemology, and critical reflection." Nursing Philosophy, Vol. 7, Issue 4.
• Estabrooks, C. (1998). "Will evidence-based nursing practice make practice perfect?" Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 30, No. 1.
• McCormack, B. (2006). "Evidence-based practice and the potential for transformation." Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 11, No. 2.
• Rolfe, G. (Jan 2006). "Nursing praxis and the science of the unique." Nursing Science, Vol. 19, No. 1.

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