Still, assimilating evidence-based practices into the general nursing discipline has posed certain challenges for nursing education and practice. Dale (2006) described EBP as a complex concept that works under several assumptions, which are not necessarily true. First, it assumes that evidence-based practice has gained more acceptance in the clinical setting. Secondly, it overlooks the fact that the medical profession dominates evidence-based practice completely. Regardless of these challenges, members from multidisciplinary teams ought to commit to EBP for delivery of comprehensive healthcare services. Traditional views suggest that evidence based research should depend solely on quantitative research. On the contrary, emerging evidence proposes that EBP embraces various information sources, whether qualitative and quantitative. Ellis (2010) advocates that there is no universal agreement on ‘good evidence’ among …show more content…
For instance, topics such as the challenges facing nursing educators/students, and fostering a culture of implementing EBP in nursing to enhance delivery of effective nursing care are inadequately covered in existing literature. Nursing curriculums ought to incorporate a wide variety of evidence into the practice by incorporating varying and up-to-date nursing information (Cleary-Holdforth & Leufer, 2008). Understanding that EBP undergoes credible tests and a stem from in-depth research strengthens the confidence of students when it comes to professional