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becoming more evidence based, leading to improved psychological assessments and treatments. This paper will be a summary of the article, “Evidence Based Practice,” as well as a critique of the strengths and weaknesses. Evidence Based Practice in Psychology (EBPP) is defined as the “integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences” (APA, 2006, p. 273). There are three main components of EBPP: best evidence,…

secondary outcome measure that encompasses cognitive functions. In this study, they analyzed seven randomized control trials which includes a total of 670 patients. The study found that yoga was not associated with any adverse effect nor there was any evidence found that yoga must be recommended as a routine intervention for patients with multiple sclerosis This study relates to our topic as a concern with ethics for patients with multiple sclerosis may be raised specifically to those that may…

Introduction Evidence-based practice is most often defined as “integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systemic research”. (Sackett, 1996). This is where the art of nursing and the science of nursing become one, and the result is to produce the best possible outcome for the patient in the clinical area, and promote a higher quality of life. Nursing has changed dramatically since its beginning in the 16th century where the religious…

infections. This research was a cross-sectional carried out within 8 hospitals with ICU in 2009. This was a quantitative study giving evidence that proper oral hygiene care with set guidelines wholly or partially influenced controlling…

met the purpose. The level of evidence used for the foundation of the article is a Level II, evidence collected from a randomized controlled trial.…

the patients; aptly we shall refer to this bridge as evidence-based practice (EBP). This bridge is one of the a landmarks in our road map to autonomous practice. To fully understand and incorporate EBP we need to see the processes involved. This paper will walk us through the salient steps I took in EBP- from framing the clinical question then performing the literature search in various electronic databases and applying the rules of evidence to establish validity of the study and finally to…

literature is a necessary and fundamental skill required of all physicians throughout their careers. Competency in the domain of evidence-based medicine (EBM) is essential in that patients expect that their physicians will be up-to date with…

relatively difficult undertaking, implementing the Organizational readiness for evidence-based practice tool proves to be a formidable way to assess organization readiness. Within the following passages this writer plans to review in word form, her organizations readiness for evidence based practice implementation. The overall goal to this assessment is to discover issues that distress the approval or dismissal of evidence-based practice (EBP) changes and alterations in nurse manager and staff…

Evidence based practice directly impacts the care we provide our patients and improve current practices. According to Jones (2014), “Practicing health professionals are able to offer a distinct perspective from academic researchers, making their contributions to the development of healthcare services research very important”. As healthcare providers it is important that we are active in research and look for ways to improve the care that is provided to patients. Nurses can provide invaluable…

Fain (2013), states that “evidence-based practice relies on evidence from research and refers to clinicians making an effort to integrate research findings into clinical thinking and decision making (p. 5). Fain also goes to state that we, as nurses, can improve the roles of nursing by asking questions such as “What is the best evidence for this practice?” or “What are the highest achievable outcomes for the patient, family, and nurse?” (p. 5). Where I currently work, I triage individuals that…