Evidence-based nursing (EBN) is an approach to making quality decisions and providing nursing care based upon personal clinical expertise in combination with the most current, relevant research available on the topic. This approach is using evidence-based practice (EBP) as a foundation. EBN implements the most up to date methods of providing care, which have been proven through appraisal of high quality studies and statistically significant research findings. The goal of EBN is to improve the health and safety of patients while also providing care in a cost-effective manner to improve the outcomes for both the patient and the healthcare system.

EBN is a process founded on the collection, interpretation, appraisal, and integration of valid, clinically significant, and applicable research. The evidence used to change practice or make a clinical decision can be separated into seven levels of evidence that differ in type of study and level of quality. To properly implement EBN, the knowledge of the nurse, the patient's preferences, and multiple studies of evidence must all be collaborated and utilized in order to produce an appropriate solution to the task at hand. These skills are taught in modern nursing education and also as a part of professional training.



CONTENTS

Contents
1 Cultivate Spirit of Inquiry
2 Ask Clinical Question (PICOT)
3 Search for and Collect Relevant Evidence
4 Critically Appraise the Evidence
5 Integrate the Evidence
6 Evaluate Outcomes
7 Disseminate Outcomes
8 Qualitative research process
9 Legal and ethical issues of research
10 Barriers to promoting evidence-based practice
11 Implementation and sustainability