Nursing and Evidence Based Practice Research—Connelly LibraryBernetta R. Doane, MSLS, MS—Reference and Instruction Librarian
Patricia Quigley, PhD, MPH, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, FAANP
Nurses use research to provide evidence-based care that promotes quality health outcomes for individuals, families, communities and health care systems. Nurses also use research to shape health policy in direct care, within an organization, and at the local, state and federal levels.
According to the American Nurses Association:
Evidence-based practice refers to a decision making approach that combines research and practice.
EBP process is similar to the
Big6™ information problem solving
technique
EBP vs. Big6™
• Defining the question
• Collecting the evidence
• Appraising the evidence
• Combining evidence
• Evaluating the outcome
• Task Definitions
• Information Seeking Strategies
• Location and Access
• Use of Information
• Synthesis
• Evaluation
EBP Process Big6™ Steps
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Bibliography
American Nurses Association. (2013) http://www.nursingworld.org/
Association of College and Research Libraries. (2000) ACRL: Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Available: http://www.ala.org/acrl/infolit.html
Bloom, B. S. (1956) Taxonomy of educational objectives: the classification of educational goals. Handbook I, Cognitive domain. New York: Longman’s Green.
Eisenberg, M. and Berkowitz, R. (1998) TheBig6™ Skills, http://big6.com
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