Evidence-Based Practice
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION Evidence-based practice refers to the use of research and scientific studies as a base for determining the best practices in a field. In the medical field, this pertains to treatment and diagnostic options, while in education, it refers to teaching techniques, teacher training and evaluative assessments.
1.1 ORIGIN EBP EBP traces its use in medicine to the 11th century text, "The Canon of Medicine," but it was the Scottish epidemiologist Archie Cochrane in his 1972 book, "Effectiveness and Efficacy: Random Reflections on Health Services," that brought the concept of EBP into the modern medical mainstream. Cochrane's reflections caused a stir among doctors and patients, …show more content…
It supplements what nurses learned in the classroom and what they read in nursing literature. It also helps them evaluate the latest research and technology and determine how to apply it in a real-world, clinical setting.
1.3 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The introduction of clinical governance, designed to ensure efficient and effective healthcare, requires practitioners to demonstrate that they are using evidence-based practice in supporting service developments (DHSS, 1999). This demands that nurses base their practice on the best available evidence (NMC, 2004)
According to (DH, 2003), as the public have had more access to information, they have developed higher expectations of what they require from healthcare professionals. As a result, nurses are increasingly challenged to justify their actions. This requires them to demonstrate that their clinical decisions are based on scientific evidence that is efficient and effective (Fig 1) In the UK, political agendas support the move towards EBP in their pursuit 2 of improvements in the quality of healthcare. There is an expectation that care should be patient-centred and clinically effective (Department of Health, …show more content…
There is also a need to overcome the barriers to encourage the use of research by new graduates in an attempt to ensure familiarity with the process. This will help nurses to feel more confident and be more willing to engage in evidence based nursing.
The ultimate goal of nursing is to provide evidence based care that provides quality outcomes for patients, their families and the health care system. This means that healthcare professionals had to respond to the needs of society in providing well-informed healthcare delivery. As nurses, the desire to improve the care given to our patients will always be desired. The ever increasing cost of healthcare and the need for more accuracy in the field proves a cycle in need of evidence based healthcare. The necessity to overcome the current issues is to gain knowledge from a variety of literature not just the basics. There is a definite need for nurses, and all practitioners, to have an open mind when dealing with the modern inventions of the future because these could potentially improve the health of patients. 1.4: STATEMENT OF
1.0 INTRODUCTION Evidence-based practice refers to the use of research and scientific studies as a base for determining the best practices in a field. In the medical field, this pertains to treatment and diagnostic options, while in education, it refers to teaching techniques, teacher training and evaluative assessments.
1.1 ORIGIN EBP EBP traces its use in medicine to the 11th century text, "The Canon of Medicine," but it was the Scottish epidemiologist Archie Cochrane in his 1972 book, "Effectiveness and Efficacy: Random Reflections on Health Services," that brought the concept of EBP into the modern medical mainstream. Cochrane's reflections caused a stir among doctors and patients, …show more content…
It supplements what nurses learned in the classroom and what they read in nursing literature. It also helps them evaluate the latest research and technology and determine how to apply it in a real-world, clinical setting.
1.3 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The introduction of clinical governance, designed to ensure efficient and effective healthcare, requires practitioners to demonstrate that they are using evidence-based practice in supporting service developments (DHSS, 1999). This demands that nurses base their practice on the best available evidence (NMC, 2004)
According to (DH, 2003), as the public have had more access to information, they have developed higher expectations of what they require from healthcare professionals. As a result, nurses are increasingly challenged to justify their actions. This requires them to demonstrate that their clinical decisions are based on scientific evidence that is efficient and effective (Fig 1) In the UK, political agendas support the move towards EBP in their pursuit 2 of improvements in the quality of healthcare. There is an expectation that care should be patient-centred and clinically effective (Department of Health, …show more content…
There is also a need to overcome the barriers to encourage the use of research by new graduates in an attempt to ensure familiarity with the process. This will help nurses to feel more confident and be more willing to engage in evidence based nursing.
The ultimate goal of nursing is to provide evidence based care that provides quality outcomes for patients, their families and the health care system. This means that healthcare professionals had to respond to the needs of society in providing well-informed healthcare delivery. As nurses, the desire to improve the care given to our patients will always be desired. The ever increasing cost of healthcare and the need for more accuracy in the field proves a cycle in need of evidence based healthcare. The necessity to overcome the current issues is to gain knowledge from a variety of literature not just the basics. There is a definite need for nurses, and all practitioners, to have an open mind when dealing with the modern inventions of the future because these could potentially improve the health of patients. 1.4: STATEMENT OF