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Subject Guide: Nursing

Evidence-Based Medicine

What is Evidence-Based Nursing?

EBN is a practice where professionals are strategically pairing existing research with patient care. 

* ANA : What is Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing?

Steps for EBN

  • Defining a clinically relevant question

  • Searching for the best evidence

  • Critically appraising the evidence

  • Applying the evidence

  • Evaluating the performance of EBM (see NCBI)

Examples

PICO(T) Search

Search with PICOT variables
PICOT is a technique to identify the major elements of your question so you do a thorough search for resources.

Patient, Population, or Problem   
Intervention   
Comparison  
Outcome or objective  
Time 

Recommend UVA Health LibGuide for detailed discussion of PICOT