UTEP Library Research Guides: Nursing: Evidence-Based Practice

EBP + the library?

"Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values."

(Sackett DL, Straus S, Richardson W, Rosenberg W, Haynes R. Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM, New York: Churchill-Livingstone. Inc; 2000.)

Evidence-Based Healthcare Tutorials

The following tutorials are very detailed and time-consuming-- but they are excellent resources if you really wish to acquaint yourself with the concept of evidence-based healthcare.

Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
A comprehensive tutorial by Duke University.
Evidence Essentials
Created by the United States Cochrane Center, this tutorial is divided into sections and is structured like a lecture.

Levels of Evidence

Duke University Medical Center and Library

There are many depictions to show the hierarchy of evidence, and your professor may request you use a specific one. The UTEP College of Nursing also uses the JBI Levels of Evidence, which can be found here: https://ospguides.ovid.com/OSPguides/jbidb.htm

Steps of the EBP Process

The 5 As of Evidence-Based Practice begins and ends with the patient.

1. Ask the Question

What kind of article is this?

UTA Libraries. (2023, Dec, 8). Subject and Course Guides: Quantitative and Qualitative Research: What Kind of Article is This? Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Retrieved Feb 12, 2024, from https://libguides.uta.edu/quantitative_and_qualitative_research/distinguishing

Acknowledgements

Duke University Medical Center and Library. (2024). Libguides: Evidence-based practice: PICO. Evidence-Based Practice - LibGuides at Duke University Medical Center. https://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/ebm/pico
Rowland Medical Library. (2022). Libguides: Ask - Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Evidence-Based Practice - Libguides at University of Mississippi Medical Center. https://umc.libguides.com/ebp/ask
Ruth Lilly Medical Library. (2023). Libguides: Evidence Based Medicine: What is EBM?. What is EBM? - Evidence Based Medicine - LibGuides at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. https://iupui.libguides.com/EBM/definitions
Turner, M. (2014). "Evidence-Based Practice in Health.” Retrieved from University of Canberra website: https://canberra.libguides.com/evidence