Evidence e Based Practice
You are to respond to task by writing an essay addressing concepts in evidence-based practice.
Individuals have a right to effective, efficient, and safe care. Contemporary healthcare practice requires the use of evidence to improve health outcomes for individuals, families, and populations. It is important for healthcare students to understand the relationship between the generation of research evidence and the delivery of safe and effective care based on evidence. Knowledge and skills in evidence-based practice (EBP) is therefore critical to practicing healthcare professionals.
1. Identify the notion of evidence and evidence-based practice, the evolution of the evidence-based practice movement, and strengths and weaknesses of evidence-based practice.
2. Explain the research process and the links between research, clinical expertise, patient preferences and evidence-based practice.
3. Define, compare and choose common and appropriate research methodologies, designs and methods to generate evidence and answer specific research questions.
4. Assess and justify the strengths and weaknesses of a published paper, and its relevance to clinical practice.
5 Apply key principles and elements in the evidence-based practice process to make and communicate safe, effective, and efficient clinical decisions for selected client or context problems.
Task detail
Respond to the following question: “Why is evidence generated from research important in Evidence-Based Practice?”
In your response:
1. Define Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and explain the difference between EBP and research.
2. Explain the importance of assessing the quality of evidence generated from research.
3. Describe the benefits of using research to deliver safe and effective clinical outcomes as part of EBP using two or three high quality examples from the scientific literature.
