4 Contact Hour Evidence-Based Practice In Nursing: Evaluation Research Findings For Effective Implementation

Course overview

Define evidence based practice. Correlate the origins of evidence-based practice (EBP) as initiated by Florence Nightingale with contemporary EBP. Explain how EBP is used to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes in contemporary practice. Explain how nursing research is essential to EBP in nursing. Critique nursing research articles found in the healthcare literature. Explain how a research proposal is presented to the IRB. Describe how research is implemented, evaluated, and communicated. Explain how to reduce/eliminate barriers to EBP and nursing research. Summarize ways to implement EBP.