The Seven Basic Steps of Evidence-Based Practice
As a nurse embarking on evidence-based practice, it is important for you to first understand the basic concepts of research and how to rate or evaluate the evidence before suggesting that it be used to guide practice. Understanding nursing research will enable you to better apply research findings in your everyday practice.
Here are the seven basic steps of EBP:
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Ask or identify the important clinical question.
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Collect the best and most pertinent evidence.
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Critically analyze and rate the evidence.
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Integrate the evidence with your own clinical expertise, patient knowledge, and patient values in making a practice decision or recommending a change.
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Implement your practice change, if authorized.
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Evaluate how the practice change has influenced or affected your practice area.
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Disseminate and share this evidence with your peers and colleagues.
Learn more in our free chapter, Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice, from Fast Facts for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, 3rd Edition, by Maryann Godshall.
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