Evidence-based practice for the busy nurse practitioner
by Lynda Facchiano & Charlene Hoffman Snyder
Part one: Relevance to clinical practice and clinical inquiry process
Part two: Searching for the best evidence to clinical inquires
Part three: Critical appraisal process
Part four: Putting it all together
This recent series of articles in Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners reviews EBP and how to integrate it into your practice!
Don't skip this first step of EBP!
Translating your clinical information need into a searchable question using the PICO method will guide your search for evidence.
Try using a search strategy worksheet to formulate targeted, effective database searches by identifying key concepts and search terms.
Define your question in terms of Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome.