UMHS Nursing Research Partnership (NRP):
Evidence-Based Practice
This page provides links for nurses at the University of Michigan Health System and the School of Nursing to meet needs for information, skills, and resources to promote evidence-based practice.
Evidence-based practice is defined as
“A problem-solving approach to clinical practice that integrates a systematic search for and critical appraisal of the most relevant evidence to answer a burning clinical question with one’s own clinical expertise & patients’ preferences and values.” (Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2005, p.6)
Information and resources for EBP:
- ABCs of EBP, Overview by Ann Kruszewski
- Key Talking Points of EBP
- Glossary (pdf)
- Reference Books & Articles
- Melnyk, B.M. & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2005). Evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare: A guide to best practice. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
- Melnyk BM., Fineout-Overholt E., Stillwell SB., Williamson KM. (2010 Jan.)
"Evidence-based practice: step by step: the seven steps of evidence-based practice". American Journal of Nursing. 110(1):51-3, DOI 20032669
- Sackett et al., (1996). "Evidence based medicine: What it is and what it isn’t: It’s about integrating individual clinical expertise and the best external evidence". BMJ: British Medical Journal, 312 (7023), 71-2.
- Titler, M.G. et al. (2001). "The Iowa Model of evidence-based practice to promote quality care". Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America. 13, (4), 497-508.
- EBP Centers (list conferences, training opportunities, and other resources)
- Arizona State University College of Nursing:
Center for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice - The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Center
- National Nurse Practice Network (NNPN)
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Research, Quality, and Outcomes Management Program - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
AcademicCenter for Evidence-Based Practice (ACE)
- Arizona State University College of Nursing:
- Sources for Evidence
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
National Guidelines Clearinghouse - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Nursing Allied Health Source (from ProQuest)
- University of Adelaide, Australia
Joanna Briggs Institute - Sigma Theta Tau
WorldViews on Evidence Based Nursing
(Quarterly, peer-reviewed, evidence-based nursing journal) - Worldviews (UM subsription, requires login)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Target Audience: UMHS Nursing & UM SON | Author/Contact: Terri Voepel-Lewis | Last reviewed: 8/30/11
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