Nursing Resources 

Haynes, R. B. (2007, January). Of studies, syntheses, synopses, summaries, and systems: the 5S evolution of information services for evidence-based healthcare decisions. Evidence-Based Nursing, 10(1), 6-7.

Evidence Based Nursing, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Services/Tutorials/EBN/index.htm

Using Information Resources...Nursing: Evidence-Based Practice
http://www.lib.odu.edu/libassist/tutorials/nursing/section6/index.html

University of Minnesota: Evidence-Based Nursing http://evidence.ahc.umn.edu/ebn.htm

University of Iowa Hardin Health Sciences Library: Evidence Based Practice http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/eb.html

Healthlinks: University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries http://healthlinks.washington.edu/ebp

Healthlinks: Basic Introduction to EBP Resources http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/classes/evidence/

Healthlinks: EPB Tools Summary http://healthlinks.washington.edu/ebp/ebptools.html

Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine, Duke University Medical Center Library (not nursing-specific)
http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/tutorials/EBM/index.htm

According to the Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, "evidence-based practice (EBP) refers to nursing practice that utilizes research findings as the foundation for nurses' decisions, activities, and interactions with clients" (2006, p. 183).

The encyclopedia entry continues on, noting that "the focus of EBP is its emphasis on integrating the best available research evidence within the clinical, patient, and organizational context of an institution to attain high-quality and cost-effective care." According to Hewitt-Taylor (2002), evidence-based practice is a process that entails six elements:

1. selecting an area of practice that requires an evidence base,
2. making decisions about what constitutes evidence,
3. conducting a systematic search for evidence,
4. evaluating individual pieces of evidence,
5. synthesizing the findings of these sources into a cohesive whole, and
6. applying this evidence appropriately to patient care situations." (2002, p. 47)
   
   Fitzpatrick, J. J., & Wallace, M. (Eds.) (2006). Encyclopedia of nursing research. New York: Springer. Christopher Center, Reference, RT81.5 .E53 2006

Hewitt-Taylor, J. (2002, December 18). Continuing professional development: clinical development: evidence-based practice. Nursing Standard, 17(14/15), 47-52.

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ): EBPractice http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/

National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.guideline.gov/

PubMed Clinical Queries http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/clinical.shtml

Clinical Trials.gov http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui

MedlinePlus: Clinical Trials http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/clinicaltrials.html (consumer-oriented)

BMJ Clinical Evidence http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/index.jsp 

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine http://www.cebm.net/?o=1013

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: Download Tools http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1023

The TRIP Database http://www.tripdatabase.com/AboutUs/Index.html

Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library http://www.nursinglibrary.org/Portal/main.aspx?PageID=4001

National Institute of Nursing http://www.ninr.nih.gov/

Evidence-based Medicine Resource Center http://www.ebmny.org/

American FactFinder http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=eng

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