This guide will help you understand the steps and concepts about evidence based practice as you formulate your questions, plan and perform your search, evaluate your search results and appraise the literature. You will also find information on organizing your citations and citing your sources in APA style.
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"Research generates evidence for the application of EBP, a problem-solving process centered around questions rooted in clinical inquiry and focused on practice outcomes. Once EBP has been integrated, QI projects are used to address the issue of practice in a local context to meet a specific aim with a focus on health care system processes and improvement. Research informs EBP, and EBP informs QI, thus clinical problems are resolved based on the most relevant research evidence, ensuring that interventions result in sustainable outcomes over time." (Dunlap et al., 2024, p. 3)
Dunlap, J. J., Waldrop, J. B., Brewer, T. L., & Mainous, R. O. (2024). Differentiation and integration of research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement. The Journal of nursing education, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240514-01