Research on Evidence-Based Practice

A Reflection on Research, Theory, Evidence-based Practice, and Quality Improvement

a reflection on research, theory, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement

recently, use of research, theory, evidence-based practice (ebp), and quality improvement (qi) has increased dramatically in the professional manuscripts and discourses of the health related literature. however, inadequate knowledge and inability to recognize the differences between these processes have led to uncertainty in some of these practices. elucidation of such processes is of paramount...

Evidence-Based Therapies: Translating Research into Practice

A plethora of evidence exists supporting the use of certain clinical practices for children and adolescents over others (e.g., Kazdin et al., 1990; Weiss & Weisz, 1995; Weisz et al., 1995), yet current research shows that practitioners rarely use these interventions in their own practice (e.g., Weersing et al., 2002) and that therapy conducted in community settings is not as effective as therap...

Evidence-based practice and nursing research.

6 Nursing Research and Evidence - Based Practice

I did not understand why I had to take a research class when all I wanted to do was be a staff nurse in a critical care unit. Research? Evidence-based practice? Why are these topics in the nursing program? I have enough to do just learning all the content in my clinical courses. What do research and evidence have to do with developing my nursing abilities? I trust the faculty, the textbooks, an...