What is Evidence-Based Practice?
Evidence-based practice is a process of making clinical decisions based on 3 components:
- Client Perspectives & Preference
- Clinical Expertise
- Best Research Evidence
Best Research Evidence requires the clinician to search for the best research evidence available, which may come in the form of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, clinical controlled trials, and other types of studies. This research is most often published in peer-reviewed journals.
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'Evidence-Based' Glossaries
Find explanations of 'evidence-based' concepts in nursing practice & medicine:
- Cochrane Collaboration GlossaryGlossary of terms used in Cochrane Library databases.
- JAMA Evidence GlossarySearchable glossary of terms provided through the American Medical Association's "JAMA Evidence" website.
- Center for Evidence-Based Medicine GlossaryKey 'evidence-based practice' terminology from the CEBM at Oxford University, UK.
- Glossary of Terms At clinicaltrials.govDefinitions and scope notes for frequently used words or phrases in the ClinicalTrials.gov website.