Critical Inquiry and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing

Critical Inquiry and EBP

Critical inquiry leads to Evidence-Based Practice by asking the right questions, finding available evidence, and assessing why practice changes are needed. It improves the reliability and quality of healthcare, enhances patient outcomes, and reduces cost and quality variations (Gasaba et al., 2021).

Critical Inquiry vs Clinical Reasoning

Critical inquiry involves questioning, analyzing, and investigating information to improve outcomes. Clinical reasoning is the cognitive process that utilizes thinking strategies to gather and analyze patient information and decide on nursing actions (Young et al., 2020).

Evaluating Sources

Evaluate sources by examining purpose, intended audience, author credentials and affiliation, research quality, reliability of referenced sources, and ensuring currency (within 5 years).

References

• Gasaba, E., et al. (2021). Inquiry based on evidence and its practices. Open J Nursing, 11(3), 170-183. https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=108004
• Young, M. E., et al. (2020). Mapping clinical reasoning literature. BMC Medical Education, 20, 1-11. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-020-02012-9