EBP Impact on Outcomes
EBP enhances recovery through combining research with expertise, minimizes adverse treatment risks by researching symptoms and previous cases, and gives patients roles in care decisions, increasing confidence and self-advocacy (Connor et al., 2023).
Fostering EBP Environment
Nurses foster EBP by identifying knowledge gaps, formulating questions, conducting literature searches, appraising evidence validity, applying findings to patient problems, and involving patients in decision-making (Abu-Baker et al., 2021).
References
- Abu-Baker, N. N., et al. (2021). EBP beliefs and implementations. BMC Nursing, 20, 1-8. https://link.springer.com/
- Connor, L., et al. (2023). EBP improves patient outcomes and ROI. Worldviews on EBN, 20(1), 6-15. https://sigmapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
Related: See our EBP vs research or EBP for BSN nurses.