EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AS A TOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF NURSES

• Main Authors: Edivane Pedrolo, Mitzy Tannia Reichembach Danski, Priscila Mingorance, Luciana Souza Marques de Lazzari, Marineli Joaquim Méier, Karla Crozeta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2009-12-01
• Series: Cogitare Enfermagem
• Subjects: Nursing; Clinical nursing research; Professional practice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i4.16396

This article aims to reflect about the Evidence-based practice on the professional practice of nurses. Evidence-based practice is a methodology for clinical practice widespread among health professionals. It is the use of strongscientific evidence produced by studies conducted with methodological rigor, to the decision making process about thebest way to conduct the case. The formation of a scientific evidence follows a few steps: formulating a clinical issue,looking for evidence, critical evaluation of the found evidence and decision-making based on that evidence.