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EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE Best Practice  Define patient-centered, evidenced- based care using the nursing process COMPETENCY  Evidence Based Practice: An integration of the best evidence from the most current research, nursing expertise, and the values and preferences of indi...

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE Best Practice  Define patient-centered, evidenced- based care using the nursing process COMPETENCY  Evidence Based Practice: An integration of the best evidence from the most current research, nursing expertise, and the values and preferences of individuals, families, and communities applied to nursing practice. CONCEPT  Define evidence-based practice.  Define best practice. UNIT OUTCOMES  Definitions:  Evidence: clinical knowledge, expert opinion, or information resulting from research  Evidenced Based Practice: (EBP). It is the bridge between research (formal, comprehensive way of answering a question/problem) and practice. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE  To provide patient care of the highest quality, nurses utilize an evidence-based practice approach:  Seek and analyze  Uses best available research  Considers the nurse’ clinical expertise  Considers the patient’s values, beliefs, culture, and preferences EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING PRACTICE EVIDENCED BASED NURSING PRACTICE  Integration of research evidence with  healthcare provider’s clinical expertise  based on patient assessment  and patient values  is Evidence-Based Decision Making or Evidenced Based Nursing Practice EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING 4 FOCI FOR 1 CLINICAL DECISION EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING 4 FOCI FOR 1 CLINICAL DECISION  Preventing post operative ileus: gum chewing  Chlorohexidine baths; 45% reduction in infection 4  Stress reduction: mindful based stress reduction EXAMPLES OF EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE WHAT EXAMPLES OF EVIDENCED BASED CARE DO YOU SEE IN ACTION ON THE NURSING UNITS? Best practice describes the use of a specific unit’s evidence to improve practice.  including controlling or even reducing resource consumption  evidence is translated into day-to-day practice in a specific unit, office, floor.  UNIT SPECIFIC – What works best on this unit. Example:  Blood Glucose is to be assessed at 0730 per hospital policy.  Breakfast arrives on this unit at 0700.  On this unit Blood Glucose is assessed at 0630.(Unit Best Practice) BEST PRACTICE WHAT EXAMPLES OF BEST PRACTICE HAVE YOU SEEN?