Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals

/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/index.html)

National Guideline Clearinghouse (http://www.guideline.gov/)

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) PEP: Putting Evidence into Practice (https://www.ons.org

/search?search_api_views_fulltext=Research%20PEP)

Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) (http://rnao.ca/bpg)

Royal College of Nursing (https://www.rcn.org.uk/)

Systematic Reviews and Other Synopses/Syntheses of Evidence

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) EPC Evidence-Based Reports (http://www

.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/index.html)

British Medical Journal (BMJ) Clinical Evidence (http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/x/index.html)

PubMed Clinical Queries (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/clinical)

TRIP Database (https://www.tripdatabase.com/)

University of York Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (https://www.york.ac.uk/crd/)

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/home)

MedlinePlus: Clinical Trials (https://medlineplus.gov/clinicaltrials.html)

Other EBP Sources

Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (http://www.cebm.net/category/ebm-resources/tools/)

Evidence-Based Nursing (http://ebn.bmj.com/)

National Institute of Nursing Research (https://www.ninr.nih.gov/)

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (https://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/)

University of Washington Health Sciences Library EBP guide (http://guides.lib.uw.edu/c

.php?g=345956&p=2330155)

Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository (http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/)

BOX 4-1

Recommended Sources About EBP Clinical Practice

Guidelines

Which of the following two articles would you recommend to your unit supervisor for changing

practice? Explain why you would make this recommendation. One article contains general

referrals to the foremost authorities on the topic, and five research studies are cited. The second

article contains a summative review of research conducted by authorities in the field, various

application scenarios for different institutions, and a comprehensive reference list.

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISE 4-1

118 CHAPTER 4 Finding Sources of Evidence