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Evidence‐based practice: A framework for clinical practice and research design
Author(s) -
Leach Matthew J
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2006.00587.x
Subject(s) - intuition , clinical practice , evidence based practice , health care , best practice , evidence based medicine , good practice , engineering ethics , opposition (politics) , medicine , medline , nursing , psychology , epistemology , alternative medicine , political science , engineering , law , philosophy , pathology , politics
The evidence‐based practice (EBP) framework emerged in the early 1970s as a means of improving clinical practice. This shift towards EBP allowed health professionals to move from a culture of delivering care based on tradition, intuition and authority, to a situation where decisions were guided and justified by the best available evidence. Despite the many advantages of EBP, many practitioners remain cautious about embracing the model. Part of this opposition is due to a misunderstanding of EBP, which this paper aims to address.