215 evidence based practice

• independence
• fair-mindedness
• insight into egocentricity
• intellectual humility
• courage to challenge status quo and rituals
• integrity
• Perseverance
• confidence and 
• curiosity

• be aware of your own biases
• ensure your biases do not affect care and interactions with patients

be aware of own knowledge limits

scientific inquiry that uses observable and verifiable information (data) collected in a systematic manner to describe, explain, or predict events.

• gathering information
• Increasing nursing knowledge
• validate and refine current knowledge
• improve care of people current knowledge

• education
• ethics
• policy development
• nursing history

• passed down from generation to generation
• changing of bedclothes

• comes from an expert nurse
• senior nurse teaching a new graduate

developed through research - becomes evidence based practice

• Knowledgeably participate
• Confidentiality
• Protection from harm

person has a right to know what is going on with them

• no coercion
• consent may be withdrawn at any time
• My refuse to participate without jeopardizing any care you would receive

• institutional review board
• board that determines risk status of all studies
• ensures that ethical principles are followed
• approval of IRB must be obtained before research can be begun

• quantitative 
• qualitative

• pure lab research 
• deals with numbers

• discover meanings
• analyze words instead of numbers

using the best evidence in making patient care decisions - such evidence typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other healthcare professionals

• restricted access to resources
• limited time to participate in research activities
• lack of educational preparation

purpose of the article and research