Nursing and Evidence Based Practice Research—Connelly LibraryBernetta R. Doane, MSLS, MS—Reference and Instruction Librarian

Patricia Quigley, PhD, MPH, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, FAANP

Nurses use research to provide evidence-based care that promotes quality health outcomes for individuals, families, communities and health care systems. Nurses also use research to shape health policy in direct care, within an organization, and at the local, state and federal levels.

According to the American Nurses Association:

Evidence-based practice refers to a decision making approach that combines research and practice.

EBP process is similar to the

Big6™ information problem solving

technique

EBP vs. Big6™

• Defining the question

• Collecting the evidence

• Appraising the evidence

• Combining evidence

• Evaluating the outcome

• Task Definitions

• Information Seeking Strategies

• Location and Access

• Use of Information

• Synthesis

• Evaluation

EBP Process Big6™ Steps

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Bibliography

American Nurses Association. (2013) http://www.nursingworld.org/

Association of College and Research Libraries. (2000) ACRL: Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Available: http://www.ala.org/acrl/infolit.html

Bloom, B. S. (1956) Taxonomy of educational objectives: the classification of educational goals. Handbook I, Cognitive domain. New York: Longman’s Green.

Eisenberg, M. and Berkowitz, R. (1998) TheBig6™ Skills, http://big6.com