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What is Evidence-Based Practice?

Welcome to the Evidence-Based Practice guide!

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about patient care (Sackett et al., 2000).

There are five main steps to evidence-based practice (some sources may list them differently):

This guide will cover steps 1-3. Steps 4-5 take place in clinical settings.

Evidence-Based Practice: Step by Step: The Seven Steps of Evidence-Based Practice
This article by Melnyk et al. (2010), published in the American Journal of Nursing, discusses the steps to EBP in depth.

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