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):

1. Ask
2. Acquire
3. Appraise
4. Apply
5. Assess

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