Guide
Overview
Evidence-Based Practice:
A method for making clinical decisions or answering clinical questions using the best available evidence in coordination with the expertise of the clinician and the preferences and values of the patient.
There are four types of information ranked in EBP:
- Systematic reviews/Meta analysis
- Randomized controlled test
- Non-experimental research
- Non-research-based research
Search
Search these EBP databases:
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CINAHL
A large research database for nursing and allied health literature. Lots of full text, cited reference lists, author affiliation info, evidence-based care sheets, and more. -
PubMed MEDLINE
PubMed, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, contains over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals. Coverage goes back to the 1950s. PubMed also includes links to full-text articles and MeSH subject headings. -
Scopus
Scopus offers broad coverage of scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences literature, including 100% Medline title coverage.
This only searches free information from websites (like Google for EBP). Search includes:
- Cochrane Reviews
- Joanna Briggs
- DARE
- AHRQ
- Guidelines Clearinghouse
- Many additional sites
