Evidence-Informed Practice

Question 0

Best Practice Guidelines (BPG)

Answer 0

• for client care
• launched in 1999
• 40 published guidelines
• current, evidence-informed care

Question 1

Evidence-Informed Practice

Answer 1

• use of best clinical evidence in making patient care decisions
• use research to guide practice
• improve client outcomes
• uses most relevant and recent research into daily practice
• produce best possible care for clients

Question 2

CNO Standards and Guidelines

Answer 2

• define scope of practice
• direct care and everything you do
• 3-factor framework (patient, nurse, environment)
• must have knowledge, skill, judgement to carry out task

Question 3

Creditable Sources

Answer 3

C-current (last 5 years)
R-relevant
A-authority
A-accuracy
P-purpose (bias)