Stories are a great way to bring the importance of evidence to life. I remember a bit of a ‘ah ha’ moment in my nursing career. It’s a bit different than last week’s story and points to a lack of evidence but has some similarities. I worked for many years as a renal nurse on […]
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Evidence and the “Ah Ha” Moment
Implementation of evidence in practice…sounds easy, but it isn’t always straightforward. There is a lot of evidence and a whole clinical guideline industry for high profile issues ranging from falls prevention and constipation to diabetes and cardiac care. However numerous healthcare issues arise daily that don’t have a corresponding care pathways or treatment algorithms. In […]
Welcome to the Evidence Based Nursing Blog!
Welcome to our blog. Why is EBN entering the world of blogging, you may ask? Let me explain. I don’t think any nurse would argue that the implementation of evidence in practice is the gold standard. It’s hard to believe there was a time when evidence was not the benchmark for nursing practice. However, evidence […]