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Nursing Standard | December 18, 2002| | Copyright

NS171 Hewitt-Taylor J (2002) Evidence-based practice. Nursing Standard. 17, 14-15, 47-52. Date of acceptance: November 12, 2002.

Aims and intended learning outcomes

This article aims to identify the issues involved in obtaining and evaluating evidence land some of the factors that should be considered when implementing evidence in practice. Evidence-based practice has become a widely used term, but not always a well understood concept. Evil. e-based practice involves:

* Selecting an area of practice that requires an evidence base.

* Making ...

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