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Evidence-Based Practice

This guide covers using the PICO formula to create research questions and search strategies as well as how to identify and locate information resources at every level, from background information to systematic reviews.

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Due to renovation construction, there will be limited access to the library building beginning August 19, 2024.

Evidence-Based Nursing

                   

"The practice of nursing in which the nurse makes clinical decisions on the basis of the best available, current research evidence, their own clinical expertise, and the needs and preferences of the patient."

~Evidence-based nursing. (2011). In W. Dorland, Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Health Sciences.

Levels of Evidence

Text source: Melnyk, B.M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2011).  Evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare: A guide to best practice. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Using PICO to create a research question

Using PICO to generate the question "Is acetaminophen or ibuprofen more effective at reducing fever in children?"

PICO Search Resources