Respiratory Therapy

Guidelines are available at the following sites:

"The conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient. It means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research."

- David Sackett, M.D.

1. Identify the clinical question that needs answered
2. Research the answer with scholarly and reliable resources
3. Assess the evidence found
4. Determine clinical action that needs to be taken