Evidence-Based Practice is the approach to clinical decision-making that integrates the best available research evidence, the clinical expertise and skills of practitioners, and the patient's unique values and circumstances.
The EBP Paradigm: the merging of science and art. EBP within a context of caring and an EBP culture results in the highest quality of health care and patient outcomes. © Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt, 2003. Evidence-Based Practice: Step by Step: Igniting a Spirit of Inquiry
A PICO Analysis consists of . . .
P (patient, disease, population)
I (intervention)
C (comparative intervention)
O (outcome)
