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Where in the World Is Evidence-Based Practice?

Where in the World Is Evidence-Based Practice?

March 21, 2010, was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “grew up” and left home to take on the world.

When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it came with a requirement of empirical evidence. Research on EBP increased significantly. Application of EBP spread to allied health professions, education, healthcare technology, and more. Health organizations began to adopt and promote EBP.

In this Discussion, you will consider this adoption. You will examine healthcare organization websites and analyze to what extent these organizations use EBP.

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and reflect on the definition and goal of EBP.
  • Choose a professional healthcare organization’s website (e.g., a reimbursing body, an accredited body, or a national initiative).
  • Explore the website to determine where and to what extent EBP is evident.

By Day 3 of Week 1

Post a description of the healthcare organization website you reviewed. Describe where, if at all, EBP appears (e.g., the mission, vision, philosophy, and/or goals of the healthcare organization, or in other locations on the website). Then, explain whether this healthcare organization’s work is grounded in EBP and why or why not. Finally, explain whether the information you discovered on the healthcare organization’s website has changed your perception of the healthcare organization. Be specific and provide examples.

By Day 6 of Week 1

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by visiting the websites they shared and offering additional examples of EBP or alternative views/interpretations to those shared in your colleagues’ posts.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

  • Schmidt, N. A. & Brown, J. M. (2025). Evidence-based practice for nurses: Appraisal and application of research (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning
    • Chapter 1, “What is Evidence-based practice?” (pp 3-31)
      • Chapter 1 will help students understand the importance of EBP, the research process, barriers to the adoption of EBP and strategies to overcome them as well as strategies to transition evidence into nursing practice.  

Academic Support Resources

Required Media

Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2018). Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice and Research [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com..