title: Evaluating research for use in practice: guidelines for the clinician.
abstract: Research in nursing has the potential to contribute substantially to the quality of patient care. However, this potential can be realized only if the research base is critically evaluated and used appropriately as a basis for practice. At best, research will always be only a guide for practice. The astute clinician will combine his or her practical wisdom, derived from experience, with an understanding of the individual patient's situation and with knowledge derived from research to make a clinical judgement thought to be of benefit to the patient.
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000639:trends*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012106:Research