title: Developing an evidence-based practice protocol: implications for midwifery practice.
abstract: Evidence-based practice is defined and its importance to midwifery practice is presented. Guidelines are provided for the development of an evidence-based practice protocol. These include: identifying the clinical question, obtaining the evidence, evaluating the validity and importance of the evidence, synthesizing the evidence and applying it to the development of a protocol or clinical algorithm, and, finally, developing an evaluation plan or measurement strategy to see if the new protocol is effective.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*