title: Evidence-based nursing practice: are we there yet?
abstract: The volume of evidence for nursing practice has increased as a result of research and scientific discoveries. Yet we are still struggling with the dilemma of how to get evidence into nursing practice. Estimates are that it takes 20 years before innovations are fully put into use. Research is one type of knowledge to be used in practice. Nursing and patient care would benefit from moving more toward knowledge based on research and evidence. This article reviews barriers to and facilitators of using evidence in nursing practice and discusses a model for promoting the systematic use of evidence in practice. The author also offers suggestions for increasing the evidence base of nursing practice. Using evidence in nursing practice is important for all nurses, but requires more that the attention of the individual nurse.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Naomi E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Ervin
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004506:Education, Nursing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009729:Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States