title: Evidence-based nursing offers certainty in the uncertain world of healthcare.
abstract: This article defines evidence-based nursing, explores its history, provides a broad overview of where it is today, and predicts its future.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Informatics, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Roy L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States