title: Building a foundation for an evidence-based approach to practice: teaching basic concepts to undergraduate freshman students.
abstract: The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing introduced evidence-based practice (EBP) into the freshman-level curriculum this year. This article describes the reasons behind this decision, the development of the curriculum, the specific EBP content, and the student assignments. The introduction of EBP into the first-level nursing curriculum has proven to be successful; consideration is even being given to expanding the EBP content.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. burnsh@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Helen K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Foley
mesh_terms: D003200:Computer User Training; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010414:Pennsylvania; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D016730:Program Development; D012107:Research Design; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration