title: [Leadership as a strategy for implementing evidence-based practice in nursing].
abstract: The evidence-based practice approach incorporates evidences originated in research, professional clinical competence and the client's preferences with a view to health care decision-making. Leadership is a crucial component for the development of the nurses' work mainly when the context requires changes. Thus, in an attempt to offer literature-based inputs for reflections and discussions, we present leadership as a strategyforimplementing evidence-based practice in nursing, with a view to stimulating the use of research results in clinical practice and, consequently, improving client care.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo. crisgalv@eerp.usp.br
authors.forename: Cristina Maria
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Galvão
authors.forename: Namie Okino
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Sawada
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D007857:Leadership; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*