title: Disciplinary perspectives on evidence-based practice: the more the merrier.
abstract: A Google search on June 14, 2007, produced 59,700,000 hits for the term evidence-based practice. While this is a popular term today in health care, it is most interesting that the use of this term crosses disciplinary boundaries. With the current trend toward interdisciplinary approaches to our work, the question arises: What does evidence-based practice mean and how is it defined and used by various disciplines?
authors.affiliation: Lienhard School of Nursing Pace University, USA.
authors.forename: Joanne K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Singleton
authors.forename: Rona F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keefer
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012107:Research Design