Evidence summaries:
Practice guidelines:
(Note: you will also find summaries such as systematic reviews, systematic reviews with meta-analysis, and single studies by searching TRIP - see the limits on the right hand side of your results)
Single studies:
(Note: you will also find summaries such as systematic reviews, systematic reviews with meta-analysis, and scoping reviews by searching these resources)
Textbooks:
See How to find background information
(Note: not all textbooks are created equal. Core and course textbooks can be considered summaries, while some others may be of lower quality. When in doubt, ask your professor and/or apply the CRAAP test).
"Evidence based practice is a problem solving approach to clinical decision making that incorporates a search for the best & latest evidence, clinical expertise & assessment, and patient preference values within a context of caring" Mazurek Melnyk et al, 2005
Additional reading:
Woodbury, M.G. et al (2014). Evidence-based Practice vs Evidence-Informed Practice: What's the difference? Wound Care Canada. 12(1).
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare
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