evidence-based practice


practice

 [prak´tis] the exercise of a profession.collaborative practice communication, sharing, and problem solving between the physician and nurse as peers; this pattern of practice also implies a shared responsibility and accountability for patient care.differentiated practice the use of nursing staff in an acute care setting according to their expertise and qualifications.evidence-based practice provision of health care that incorporates the most current and valid research results.family practice the medical specialty of a physician" >family physician, concerned with the planning and provision of comprehensive primary health care, regardless of age or sex, on a continuing basis. Called also family medicine.general practice old term for comprehensive medical care regardless of age of the patient or presence of a condition that may require the services of a specialist; this term has now largely been replaced by the term family practice.nursing practice see nursing practice.

evidence-based practice

The practice of medicine based on information gathered by a systematic and critical review of published literature. Evidence-based practice promotes decision-making that reflects best-available information, rather than clinical experience and perceptions of therapeutic efficacy, which can be inaccurate.

ev·i·dence-based prac·tice

(ev'i-dĕns-bāst prak'tis) The formulation of treatment decisions by using the best available research evidence and integrating this evidence with the practitioner's skill and experience.