Impetus for Evidence-Based Practice in Health Care

Unsure if any of my fellow classmates are familiar with nursing and health care so I wanted to start by giving some background information.

In 2003, the Institute of Medicine issued a report discussing the need for health care professionals to use best evidence in providing patient centric care. What this means is that all health care professionals need to be able to find information to support best practices in taking care of patients and including the patient in all decision- making of their care. Changes in the way clinicians are taking care of patients have started to occur. All clinicians are being encouraged to find information at the bedside to support their decisions. Both physicians and nurses need to be able to access information. However, factors were found exist that prevent real time use of information.

Institute of Medicine. (2003). Chapter 3. The core competencies of health care
Professionals. In Health professions education: A bridge to quality (pp. 45 – 73). National Academy Press.