Where's the evidence? An innovative approach to teaching staff about evidence-based practice

J Nurses Staff Dev. 2006 Nov-Dec;22(6):296-9. doi: 10.1097/00124645-200611000-00005.

Abstract

Preparing nurses to incorporate research and evidence-based findings into nursing practice is important to meet the needs of patients and their families in today's healthcare arena. This article highlights the use of a mock trial as an innovative approach to educating staff nurses on evidence-based practice and identifies future implications for educating staff nurses on incorporating evidence into nursing practice.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / psychology
  • Chicago
  • Creativity
  • Education, Nursing, Continuing / organization & administration*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / education*
  • Family / psychology
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Nursing Research / education*
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / education*
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / psychology
  • Patients' Rooms
  • Role Playing*
  • Teaching / organization & administration
  • Visitors to Patients / psychology