In search of the best evidence

Authors

  • Cristina Maria Galvão USP; EERP; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada
  • Namie Okino Sawada USP; EERP; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada
  • Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes USP; EERP; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342003000400005

Keywords:

Nursing research, Health, Perioperative nursing

Abstract

Evidence-based practice is an approach involving the definition of a problem, the search for and critical evaluation of available evidence, the implementation of evidence in practice and the evaluation of the results obtained. In order to implement this approach in nursing, nurses must know how to obtain, interpret and integrate evidence stemming from research in the care rendered to patients and their relatives. Based on the literature, this article presents theoretical considerations concerning the hierarchy of evidence and where to search for the best evidence.

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Published

2003-12-01

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 4 (2003)

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License

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Galvão, C. M., Sawada, N. O., & Mendes, I. A. C. (2003). In search of the best evidence. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 37(4), 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342003000400005