Abstract

Nurses who wish to apply evidence to practice must be able to ask questions about clinical problems in a format that allows those questions to be answered with evidence. This article contains a discussion of the nature of the foreground clinical question in evidence-based practice (EBP) and instructions for constructing such questions. The benefits of this format for locating and evaluating evidence are explained.

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Authors

Jeanne T. Grace

Author Details

Jeanne T. Grace, RN, PhD

Sigma Membership

Epsilon Xi

Type

Article

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Evidence-based Practice (EBP), Essential Skills, Clinical Questions

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
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Publisher

Mahidol University, Thailand

Version

Publisher's Version

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Review Type

External Review: Previously Published Material

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2009-01-01

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