Review for librarians of evidence-based practice in nursing and the allied health professions in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This paper provides an overview of the state of evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing and selected allied health professions and a synopsis of current trends in incorporating EBP into clinical education and practice in these fields. This overview is intended to better equip librarians with a general understanding of the fields and relevant information resources. INCLUDED PROFESSIONS: Professions are athletic training, audiology, health education and promotion, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assisting, respiratory care, and speech-language pathology.

Approach

Each section provides a description of a profession, highlighting changes that increase the importance of clinicians' access to and use of the profession's knowledgebase, and a re

SUBMITTER: Kronenfeld M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2000778 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature