... and Donald 1995) or the" systematic interconnecting of scientifically generated evidence with the tacit knowledge of the expert practitioner to achieve a change in a particular practice for the benefit of a well defined client/patient group" (French 1999). Within literature multiple definitions of the term evidence based practise exist as they do for many other nursing terms (Upton 1999) Evidence based practice originated from evidence based medicine whach was defined by Sackett (1996 ) as the " conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients" which was developed to teach medical students. Evidence based medicine then developed in to evidence based heath care broadens the term evidence based medicine which can be defined as the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients or the delivery of health services. Evidence based practice is even ...

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