Question

Give 1 example for each of the following evidence-based practice :

Overwhelming patient workload

Misperceptions about EBP and research

Lack of time and resources

Lack of EBP mentors

Voluminous amounts of information

Organizational constraints

Peer pressure to continue with practices

Resistance to change

Lack of consequences for not implementing EBP

Lack of autonomy over practice and incentives

Answer 1

Evidence-based practice is a process that brings together the best available research, professional expertise, and input from youth and families to identify and deliver services that have been demonstrated to achieve positive outcomes for youth, families, and communities.

For a long time, clinical practitioners relied heavily on their personal instincts and traditional approaches to practice. But, as technology has improved our ability to collect and analyze huge amounts of complex data, evidence-based practice has emerged as the key to delivering human services that improve outcomes.

Evidence-based practice is the integration of clinical expertise, patient values, and the best research evidence into the decision-making process for serving clients or patients. At the heart of evidence-based practice is evidence from clinically relevant research that has been conducted using sound methodology. But, it’s not just about doing what the research says works best. Evidence-based practice combines research evidence, a clinician’s training and experience, and the client or patient’s own preferences, expectations, and values.

With all the conversations happening about how to become an evidence-based organization, it helps to see examples of how organizations like yours have embraced evidence-based practice and see the positive outcomes that come with it.