20.08.2013:
Evidence-based practice is based on a combination of the best current research evidence, clinical expertise and the patients’ own preferences. In evidence-based practice, tools are used to find trustworthy answers to relevant clinical questions, and this requires skills in knowledge management. To achieve changes in clinical practice, knowledge management should be accompanied by quality improvement. Should Eva (aged 53), who is hospitalised with acute severe pancreatitis, receive enteral nutrition, or is total parenteral nutrition acceptable? A nurse who had recently attended a training...