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Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) or Evidence-Based Practice (EBP, or EBNP for nursing practice) is "the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values." Sackett, D. L. (2000). Evidence-based medicine: How to practice and teach EBM(2nd ed.). Edinburgh; New York: Churchill Livingstone.
For additional information about EBP, see:
To formulate questions in Evidence Based Practice, use the PICOT format.
PICOT stands for:
Your PICOT question will fall under one of these types:
The following health/nursing databases have filters which will help you formulate your PICOT search:
For additional information about how to conduct a PICOT search in these databases, see:
In nursing, the focus of a primary source is on original research from one research study. A primary source in nursing is an article written by the researcher(s) who performed the research experiment and includes original research data. Secondary sources are ones that summarize or compare primary research articles in a particular area, such as a Systematic Review. A primary research article contains the following:
For example, this citation shows a primary source article:
This article, though on a similar topic, is not a primary source even though it still looks very formal and official. Instead, it's an overview of previous research studies, without providing any new research.