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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Nurs Adm. 2013 Oct;43(10):509–516. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182a3e7ff

TABLE 3.

CC Nursing Competency: Evidence-Based Practice Source: (15)

FIVE STEPS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

  1. Ask the PICOa question.

  2. Access the best evidence.

  3. Appraise and analyze the evidence.

  4. Apply the evidence – make a practice change.