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Here are two articles that introduce the concept of Evidence-Based Practice:

• Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't

• Evidence-based nursing: clarifying the concepts for nurses in practice

Here are a few great websites on Evidence-Based Practice to get you started:

• The Cochrane Collaboration

  The Cochrane Collaboration works to help healthcare providers, policy-makers, patients, their advocates and carers, make well-informed decisions about health care,

• JAMA Evidence

  A wide variety of resources on evidence-based medicine from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

• Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

  A branch of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.

• Duke University & UNC-Chapel Hill Evidence-Based Practice Tutorial

  This tutorial by Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill is intended for any health care practitioner or student who needs a basic introduction to the principles of Evidence-Based Practice.