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Melnyk, B.M, Fineout-Overholt, E., Stillwell, S.B., & Williamson, K.M. (2009). Igniting a Spirit of Inquiry: An Essential Foundation for Evidence-Based Practice. American Journal of Nursing. 109:49-52. Click here for permalinkLinks to an external site.Szabo, L. (2017). So much care it hurts: Unneeded scans, therapy, surgery only add to patients’ ills. Kaiser Health News.Click here for the article.Links to an external site.Chou, R., Baisden, J., Carragee, E. J., Resnick, D. K., Shaffer, W. O., & Loeser, J. D. (2009). Surgery for low back pain: a review of the evidence for an American Pain Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Spine, 34(10), 1094–1109. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181a105fc Click here for the link to the abstractLinks to an external site. (you don’t need to read the whole article; but note how comparisons of treatments is worded)This discussion will start the conversation on the spirit of inquiry and its role in clinical practice . discussWhat is a practice or procedure in your clinical area that you are wondering if the practice is evidence-based?What next steps would you do to determine if it is evidence based?What do you think it is needed to change clinical practice? What are some areas of interest you have in investigating– they might be related to your current work or to your program (education, forensics, FNP). is driving your concern?I am currently working in Critical care unit as an RN . kindly look into any procedure in Medical ICU and see if they or is EBP OR NOT.
