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Evidence Based Practice

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ's patient-centered outcomes research aims to improve health care quality by providing patients and physicians with evidence-based information on which medical treatments work best for a given condition. Comparisons of drugs, medical devices, tests, surgeries, or ways to deliver health care can be used to help patients and their families understand and evaluate treatment options and risks. https://www.ahrq.gov/

AORN Journal - Provides professional perioperative registered nurses with evidence-based practice information needed to help meet the physiological, behavioral, safety, and health system needs of a diverse patient population. http://hallmarkuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.hallmarkuniversity.idm.oclc.org/publication/47507?accountid=131931 

ClinicalTrials.gov - Searchable database which provides patients, family members, and the public with information about current ongoing clinical research studies. ClinicalTrials.gov is a database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world. https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ 

Lippincott Nursing CenterCreated by nurses, for nurses, it is a clinical and professional informational needs. Provides credible, current, authoritative, evidence-based resources. A host of more than 60 nursing journals, Lippincott is committed to providing credible, current, authoritative, evidence-based resources to help you in your practice. Some of our leading nursing journals include AJN, American Journal of Nursing; Nursing2020; Nursing Management; The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care; and Nursing2020 Critical Care. https://www.nursingcenter.com/ 

VA National Center for Patient Safety - The VA National Center for Patient Safety was established in 1999 to develop and nurture a culture of safety throughout the Veterans Health Administration. Our goal is the nationwide reduction and prevention of inadvertent harm to patients as a result of their care. https://www.patientsafety.va.gov/ 

 

 

Finding Evidence in PubMed - This Yale Library generated page details the various ways of finding evidence-based literature in PubMed. https://library.medicine.yale.edu/tutorials/577