What is the difference between research and evidence-based practice? How might one affect the other?
Research and evidence-based practice are interconnected in nursing. Nursing research generates new knowledge, which can then be applied in evidence-based practice to guide clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes.
For this Discussion, you use the course readings and resources to explain the connection between research and evidence-based practice.
Lobiondo-Wood, G., & Haber, J. (2021). Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice (10th ed.). Elsevier.
Chapter 1, Integrating Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement Processes (pp. 823)
Chapter 4, Theoretical Frameworks for Research (pp. 7187)
Note: Review Table 4.3, p. 78
