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Are evidenced-based practice and best practice the same?

Marie J Driever1

  • 1Providence Portland Medical Center, Oregon, USA.

Western Journal of Nursing Research
|August 1, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Evidence-based practice (EvBP) and best practice are related but distinct concepts in healthcare quality. Best practice integrates research-based knowledge into organizational processes, bridging the gap between research and clinical application for improved patient outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Quality Improvement
  • Evidence-Based Practice (EvBP)
  • Best Practice Integration

Background:

  • Quality care is defined by six characteristics: patient-centered, scientifically based, population outcomes-based, refined through quality improvement, individualized, and compatible with system resources.
  • Evidence-Based Practice (EvBP) and best practice are critical concepts for translating research into meaningful healthcare delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To delineate the relationship between Evidence-Based Practice (EvBP) and best practice.
  • To explore the operationalization of best practice within healthcare organizations.
  • To identify strategies for bridging the practice-research gap.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion and synthesis of existing literature on EvBP and best practice.
  • Analysis of the characteristics of quality care.
  • Identification of challenges and questions related to implementing evidence into practice.

Main Results:

  • EvBP and best practice are related but not identical; best practice involves organizational integration and quality monitoring of evidence.
  • Best practice requires agreement on evidence and an integrative process for embedding it into healthcare delivery.
  • Operationalizing best practice presents challenges requiring strategic development and further research.

Conclusions:

  • Best practice, founded on EvBP, serves as a bridge between research and clinical practice, fostering collaboration between researchers and clinicians.
  • Understanding EvBP and collaboratively developing best practices are essential for achieving desired patient outcomes in healthcare organizations.
  • Further research is needed on the conditions for evidence adoption into practice and its consequences.

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