1. Nursing and Evidence Based Practice Research—Connelly Library
Bernetta R. Doane, MSLS, MS—Reference and Instruction Librarian

2. Patricia Quigley, PhD, MPH, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, FAANP
Nurses use research to provide evidence-based care that promotes quality health
outcomes for individuals, families, communities and health care systems. Nurses also
use research to shape health policy in direct care, within an organization, and at the
local, state and federal levels.
According to the American Nurses Association:

3. Evidence-based practice refers to a
decision making approach that
combines research and practice.

4. EBP process is
similar to the
Big6™ information
problem solving
technique

5. EBP vs. Big6™
• Defining the question
• Collecting the evidence
• Appraising the evidence
• Combining evidence
• Evaluating the outcome
• Task Definitions
• Information Seeking Strategies
• Location and Access
• Use of Information
• Synthesis
• Evaluation
EBP Process Big6™ Steps

6. EBP and the Library
www.lasalle.edu/library

7. Select Resources

8. Search Summon™

9. Search CINAHL
CINAHL Advanced Search

10. Apply Limits
Scroll down the Search page to set limits

11. Analyze Results
Review documents found

12. Need Assistance
Check out the
• Nursing Resources
http://guides.lasalle.edu/nursing
• Diseases
http://guides.lasalle.edu/disease
• Evidence Based Research
http://guides.lasalle.edu/ebm

13. Bibliography
American Nurses Association. (2013) http://www.nursingworld.org/
Association of College and Research Libraries. (2000) ACRL:
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.
Available: http://www.ala.org/acrl/infolit.html
Bloom, B. S. (1956) Taxonomy of educational objectives: the
classification of educational goals. Handbook I, Cognitive domain.
New York: Longman’s Green.
Eisenberg, M. and Berkowitz, R. (1998) TheBig6™ Skills,
http://big6.com