Evidence Based Practice

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SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE SCIENCES

Assessment Front Sheet

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Student ID number: C1560272

Module code: NR3122

Module name: Evidence-Based Nursing Practice.

Declared word count: 3495 words

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Content:

The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Weight Gain of Low Birth Weight Babies

1. Introduction: 

The concept of evidence-based practice (EBP) is well established. It dates back to the mid-19th-century, when it was initially known as evidence-based medicine (EBM) (Stevens 2013). Eventually, the term was generalized as evidence-based practice (EBP) in order to cover all health care providers (Fain 2009).

In 1972, Archie Cochrane, a medical doctor from the UK, led the movement toward EBP (Melny and Fineout-Overholt 2005). EBP was defined by Sackett et al. (1997), as cited by Holland and Rees (2010), as: “The conscientious, explicit and judicious, use of current best evidence about the care of individual patients” (p. 20). He highlighted that the effective and safe treatment provided for the patient should be maintained by using the findings from recent studies. This is agreed by Fain (2009) who stated that EBP developed from the perception that health care workers should not direct their practice according to past experience but should base it on up-to-date study findings. Different health specialties should base their practice on EBP and maintain constant learning. It was noted by Spring (2007) that the term EBP represents a multi-speciality and self-directed attitude that encourages permanent education.