CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE CONCEPT OF EVIDENCE- BASED PRACTICE, AND USE EXAMPLES TO ANALYSE WHY EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH SHOULD BE USED IN HEALTH CARE PROVISION?

A Critical Discussion on the Evidence-Based Practice

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Introduction

Evidence-based practice is also referred to as Evidence-based Health Care (EBHC , when it comes to the medical field The phrase Evidence-Based Practice ' has been defined in so many ways by scholars and researchers in the medical field . One of the definitions of EBHC refers to the practice as the health care that occurs when medical decisions are made , while putting into consideration how the decisions affect the care that is given to the patients . Kathy et al

(Kathy , M , ET al .2005 ) states that decisions are often made very carefully depending on the valid and relevant information that is available in this practice . Many medical practitioners do not clearly understand the effect of adopting evidence-based practice in their work Evidence-based practice and research are two s that have attracted great attention in the contemporary world medical field . In this Evidence-based practice in relation to health care will be critically discussed . Examples will also be used to analyze why evidence-based research should be used in health care provision

Characteristics of Evidence-Based Practice

The evidence-based practice in the medical field has been encouraged . This is due to the benefits the practice offers to the patients as well as the medical experts or practitioners . The benefits can be attributed to the characteristics of Evidence-based practice . One major characteristic of the practice is that , the managers , clinicians , and health policy makers have a duty or responsibility to make decisions on issues...