Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 3 EBP 0309 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Internal and External Evidence
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The idea
Internal evidence is practice data found in the healthcare record. External evidence is research reported in journals and other sources outside the setting.
In practice
A unit's own readmission data; a published trial of an intervention.
Where people slip
Both are evidence. A search that gathers only external evidence has not looked at what this setting already knows about itself.
Your place on the trail
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