Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 24 EBP 3470 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Misconception: Doing Nothing Is the Safe Option
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The idea
Continuing an unsupported practice is a choice with consequences, judged against the same principles as changing it.
In practice
A familiar practice retained, and the harm it continues to produce.
Where people slip
Nonmaleficence is not satisfied by inaction. The question is what the patient receives, not whether anyone changed anything.
Your place on the trail
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