Research Guides: Nursing: Evidence Based Practice

EBP and Improvement Science Websites

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Clinical practice guidelines and much more from AHRQ.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) / TeamSTEPPS
TeamSTEPPS, a national implementation effort, is a teamwork system designed for health care professionals that is: (1) a powerful solution to improve patient safety within your organization and (2) an evidence-based teamwork system to improve communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals.
Clinical Practice Guidelines (U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
These practice guidelines have been developed by the Veteran's Administration and Department of Defense.
EBM Education Center of Excellence
Link to a resource list that includes databases, journals and books. This website is sponsored by the University of North Carolina.
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
Browse Topics to find guidelines represented in NGC that are linked to a particular term derived from the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) classification for diseases/conditions and treatments/interventions. The NGC is a component of the AHRQ.
IBP Knowledge Gateway
This system is a simple and powerful tool that has been designed to support multiple virtual Communities of Practice and functions in technically challenged areas.
Transforming Care at the Bedside (the IHI Collaborative)
Formerly known as a Learning and Innovation Community, the Transforming Care at the Bedside Collaborative (beginning Fall 2009) will build on the work of the Community and continue testing ideas and implementing changes that lead to lasting improvements in care at the bedside.
TRIP Database
The TRIP Database is a clinical search engine designed to allow clinicians to quickly find answers to their clinical questions using the best available evidence. Free registration is required to use this database.

Free Literature Resources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-Based Practice
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.

National Guidelines Clearinghouse
Public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. An initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

PEDro
Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro is a free database of over 16,500 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.

PubMed (Medline)
Search the published literature for evidence-based information.

Trip
Clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice.