Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice

Choose one evidence-based practice that you see yourself using as a provider in your clinical practice and discuss how it meets the listed benefits.

Why should we, as healthcare providers, use evidence-based practice?

Evidence-based practice benefits:

• Leads to highest quality care and patient outcomes
• Reduces health care costs
• Reduces geographic variations in the delivery of care
• Increases

  healthcare
  provider empowerment and role satisfaction

• Reduces healthcare provider turnover rate
• Increases reimbursement from 3rd party payers
• Reduces complications and payment denials
• Meets the expectation of an informed public

Include 3 evidence-based articles to support your work that are less than 3 years old.

Before finalizing your work, you should:

• be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Home) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Your

writing
Assignment should:

• follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
• be

  well ordered
  , logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;

• display superior content, organization, style; and
• use APA 6th Edition format as outlined in the APA Progression Ladder.