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Evidence-based practice is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence.

Evidence is exploding:

It has been estimated that to keep abreast of only 10 journals, you should read 200 articles monthly.

Therefore, if you were able to find the time to read one article daily, in one year you would be five and a half years behind.

This estimate does not take into consideration the 6-7% growth per year of this body of literature.

Even if you are able to read that one article per day, it will not guarantee clarity for what changes should be made.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) has numerous guidelines made available for free access on a wide variety of topics. The NGC covers topics for most ages, disciplines, and diagnoses. The home website is: http://www.guideline.gov

John Hartford Institute has extensive programs and funding for care of the geriatric patient. They tend to work most closely with professional organizations, hospital and universities. They offer fellowships and grants for creative programming. This is the web site for Hartford Geriatric Nursing Institute. http://www.hartfordign.org

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