Evidence Based Practice and Clinical Decision Making Assignment

Please complete the following two parts separately

Part one

Clinical decision-making requires critical thinking and is essential to forming a solid conclusion when evidence does not exist.

Consider the following question with your Learning Team:

• On what do you rely in the absence of evidence?

Submit a 260-word initial response that includes at least one related article to support your position.

Part Two

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Review Figure 1-3, on page 24, in Understanding Nursing Research. Why it is important to employ the highest level of available research evidence in clinical decision making?