Learning Objective #1: Identify strategies used in integrating evidence-based practice into undergraduate and graduate nursing core courses

Learning Objective #2: Describe the use of a variety of rating systems used in identifying the hierarch of evidence in clinical courses at the undergraduate and graduate level

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Evidence-based practice(EBP)is believed to have originated with the work of Dr. Archie Cochrane who believed that care should only be reimbursed if it is empirically supported as effective (Enkin, 1992). Further reinforcing this mandate, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) support health care education for health care professionals' clinical decision making be based on evidence utilizing quality improvment appraches (Greiner & Knebel, 2003) Teaching evidence-based practice is a process that considers a number of variables (organization's philosophy and culture, current research agenda, competency and levels of faculty and staff) as well as strategies for implementation (Task Force, undergraduate and graduate curriculum committees). This presentation will describe the process that one university engaged in introducing and integrating evidence-based practice methods into research and clinical courses. Additionally, health care agencies affiliated with the university were also included in this interagency approach to evidence-based nursing practice.