AJN's EBP Series : Step-by-Step
This series was published in the American Journal of Nursing, 2009-2011, and updated in 2019. It came from The Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation's Center for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice.
"Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is a problem solving approach to the delivery of health care that integrates the best evidence from studies and patient care data with clinician expertise and patient preferences and values. When delivered in a context of caring and in a supportive organizational culture, the highest quality of care and best patient outcomes can be achieved.
The purpose of this series it to give nurses the knowledge and skills they need to implement EBP consistently, one step at a time.
--from "Igniting a Spirit of Inquiry," the first article in the series.
AJN's Evidence-based Practice Step-by-Step (Updated with EBP 2.0) Get CEUs! For full text, see links below.
Evidence-Based Practice Part 1 : Developing and Searching the Clinical Question
Evidence-Based Practice, Part 2 : Critical Appraisal of the Evidence
Evidence-Based Practice Part 3 : Implementation
Evidence-Based Practice Part 4 : Disseminating the Evidence and Sustaining the Change
- EBP 2.0: From Strategy to Implementation
- EBP 2.0: Promoting Nurse Retention through Career Development Planning
- EBP 2.0: Data-Driven Precision Implementation Approach
- EBP 2.0: Implementing and Sustaining Change: The STAND Skin Bundle
- EBP 2.0: Implementing and Sustaining Change: The Malnutrition Readmission Prevention Protocol
- EBP 2.0: Implementing and Sustaining Change: The Evidence-Based Practice and Research Fellowship Program
- EBP 2.0: Implementing and Sustaining Change: Implementing Improved Central Line Flushing Practices
Links updated 7-1-2026
AJN's Nursing Research, Step by Step
"This series coordinated by the Heilbrunn Family Center for Research Nursing at Rockefeller University is designed to give nurses the knowledge and skills they need to participate in research, step by step. Each column will present the concepts that underpin evidence-based practice—from research design to data interpretation."
We subscribe to AJN through the Ovid platform. Access full text of the updated article series through this Ovid project (you will need to login with your Ovid account information or use the OpenAthens link to login with your Ascension username and password.)
Nursing Research Step-by-Step (direct journal link, no direct full text access)
Helpful Books on Evidence-Based Practice
This page last reviewed and updated 20 November 2025.