The Need to Develop Evidence-based Practice Guidelines for School Nurses in Iran

Document Type : Letter to the editor

Authors

1 Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

2 Department of Health Services, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The importance of evidence-based practice (EBP) was first suggested in 1972 when Dr. Archibald
Cochrane suggested that physicians needed to synthesize and use evidence to inform and improve
their practice.

Highlights

Mahnaz Solhi (Google Scholar) (PubMed)

Zahra Saboohi (Google Scholar) (PubMed)

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International Journal of Community Based Nursing & Midwifery
Volume 12, Issue 4 - Serial Number 48
October 2024
Pages 292-293

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