Comparing and Contrasting Traditional Practice to Evidence-Based Practice for the Experienced Advanced Practice Nurse

• Evidence-based practice guidelines have clearly changed the underpinning of educating advance practice nurses for clinical practice. There are now cadres of advance practice nurses (APNs) who have been educated and are practicing within this framework. However, APNs educated prior to this movement remain reluctant to embrace and implement evidence-based practice guidelines in their clinical practices. The purpose of this presentation is to inform advances practice nurses about ways to enhance their practices through the use of evidence-based practice in such settings as adult acute care, pediatric primary care, and public health care.