Evidence-Based Practice for Preventive Cardiovascular Nursing

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the integration of the highest quality evidence in research, practice, education, and regulations with clinical expertise and patient goals, values, and preferences. Preventive cardiovascular nurses (PCNs) serve as EBP champions to review the evidence from practice (e.g., data from the electronic health record, quality registries, staff/workflow observation, cost accounting, and payer datasets) and research (e.g., guidelines and studies). Using EBP to prevent cardiovascular events and promote cardiovascular health, the preventive cardiovascular nurse is a change agent for the Quintuple Aim: improving quality outcomes, cost-effectiveness, experience of patients and teams, access to care, and health equity.