Evidence-based practice is a process by which scientific evidence is identified, evaluated, and applied in health care interventions. This practice requires nursing experts to rely more frequently on logical research and confirmation than on experience or instinct. EBP is intended to guide patient medicine in a regulated methodology. This model brings together research, investigation and patient history to give the most comprehensive consideration possible. EBP became widespread in the late 1970s. Regardless, the thoughts behind the practice were presented much earlier than by nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale. As Carole Cooper stated, "Nightingale assessed nature's territory, gathered information, distinguished intercessions, and observed patient outcomes." This methodology reflects current evidence-based practice. The use of EBP grew throughout the 1970s and 1980s in light of calls for increased productivity in caring for patients. Even if the findings of restorative exploration were accessible, specialists and attendants were not equipped to access or execute the new data quickly enough. This new system has brought together useful information and experiences related to clinical examination findings and investigations. There are five stages to EBP, and different sources will describe each stage in a slightly distinct way. Regardless, the overall content of the system is reliable regardless of minor expressive differences. The first step in performing EBP in nursing is recognizing the clinical problem and structuring an investigation. At this point, nursing experts will review the medical problem and what mediations were used to treat it. Any additional data or concerns will be used in the middle of document ......4, from Nursing and Allied Health Collection via Gale: http://find.galegroup.com/nrcx/start.do ?prodId=NRCDaniels, R. and Nicoll, L. (2012). Contemporary medical-surgical nursing (2nd edition). Portland, Maine. Director and owner Maine Desk LLC. Pages 20 to 29Gibbons, V. (March 2013). Research: putting data into practice. Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, 19(2), 32-33. Retrieved March 25, 2014, from Nursing and Allied Health Collection via Gale: http://find.galegroup.com/nrcx/start.do?prodId=NRCMakic, M., Rauen, C., & VonRueden, K. (2013, March ). Questioning common nursing practices: what does the evidence show? To improve patient outcomes, nurses must challenge traditions of practice. American Nurse Today, 8(3), 10-14. Retrieved March 25, 2014, from Nursing and Allied Health Collection via Gale: http://find.galegroup.com/nrcx/start.do?prodId=NRC