Evidence-Based Prescribing in Mental Health Nursing.

Since Sackett et al.'s epic throw down of the gauntlet in 1996, the hallmark of quality health care practice has been evidence-based clinical decision making. But what does it mean to base one's practice on evidence, and what are the barriers to evidence-based prescribing? The current article addresses these questions and offers suggestions to improve one's evidence-based practice. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 57(6), 9-13.]. Copyright 2019, SLACK Incorporated.