title: Evidence-Based Practices in Nursing
abstract: The evidence base in gerontological nursing has made important strides in the past 25 years and has had a far-reaching impact on the quality of care for older adults. Evidence-based nursing arguably began in the century with the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. Raised in an upperclass atmosphere of independent scholarship (albeit undertaken almost exclusively by gentlemen), and motivated by a desire to improve health, Nightingale initiated and carried out a program analyzing hosp