Optimizing Clinical Practice through Rigorous Integration of Scientific Evidence / Optimizando la Práctica Clínica mediante la Integración Rigurosa de la Evidencia Científica / Otimização da Prática Clínica através da Integração Rigorosa de Evidências Científicas

ABSTRACT

This editorial provides healthcare professionals with critical reflection on the importance of evidence-based practice, as well as the challenges inherent in its implementation. It concludes that the successful integration of scientific evidence in clinical care requires individual and collective commitment ensuring coordinated action. The implementation of evidence-based practice guidelines serves as a catalyst. Keywords Nursing; Evidence-Based Practice; Practice Guideline; Implementation Science; Artificial Intelligence. Palabras clave Enfermería; Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia; Guía de Práctica Clínica; Ciencia de la Implementación; Inteligencia Artificial. Palavras-chave Enfermagem; Prática Baseada em Evidências; Guia de Prática Clínica; Ciência de Implementação; Inteligência artificial. In a global commitment to raise the quality of care in health services, governments from various latitudes have deployed substantial efforts with the purpose of maximizing results and containing costs. Yet, despite initiatives aimed at accelerating the systematic integration of clinical care based on the best available evidence, persistent variations in clinical praxis pose an immutable challenge. An essential component to mitigate variation in results lies in the availability, acceptance and consistent application of clinical evidence in the healthcare context, embodied in clinical practice guidelines and recommendations supported by evidence. There are examples of these, meticulously crafted, to be found in entities like the Guideline International Development (GIN) and the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) in Canada, all freely accessible.