In a report on the quality of healthcare, the Institute of Medicine (IOM)1 asserted that all patients deserve care based on the best scientific knowledge; however, estimates suggest that as few as 20% of clinical decisions are informed by evidence from clinical research. Journal clubs have been proposed to serve as a bridge between evidence and practice.Journal clubs are defined as organized sessions designed to review and discuss articles published in professional journals. The use of journal clubs in medicine dates to the mid-1800s. Today, journal clubs continue to be utilized in medicine and have expanded across nursing and allied health professions.Journal clubs are most commonly used as a strategy to critique and stay current with published research and have been suggested as a tool for linking research and clinical practice.9
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