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Evidence-based practices (EBP) are incorporated into healthcare systems and nursing to advance quality care and patient outcomes (Chien., 2019). This practice is necessary to improve nurses knowledge, standardize care, and ensure patient safety. In order to do so, nurses need to be taught the value of EBP, how to access the knowledge, interpret, and apply within their practice (Abu-Baker et al., 2021). The hospital I work at gives all nurses the opportunity to submit an EBP project annually. This is an opportunity for nurses to bring attention to areas within the hospital that may need attention. We also have simulation labs with our unit every six months to improve and standardize practice. This has been a wonderful learning experience by allowing nurses to process the application of EBP and ask questions. We also have various care bundles to follow to improve standardized care and patient safety. For examples; urinary foley catheters and central lines are bundles. In these bundles are education and techniques to follow to prevent infections. We also educate every patient at admission about their risk for falls and have then sign a consent agreeing to follow fall prevention strategies. All of the resources, tools, techniques have helped my hospital keep patients safe and uniform care. The christian worldview can be applied in nursing to connect with patients. It is an opportunity to care for the person as a whole and not only the disease process. By understanding their beliefs and self care practices, information about the patient is gained. This information could be critical for a diagnosis or plan of care.