EBP is now accepted as the gold standard for professional nursing practice because patient outcomes have improved (Flynn, 2015). A 2003 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report states that EBP is considered a core competency and in 2010 confirms that EBP is a core competency. The American Nurses Association (ANA) Standard of Practice, along with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, has included competency, as recommended by the IOM, for professional nurses as well (Long, 2003). There has never been a better time for nurses to further their education and take on the challenge of being competent in research and