Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare : a guide to best practice

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Where to find it

Health Sciences Library — Books (3rd floor)

Call Number
WY 100 M527e 2005
Status
Available
Item Note
Includes CD-ROM in back pocket.

Summary

This user-friendly resource to evidence-based practice will serve as a guide to implementing evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare. "Real-life" examples assist the reader in actualizing important concepts and overcoming barriers in the implementation of evidence-based care; efficient critical appraisal of both quantitative and qualitative evidence; how to factor in a clinician's expertise and patient preferences/values when making decisions about patient care; chapters on outcomes management and how to create a vision to motivate a change to best practice; chapters on generating both qualitative and quantitative evidence; how to write a successful grant proposal; as well as a chapter on how to disseminate evidence to other professionals, the media, and policy-makers. The text also includes web-alerts that direct readers to helpful internet resources and an accompanying CD-ROM with 40 evidence reviews written by experts in the field that answer burning clinical questions across six specialty areas: adults in critical/acute care; adults in primary care; aging; emergency & trauma care; high-risk children & youth; and psychiatric mental health.

Contents

  • Unit 1 Step 1 and 2: Getting Started p. 1
  • 1 Making the Case for Evidence-Based Practice p. 3
  • 2 Asking Compelling Clinical Questions p. 25
  • 3 Finding Relevant Evidence p. 39
  • Unit 2 Step 3: Critically Appraising Evidence p. 71
  • 4 Critically Appraising Knowledge for Clinical Decision-Making p. 73
  • 5 Critically Appraising Quantitative Evidence p. 79
  • 6 Critically Appraising Qualitative Evidence p. 127
  • 7 Patient Concerns, Choices, and Clinical Judgment in Evidence-Based Practice p. 163
  • Unit 3 Steps 4 and 5: Applying the Evidence p. 183
  • 8 Using Models and Strategies for Evidence-Based Practice p. 185
  • 9 Using Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines: Tools for Improving Practice p. 221
  • Unit 4 Next Steps: Generating and Disseminating Evidence p. 237
  • 10 Generating Evidence Through Quantitative Research p. 239
  • 11 Generating Evidence Through Qualitative Research p. 283
  • 12 Generating Evidence Through Outcomes Management p. 299
  • 13 Writing a Successful Grant Proposal to Fund Research and Outcomes Management Projects p. 333
  • 14 Disseminating Evidence p. 361
  • Unit 5 Creating a Culture for Evidence-Based Practice p. 405
  • 15 Teaching Evidence-Based Practice p. 407
  • 16 Creating a Vision: Motivating a Change to Evidence-Based Practice in Individuals and Organizations p. 443
  • 17 Evidence to Guide Best Practice p. 457
  • Unit 6 Translating Research Evidence into Practice: The Best Evidence to Answer Compelling Clinical Questions (On CD-ROM)
  • 18 Best Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice with Adults in Acute and Critical Care
  • 19 Best Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice with Adults in Primary Care
  • 20 Best Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice with Aging Adults
  • 21 Best Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice in Emergency and Trauma Care
  • 22 Best Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice with High-Risk Children and Youth
  • 23 Best Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A Case Example: Evidence-Based Care and Outcomes in Adult Depression and in Critically III Children p. 487
  • Appendix B Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk: An Appraisal Guide for Qualitative Evidence p. 491
  • Appendix C Approved Consent Form for a Study p. 529
  • Appendix D A Data and Safety Monitoring Plan for an Intervention Study p. 533
  • Appendix E Case Example of an Evidence-Based Approach to Answer a Clinical Problem: Smoking Cessation and Women with Cardiovascular Disease. Looking for Best Evidence: What If It Isn't There? p. 535
  • Appendix F Case Example for an Ethnographic Study Resolving Ethical Issues of Daily Living. Looking for Best Evidence: "...A Rose by Any Other Name..." p. 547
  • Appendix G Example of a Slide Show for a 20-Minute Paper Presentation p. 557
  • Appendix H Example of a Health Policy Brief p. 569
  • Appendix I Example of a Press Release p. 573
  • Appendix J Case Example of a Successful Media Dissemination Effort: When Rocking Chairs in Nursing Homes Make the News p. 577
  • Glossary p. 583
  • Index p. 597

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