Title: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare : A Guide to Best Practice, 4th Edition Author: Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ellen Fineout-Overholt ISBN: 1496384539 / 9781496384539 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 823 Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Year: 2019 Availability: In Stock
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Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, 4th Edition
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN and Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Enhance your clinical decision-making capabilities and improve patient outcomes through evidence-based practice.
Develop the skills and knowledge you need to make evidence-based practice (EBP) an integral part of your clinical decision-making and everyday nursing practice with this proven, approachable text. Written in a straightforward, conversational style, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare delivers real-world examples and meaningful strategies in every chapter to help you confidently meet today’s clinical challenges and ensure positive patient outcomes.
NEW! Making Connections: An EBP Exemplar opens each unit, immersing you in an unfolding case study of EBP in real-life practice.
NEW! Chapters reflect the most current implications of EBP on health policy and the context, content, and outcomes of implementing EBP competencies in clinical and academic settings.
NEW! Learning objectives and EBP Terms to Learn at both the unit and chapter levels help you study efficiently and stay focused on essential concepts and vocabulary.
Making EBP Real features continue to end each unit with real-world examples that demonstrate the principles of EBP applied.
EBP Fast Facts reinforce key points at a glance.
Clinical Scenarios clarify the EBP process and enhance your rapid appraisal capabilities.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Unit 1 : Steps Zero, One, Two: Getting Started
Chapter 1 : Making the Case for Evidence-Based Practice and Cultivating a Spirit of Inquiry Chapter 2 : Asking Compelling, Clinical Questions Chapter 3 : Finding Relevant Evidence to Answer Clinical Questions
Unit 2 : Step Three : Critically Appraising Evidence
Chapter 4 : Critically Appraising Knowledge for Clinical Decision Making Chapter 5 : Critically Appraising Quantitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making Chapter 6 : Critically Appraising Qualitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making Chapter 7 : Patient Concerns, Choices, and Clinical Judgment in Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 8 : Advancing Optimal Care with Clinical Practice Guidelines
Unit 3 : Steps Four and Five : Moving From Evidence to Sustainable Practice Change
Chapter 9 : Implementing and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice in Real World Clinical Settings Chapter 10 : The Role of Outcomes and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement in Enhancing and Evaluating Practice Changes Chapter 11 : Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Clinical and Academic Settings to Ensure Healthcare Quality and Improved Patient Outcomes Chapter 12 : Leadership Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice Organizations
Unit 4 : Creating and Sustaining a Culture and Environment for Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 13 : Sparking Innovation through Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 14 : Models to Guide Implementation and Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 15 : Creating a Vision and Motivating Change to Evidence-Based Practice in Individuals, Teams, and Organizations Chapter 16 : Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Academic Settings Chapter 17 : Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Settings Chapter 18 : ARCC Evidence-Based Practice Mentors: The Key to Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice
Unit 5 : Step Six : Disseminating Evidence and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Outcomes
Chapter 19 : Using Evidence to Influence Health Policy Chapter 20 : Disseminating Evidence through Publications, Presentations, Health Policy Briefs, and the Media
Unit 6 : Generating External Evidence and Writing Successful Grant Proposals
Chapter 21 : Generating Evidence through Quantitative and Qualitative Research Chapter 22 : Writing a Successful Grant Proposal to Fund Research and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Projects Chapter 23 : Ethical Considerations for Evidence Implementation and Evidence Generation
Appendix A : Question Templates for Asking PICOT Questions
Appendix B : Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklists
Appendix C : Evaluation Table Template and Synthesis Table Examples for Critical Appraisal
Appendix I : ARCC Model Timeline for an EBP Implementation Project
Appendix J : Sample Instruments to Evaluate EBP in Educational Setting
Appendix K : Sample Instruments to Evaluate EBP in Clinical Setting
Glossary
Index