Includes index.
International edition.

Unit 1: Steps zero, one, two; getting started : --
Making the case for evidence-based practice and cultivating a spirit of identity --
Asking compelling clinical questions --
Finding relevant evidence to answer clinical questions --
Unit 1 making EBP real: A success story. Using an evidence-based, autonomous nurse protocol to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in a long-term acute care facility --
Unit 2: Step three: critically appraising evidence : --
Critically appraising knowledge for clinical decision making --
Critical appraising quantitative evidence for clinical decision making --
Critically appraising qualitative evidence for clinical decision making --
Integration of patient preferences and values and clinician expertise into evidence-based decision making --
Advancing optimal care with robust clinical practice guidelines --
Unit 2 making EBP real: A success story. Intradermal lidocaine intervention on the ambulatory unit : an evidence-based implementation project --
Unit 3: Steps four and five: moving from evidence to sustainable practice change : --
Implementing evidence in clinical settings --
The role of outcomes and evidence-based quality improvement in enhancing and evaluating practice changes --
Implementing the evidence-based practice competencies in clinical and academic settings to ensure healthcare quality and improved patient outcomes --
Leadership strategies for creating and sustaining evidence-based practice organizations --
Unit 3 making EBP real: A success story. Improving outcomes for depressed adolescents with the brief cognitive behavioral COPE intervention delivered in 30-minute outpatient visits --
Unit 4: Creating and sustaining a culture and environment for evidence-based practice : --
Innovation and evidence : a partnership in advancing best practice and high quality care --
Models to guide implementation and sustainability of evidence-based practice --
Creating a vision and motivating a change to evidence-based practice in individuals, teams, and organizations --
Teaching evidence-based practice in academic settings --
Teaching evidence-based practice in clinical settings --
ARCC evidence-based practice mentors : the key to sustaining evidence-based practice --
Unit 4 making EBP real: A success story. Mercy heart failure pathway --
Unit 5: Step six: Disseminating evidence and evidence-based practice implementation outcomes : --
Using evidence to influence health and organizational policy --
Disseminating evidence through presentations, publications, health policy briefs, and the media --
Unit 5 making EBP real: A success story. Research projects receive worldwide coverage --
Unit 6: Generating external evidence and writing successful grant proposals : --
Generating evidence through quantitative and qualitative research --
Writing a successful grant proposal to fund research and evidence-based practice implementation projects --
Ethical considerations for evidence implementation and evidence generation --
Unit 6 making EBP real: Selected excerpts from a funded grant application. COPE/healthy lifestyles for teens : a school-based RCT --
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 settings --
Appendix K: Sample instruments to evaluate EBP in clinical settings.

"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 and 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"--

College of Health Sciences Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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