Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses

Carol O. Long, PhD, RN, FPCN, FAAN Geriatric and Palliative Care Educator and Researcher Capstone Healthcare Group Adjunct Facul ...

© Madredus/Shutterstock Billie Blake, EdD, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE Associate Dean of Nursing BSN Director Professor St. John’s River S ...

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accrediting bodies that patient outcomes are addressed through best practice, it is imperative that books be available to prepar ...

As a learning strategy, chapters are subdivided so that content is presented in manageable “bites.” Students commented that they ...

Citation Chapter(s) Search Terms (Limiters) Articles to Search in CINAHL Chun, H., Kim, K., & Park, H. (2015). Effects of ha ...

Citation Chapter(s) Search Terms (Limiters) Articles to Search in CINAHL Salmon, S., & McLaws, M. (2015). Qualitative findin ...

REFERENCES Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press. Schmidt, N. A., & Brown, J. M ...

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Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice UNIT 1 Without evidence, clinical practice cannot advance scientifically. © Madredus/Shu ...

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES KEY TERMS At the end of this chapter, you will be able to: ‹ Define evidence-based practice (EBP) ‹ List sour ...

© Madredus/Shutterstock At the end of this section, you will be able to: ‹ Define evidence-based practice (EBP) ‹ List sources o ...

Overview of EBP When examining the literature about evidence-based practice (EBP), one will find a variety of definitions. Most ...

utilization process does not place value on the importance of clinical decision making, nor is it noted for being patient focuse ...

evidence, and scientific research are all used to guide nursing practice. Just as you know from your own life, some sources are ...

to borrow evidence from other disciplines. For example, pediatric nurses rely heavily on theories of development as a basis for ...

Meta-analysis I Systematic reviews of RCTs Current practice guidelines II Randomized controlled trials Controlled trials with ...

not become accepted practice. In 1747, about 150 years later, James Lind, a British Navy physician who knew of Lancaster’s resul ...