Note: Page numbers followed by b, f, or t indicate materials
in boxes, figures, or tables respectively.
A
abstracts
call for, 492, 493
research articles, component of, 19–20
AcademyHealth, 475t
ACC. See American College of Cardiology
access to content, 110
accessible population
defined, 286
sample and population, relationship between, 286f
ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation, 5t
ACPM. See American College of Preventive Medicine
action, empowering, 438, 439f
active rejection of innovation, 404, 405
ADA. See American Diabetes Association
adoption
defined, 403, 404
innovation, 403, 404
advanced practice nurses (APNs)
EBP performance criteria, 46b
interdisciplinary teams, 476
Advances in Nursing Science, 26
advocacy
advocates for patients, nurses as, 63–64
qualitative research, ethical issue in, 397t
Affordable Health Care for America Act, 28
nursing research and EBP, 51
nursing research problems, identifying, 73
translational research, 186–187
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
evidence, ranking, 410, 411, 412
ages, frequency and percentage distributions
of, 334, 335t
health outcome information website, 475t
nursing practice guidelines, 318–319
aggregate data, 205
AGREE II instrument. See Appraisal of Guidelines
Research and Evaluation instrument
AHA. See American Heart Association
AHRQ. See Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
AIDS epidemic, 205
alpha level, and type I errors, 359–360, 359f, 360 f
American College of Cardiology (ACC), 438, 477
American College of Preventive Medicine
(ACPM), 214
American Diabetes Association (ADA), 52
American Heart Association (AHA), 52
American Journal of Nursing, 25
American Nurses Association (ANA)
establishment of, 25
human rights protection, guidelines for, 56, 57t
nursing practice, defined, 137–138
Nursing Quality Indicators, 29, 433
American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet
Recognition Program
healthcare facilities achieving, 33
interdisciplinary teams, 476
mandated report, 474, 477
nursing research and EBP, 52
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