Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Thrid Edition: Model and Guidelines

Table of Contents

Foreword ...........................................................xxv

Introduction .....................................................xxvii

Part I Evidence-Based Practice Background ................... 1

1 Evidence-Based Practice: Context, Concerns, and

Challenges ........................................................... 3

EBP: A Definition .................................................................... 4

Differentiating Quality Improvement, Research, and EBP ......... 5

The History ............................................................................. 7

EBP and Outcomes ................................................................ 9

EBP and Accountability .......................................................... 9

Knowing and Using Evidence ................................................ 10

Nursing’s Role in EBP ........................................................... 11

Summary .............................................................................. 12

References ................................................................................. 12

2 Critical Thinking and Evidence-Based Practice ...... 15

Nursing Process, Critical Thinking, and

Evidence-Based Practice ...................................................... 16

Critical Thinking, Reasoning, Reflection, and Judgment ........ 19

Nursing Expertise, Intellectual Competence, and

Evidence-Based Practice ...................................................... 21

Critical Thinking and the PET Process ................................... 23

Recommendations for Nurse Leaders ................................... 27

Summary .............................................................................. 28

References ................................................................................. 29

Part II The Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based
Practice Model and Guidelines ........................... 33

3 The Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based

Practice Model and Process Overview ................... 35

Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model—

Essential Components: Inquiry, Practice, and Learning .......... 36