DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to those nurses everywhere—consummate professionals
in whatever setting they practice—who are committed to excellence in patient
care based on best available evidence.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to acknowledge the insight and expertise of the authors of the
first edition (2007) of Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Model
and Guidelines: Robin P. Newhouse, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN; Sandra L.
Dearholt, MS, RN, NEA-BC; Stephanie S. Poe, DNP, RN; Linda C. Pugh, PhD,
RNC, CNE, FAAN; and Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN.
The foundational work of these experts transformed evidence-based practice
into a process that promotes autonomy and provides frontline nurses with the
competencies and tools to apply the best evidence to improve patient care. The
profession as a whole is indebted to them.
