Evidence-Based Practice Manual for Nurses - E-Book
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Nursing, Research & Theory
| Author: | Rosalind L. Smyth, MA, MBBS, MD, MRCP, DCH, FRCPCH | ISBN: | 9780702046681 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences | Publication: | August 11, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Churchill Livingstone | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rosalind L. Smyth, MA, MBBS, MD, MRCP, DCH, FRCPCH |
| ISBN: | 9780702046681 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Publication: | August 11, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Churchill Livingstone |
| Language: | English |
The Evidence-based Practice Manual successfully breaks down the skills for evidence-based nursing into manageable components. The reader will learn how to find, critically read and interpret a range of research studies, and will discover optimal approaches to helping patients reach decisions that are informed by the best-available evidence. The more-strategic concepts of developing an organisational evidence-based culture and making evidence-based changes at organisational level are the focus of the final section.
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Step-by-step guide to finding, appraising and applying research evidence in nursing
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Teaches skills for successfully reviewing published literature:
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formulating a focused question
developing a search strategy for efficient retrieval of relevant studies
appraising the retrieved studies
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All examples are relevant to nurses and nursing
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Reflects contemporary nursing issues
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A new chapter on ‘Using research evidence in making clinical decisions with the individual patient’ provides practical guidance and tools for decision-making
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A new chapter on ‘Using evidence from qualitative studies’ explains the complexities of qualitative methodologies and methods in a simple, easily understood way
Online exercises and solutions
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Help the reader test out and consolidate newly acquired skills and knowledge
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Provide an opportunity to critically appraise studies with the following range of designs:
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qualitative research
a randomised controlled trial
a cohort study
a case control study
a diagnostic test accuracy study
a systematic review
a clinical guideline
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Example solutions are provided, all written by experts in the field.
The Evidence-based Practice Manual successfully breaks down the skills for evidence-based nursing into manageable components. The reader will learn how to find, critically read and interpret a range of research studies, and will discover optimal approaches to helping patients reach decisions that are informed by the best-available evidence. The more-strategic concepts of developing an organisational evidence-based culture and making evidence-based changes at organisational level are the focus of the final section.
-
Step-by-step guide to finding, appraising and applying research evidence in nursing
-
Teaches skills for successfully reviewing published literature:
-
formulating a focused question
developing a search strategy for efficient retrieval of relevant studies
appraising the retrieved studies
-
All examples are relevant to nurses and nursing
-
Reflects contemporary nursing issues
-
A new chapter on ‘Using research evidence in making clinical decisions with the individual patient’ provides practical guidance and tools for decision-making
-
A new chapter on ‘Using evidence from qualitative studies’ explains the complexities of qualitative methodologies and methods in a simple, easily understood way
Online exercises and solutions
-
Help the reader test out and consolidate newly acquired skills and knowledge
-
Provide an opportunity to critically appraise studies with the following range of designs:
-
qualitative research
a randomised controlled trial
a cohort study
a case control study
a diagnostic test accuracy study
a systematic review
a clinical guideline
-
Example solutions are provided, all written by experts in the field.
