How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine and Healthcare, 6th ed. (STAT!Ref) by
Addresses the common criticisms of evidence-based healthcare, dispelling many of its myths and misconceptions, while providing a pragmatic framework for testing the validity of healthcare literature. Helps readers to understand the central principles of evidence-based medicine, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings. Note: Use of this item is restricted to one (1) concurrent user at any given time.
Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience (JAMAevidence) by
Covers fundamental topics and challenges in caring for patients who have been given a terminal diagnosis. Features a strong focus on evidence-based medicine and is organized by clinical cases.
Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis (JAMAevidence) by
A practical, clinically relevant approach to the use of evidence in the content of physical examination. Presents the evidence-based meanings of signs, symptoms, and results from physical examination maneuvers and other diagnostic studies. The included material is significantly expanded and updated from the original JAMA articles.
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3rd ed. (JAMAevidence) by
Provides information about how to distinguish solid medical evidence from poor medical evidence, devise the best search strategies for each clinical question, critically appraise the medical literature, and optimally tailor evidence-based medicine for each patient. Includes current, authoritative content covering how to: avoid being misled by biased presentations of research findings; interpret the significance of clinical trials that are discontinued early; influence clinician behavior to improve patient care; and apply key strategies for teaching evidence-based medicine.
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice in Nursing and Health Care: Assimilating Research, Experience, and Expertise (Wiley Online Library) by
Examines the Joanna Briggs Institute model for evidence-based practice. Addresses the nature of evidence in clinical practice, generating and synthesizing evidence, and transferring and utilizing evidence in clinical practice. It describes the development of practice information sheets and clinical guidelines and provides practical guidance on the implementation of evidence-based practice and its evaluation using clinical audit.
Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement (ClinicalKey for Nursing) by
Provides a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to planning, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI) projects to improve quality of care and health outcomes. Note: Users must register for and login to a personal ClinicalKey account to open a book chapter in PDF. (Due to publisher restrictions, some titles may not provide PDFs of book chapters; for those titles, only HTML full-text is available.)
Evidence-Based Practice in Action: Comprehensive Strategies, Tools, and Tips from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2nd Edition (Access APN) by
A time-tested, application-oriented evidence-based practice (EBP) resource of The Iowa Model Revised: Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Excellence in Health Care, which offers a proven, detailed plan to help nurses and healthcare professionals promote and achieve EBP adoption and implementation.
Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Competencies in Healthcare: A Practical Guide for Improving Quality, Safety, and Outcomes (AccessAPN) by
Serves as a guide for clinicians, leaders, faculty, EBP mentors, and students in achieving EBP competency, facilitating evidence-based decision making in daily practice, and accelerating the speed at which research knowledge is translated into real-world settings to improve health outcomes and decrease healthcare costs.
Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Health Care, 2nd ed. (eBooks on EBSCOhost) by
This text provides an introductory perspective of evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare. The need for explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients leads the list of the goals of today's healthcare leader. The Second Edition of this best-selling text has been completely revised and updated and contains new chapters on Evidence-based Regulation and Evidence and Innovation.
Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals: Model and Guidelines, 4th ed. (AccessAPN) by
One of the most foundational books on EBP in nursing and healthcare. Building on the strength of previous versions, the fourth edition is fully revised to include updated content based on more than a decade of the model's use, refinement in real-life settings, and feedback from nurses and other healthcare professionals around the world.
Johns Hopkins Nursing Professional Practice Model: Strategies to Advance Nursing Excellence (AccessAPN) by
Presents a model that inspires professional nurses to deliver exceptional care delivery and outcomes. Describes how to adapt the Johns Hopkins Nursing Professional Practice Model to a work setting and guides the reader in creating and sustaining an environment where professional nursing practices flourish.
Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research, 9th ed. (ClinicalKey for Nursing) by
Learn how to properly evaluate and use existing research data and how to conduct your own original research. This book features enhanced coverage of the research methods most applicable to evidence-based practice (outcomes research, intervention research, and translational research), along with a significant increase in the coverage of qualitative research methodologies.
Bernadette Melynk and colleagues published a series of 12 articles from 2009 to 2011 in The American Journal of Nursing to give nurses the knowledge and skills they need to implement EBP consistently, one-step at a time. These articles are listed as follows (in publication order):