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Thoroughly updated and now in full color, the Second Edition of this best-selling book is a user-friendly guide to implementing evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare. Real-life examples assist readers in actualizing important concepts and overcoming barriers to implementation of evidence-based care.
This edition contains a new chapter on implementing evidence in clinical settings and emphasizes all the steps needed in making evidence-based practice part of a sustainable healthcare culture. Web alerts direct readers to Internet resources to further develop evidence-based practice knowledge and skills.
A bound-in CD-ROM contains checklists and other guides to aid readers in formulating clinical questions and appraising various types of quantitative and qualitative evidence.
CONTENT:
Unit One
> Making the case for Evidence Based Practice and Cultivating a Spirit of Inquiry
> Asking Compelling, Clinical Questions
> Finding relevant Evidence to Answer Clinical Questions
Unit Two
> Critically Appraising Knowledge for Clinical Decision Making
> Critically Appraising Quantitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making
> Critically Appraising Qualitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making
Unit Three
> Patient Concerns, Choices, and Clinical Judgement in Evidence Based Practice
> Advancing Optimal Care with Clinical Practice Guidelines
> Implementing Evidence in Clinical Settings
> The Role of Outcomes in Evaluating Practice Change
Unit Four
Models to Guide Implementation of Evidence Based Practice
> Creating a Vision and Motivating a Change to Evidenced Based Practice in Individuals, Teams and Organizations.
> Teaching Evidence Based Practice in Academic Settings
> Teaching Evidence Based Practice in Clinical Settings
> ARCC Evidence Based Practice Mentors: The Key to Sustaining Evidence Based Practice
Unit Five
> Disseminating Evidence Through Publications, Presentations, Health Policy Briefs, and the Media
Unit Six
> Generating Evidence Through Quantitative Research
> Generating Evidence Through Qualitative Research
> Writing a Successful Grant Proposal to Fund Research and Evidence Based Practice Implementation Projects
> Ethical Considerations for Evidence Implementation and Evidence Generation
APPENDICIES
A Case Examples: Evidence Based Care and Outcomes in Depressed Adults and Critically Ill Children
B Templates for asking PICOT Questions
CWalking the Walk and Talking the Talk: An Appraisal Guide for Qualitative Evidence
D Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist
E Templates for Evaluation and Synthesis Tables for Conducting an Evidence Review
F Example of a Slide Show for a 20 Minute Paper Presentation
G Example of a Health Policy Brief
H Example of a Press Release
I Example of a Successful Media Dissemination Effort: When Rocking Chairs in Nursing Homes Make the News
J Example of an Approved Consent Form for a Study
K A Data and Safety Monitoring Plan for an Intervention Study
L System Wide ARCC Evidence Based Practice Mentor Role Description
M Timeline for an ARCC EBP Implementation Project
N Instruments to Evaluate Organisational Culture Readiness for System Wide Integration of EBP, EBP Briefs, and EBP Implementaion with Psychometrics
