Focused specifically on the APRN role in implementing evidence-based practice in the clinical environment
The fourth edition of this award-winning textwritten specifically for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) and students devoted to scholarly investigationdescribes essential ways to implement Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and quality improvement skills into practical application. Step-by-step instructions walk the reader through the process of finding relevant evidence, appraising it, translating it into practice to improve patient care and outcomes, and disseminating it. This text delivers expert guidance on designing questionnaires and data-collection forms, and on analyzing qualitative and quantitative data. The authors also offer guidelines for evaluating research articles and a variety of EBP activities and protocols demonstrating how to integrate EBP into multiple clinical settings relevant to all APRN practice domains.
New to the Fourth Edition:
New chapter on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) includes information on models, processes, and tools
New chapter filled with examples of APRN-led initiatives showcasing improved processes and health outcomes resulting from EBP and quality improvement (QI) projects
Expanded literature reviews including integrative and other types of literature reviews beyond systematic review
Increased focus on Doctor of Nursing (DNP) competencies and QI
Key Features:
Helpful in achieving hospital Magnet® status
Integrates EBP concepts related to patient care
Examples highlight application of evidence into practice
Describes strategies for establishing and sustaining an organizational evidence-based practice
Discusses issues of costs and ethics from EBP perspective
Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers
Contributors |
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Preface |
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I Evidence-Based Practice |
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1 Overview of Evidence-Based Practice |
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3 Research and the Mandate for Evidence-Based Practice, Quality, and Patient Safety |
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4 Continuous Quality Improvement |
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5 Establishing and Sustaining an Evidence-Based Practice Environment |
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II Building Blocks for Evidence |
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6 Critical Appraisal of Evidence |
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7 Identifying a Focus of Practice Inquiry |
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8 Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks |
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9 Quantitative Designs for Practice Scholarship |
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10 Qualitative Approaches for Practice Scholarship |
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12 Designing Questionnaires and Data Collection Forms |
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13 Physiological and Psychological Data Collection Methods |
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III Using Available Evidence |
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16 Implementing Evidence-Based Practice |
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IV Evaluating the Impact of Evidence-Based Practice, Ethical Aspects of a Study, and Communicating Results |
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17 Cost as a Dimension of Evidence-Based Practice |
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18 Evaluation of Outcomes |
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19 Ethical Aspects of Practice Scholarship |
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20 Communicating Practice Scholarship Through Oral Presentation |
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21 Reporting Results Through Publications |
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22 Exemplars of APRN-Led Initiatives |
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Beth A. Staffileno, PhD, FAHA, is a professor, Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing and co-director of the Center for Clinical Research & Scholarship at Rush University Medical Center College of Nursing.
Marcia Pencak Murphy, DNP, ANP, FAHA, FPCNA, is a professor emeritus at Rush University College of Nursing.
Susan W. Buchholz, PhD, RN, FAANP, FAAN, is a Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Director - PhD Program at Michigan State University, College of Nursing.