Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research-Practice Connection, Fourth Edition introduces students to research methods and evidence-based practice. The text helps students understand research methods, how to appraise and use research evidence in clinical decision-making, and how to fully understand and engage in evidence-based practice. By linking evidence-based practice to recent research in safety and quality programs, it provides timely information in both healthcare and nursing settings.
Author(s): Sarah Jo Brown
Edition: 4th
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 4447
City: Burlington, Massachusetts
The research-practice connection --
Research evidence --
Reading research articles --
Qualitative research --
Quantitative descriptive research --
Correlational research --
Experimental research --
Cohort research --
Systematic reviews --
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines --
Asking clinical questions --
Searching for research evidence --
Appraising research evidence --
Appraising recommendations of clinical practice guidelines --
Appraising conclusions of systematic reviews with narrative synthesis --
Appraising findings of original studies --
Evidence based practice strategies --
Evidence-based practice participation --
Point-of-care adaptations --
Appendix A. Appraisal guide: Recommendations of a clinical practice guideline --
Appendix B. Completed appraisal: Recommendations of a clinical practice guideline --
Appendix C. Appraisal guide: Conclusions of a systematic review with narrative synthesis --
Appendix D. Completed appraisal of a systematic review with narrative synthesis --
Appendix E. Appraisal guide: Findings of a qualitative study --
Appendix F. Appraisal guide: Findings of a quantitative study --
Appendix G. Completed appraisal of the findings of a quantitative study --
Appendix H. Completed findings table --
Glossary --
Index.
