基本説明
A practical, step-by-step guide through from forming a question to putting findings into practice. Designed specifically for nurses, from the novice to the professional. Prev. ed: 2007.
Full Description
Printed book plus PageburstT access. You will receive a printed book and access to the complete book content electronically. PageburstT enhances learning not only by bringing world class content to your fingertips but also by letting you add to it, annotate it, and categorize it in a way that suits you. PageburstT frees you to spend more time learning and less time searching.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 nursingTeaches skills for successfully reviewing published literature: formulating a focused questiondeveloping a search strategy for efficient retrieval of relevant studiesappraising the retrieved studiesAll examples are relevant to nurses and nursingReflects contemporary nursing issuesA new chapter on 'Using research evidence in making clinical decisions with the individual patient' provides practical guidance and tools for decision-makingA new chapter on 'Using evidence from qualitative studies' explains the complexities of qualitative methodologies and methods in a simple, easily understood wayOnline exercises and solutionsHelp 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 researcha randomised controlled triala cohort studya case control studya diagnostic test accuracy studya systematic reviewa clinical guidelineExample solutions are provided, all written by experts in the field.
Contents
Section 1 The context for evidence-based practice1 Evidence-based practice in nursingSection 2 Skills for evidence-based practice2 How to ask the right question3 Searching the literature4 Using evidence from qualitative studies5 Using evidence from quantitative studies6 Using evidence from systematic reviews7 Evidence-based guidelines8 Using research evidence in making clinical decisions with individual patientsSection 3 The process of changing practice9 Using research evidence to change how services are delivered10 How can we develop an evidence-based culture?Glossary
