Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare : A Guide to Best Practice, 4th Edition

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, 4th Edition
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN and Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN

Enhance your clinical decision-making capabilities and improve patient outcomes through evidence-based practice.

Develop the skills and knowledge you need to make evidence-based practice (EBP) an integral part of your clinical decision-making and everyday nursing practice with this proven, approachable text. Written in a straightforward, conversational style, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare delivers real-world examples and meaningful strategies in every chapter to help you confidently meet today’s clinical challenges and ensure positive patient outcomes.

• NEW! Making Connections: An EBP Exemplar opens each unit, immersing you in an unfolding case study of EBP in real-life practice.
• NEW! Chapters reflect the most current implications of EBP on health policy and the context, content, and outcomes of implementing EBP competencies in clinical and academic settings.
• NEW! Learning objectives and EBP Terms to Learn at both the unit and chapter levels help you study efficiently and stay focused on essential concepts and vocabulary.
• Making EBP Real features continue to end each unit with real-world examples that demonstrate the principles of EBP applied.
• EBP Fast Facts reinforce key points at a glance.
• Clinical Scenarios clarify the EBP process and enhance your rapid appraisal capabilities.

Preface
Acknowledgments

Unit 1 : Steps Zero, One, Two: Getting Started
Chapter 1 : Making the Case for Evidence-Based Practice and Cultivating a Spirit of Inquiry
Chapter 2 : Asking Compelling, Clinical Questions
Chapter 3 : Finding Relevant Evidence to Answer Clinical Questions

Unit 2 : Step Three : Critically Appraising Evidence
Chapter 4 : Critically Appraising Knowledge for Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 5 : Critically Appraising Quantitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 6 : Critically Appraising Qualitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 7 : Patient Concerns, Choices, and Clinical Judgment in Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 8 : Advancing Optimal Care with Clinical Practice Guidelines

Unit 3 : Steps Four and Five : Moving From Evidence to Sustainable Practice Change
Chapter 9 : Implementing and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice in Real World Clinical Settings
Chapter 10 : The Role of Outcomes and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement in Enhancing and Evaluating Practice Changes
Chapter 11 : Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Clinical and Academic Settings to Ensure Healthcare Quality and Improved Patient Outcomes
Chapter 12 : Leadership Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice Organizations

Unit 4 : Creating and Sustaining a Culture and Environment for Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 13 : Sparking Innovation through Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 14 : Models to Guide Implementation and Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 15 : Creating a Vision and Motivating Change to Evidence-Based Practice in Individuals, Teams, and Organizations
Chapter 16 : Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Academic Settings
Chapter 17 : Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Settings
Chapter 18 : ARCC Evidence-Based Practice Mentors: The Key to Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice

Unit 5 : Step Six : Disseminating Evidence and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Outcomes
Chapter 19 : Using Evidence to Influence Health Policy
Chapter 20 : Disseminating Evidence through Publications, Presentations, Health Policy Briefs, and the Media

Unit 6 : Generating External Evidence and Writing Successful Grant Proposals
Chapter 21 : Generating Evidence through Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Chapter 22 : Writing a Successful Grant Proposal to Fund Research and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Projects
Chapter 23 : Ethical Considerations for Evidence Implementation and Evidence Generation

Appendix A : Question Templates for Asking PICOT Questions
Appendix B : Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklists
Appendix C : Evaluation Table Template and Synthesis Table Examples for Critical Appraisal
Appendix I : ARCC Model Timeline for an EBP Implementation Project
Appendix J : Sample Instruments to Evaluate EBP in Educational Setting
Appendix K : Sample Instruments to Evaluate EBP in Clinical Setting
Glossary
Index