Preceded by: Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare / Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ellen Fineout-Overholt. 2nd ed. c2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Making the case for evidence-based practice and cultivating a spirit of inquiry -- Asking compelling, clinical questions -- Finding relevant evidence to answer clinical questions -- Critically appraising knowledge for clinical decision making -- Critically appraising quantitative evidence for clinical decision making -- Critically appraising qualitative evidence for clinical decision making -- Integration of patient preferences and values and clinician expertise into evidence-based decision making -- Advancing optimal care with rigorously developed clinical practice guidelines and evidence-based recommendations -- Implementing evidence in clinical settings -- The role of outcomes and quality improvement in enhancing and evaluating practice changes -- Leadership strategies and evidence-based practice competencies to sustain a culture and environment that supports best practice -- Innovation and evidence: a partnership in advancing best practice and high quality care -- Models to guide implementation and sustainability of evidence-based practice -- Creating a vision and motivating a change to evidence-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 -- Disseminating evidence through publications, presentations, health policy briefs, and the media -- 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.

Develop the skills and knowledge you need to make evidence-based practice an integral part of your clinical decision making and everyday nursing practice with Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare. Written in a friendly, conversational style, this Third Edition of the authors' gold standard textbook covers all the information you need to use evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes. Real world examples and meaningful strategies in every chapter show you how to take a clinical issue from inquiry toa sustainable solution that drives a preferred standard of care.Enhance your understanding of the EBP process through Making EBP Real features at the end of each unit that present real world case stories and EBP Fast Facts that highlight important points from each chapter.Master the content of the course with critical appraisal checklists, evaluation tables, and synthesis tables.Further develop evidence-based practice knowledge and skills using handy web alerts that direct you to helpful Internet resources.Take your learning beyond the book with a wide range of online resources, including the American Journal of Nursing EBP Step-by-Step Series, which provides a real-world example of the EBP process, plus learning objectives, journal articles, and checklists, templates, and evaluation tables.This title is an American Journal of Nursing 2015 Book of The Year Contest Winner.

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