Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare

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:: Thoroughly Revised! Asking Compelling, Clinical Questions Chapter 3:: Thoroughly Revised! 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:: Thoroughly Revised! Critically Appraising Quantitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making Chapter 6:: Critically Appraising Qualitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making

Unit 3:: Steps Four and Five:: Moving from Evidence to Action Chapter 7:: Patient Concerns, Choices, and Clinical Judgment in Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 8:: Advancing Optimal Care with Clinical Practice Guidelines Chapter 9:: NEW! Implementing Evidence in Clinical Settings Chapter 10:: Thoroughly Revised! The Role of Outcomes in Evaluating Practice Change

Unit 4:: Creating and Sustaining a Culture for Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 11:: NEW! Models to Guide Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 12:: Creating a Vision and Motivating a Change to Evidence-Based Practice in Individuals, Teams, and Organizations Chapter 13:: Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Academic Settings Chapter 14:: NEW! Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Settings Chapter 15:: NEW! 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 16:: Disseminating Evidence Through Publications, Presentations, Health Policy Briefs, and the Media

Unit 6:: Next Steps:: Generating External Evidence Chapter 17:: Generating Evidence Through Quantitative Research Chapter 18:: Generating Evidence Through Qualitative Research Chapter 19:: Writing a Successful Grant Proposal to Fund Research and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Projects Chapter 20:: NEW! Ethical Considerations for Evidence Implementation and Evidence Generation

Appendices
Appendix A:: Case Examples:: Evidence-Based Care and Outcomes in Adult Depression and in Critically Ill Children
Appendix B:: Template for Asking PICOT Questions
Appendix C:: Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk:: An Appraisal Guide for Qualitative Evidence
Appendix D:: Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklists
Appendix E:: Templates for Evaluation and Synthesis Tables for Conducting an Evidence Review
Appendix F:: Example of a Slide Show for a 20-Minute Paper Presentation
Appendix G:: Example of a Health Policy Brief
Appendix H:: Example of a Press Release
Appendix I:: Example of a Successful Media Dissemination Effort:: When Rocking Chairs in Nursing Homes Make the News
Appendix J:: Example of an Approved Consent Form for a Study
Appendix K:: A Data and Safety Monitoring Plan for an Intervention Study
Appendix L:: System-Wide ARCC Evidence-Based Practice Mentor Role Description
Appendix M:: Timeline for an EBP Implementation Project
Appendix N:: Instruments to Evaluate Organizational Culture and Readiness for System-Wide Integration of EBP, EBP Beliefs, and EBP Implementation and Psychometrics

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