This book provides practical step-by -step advice and information for nurses attempting to find and apply the best available evidence to their clinical practice. It draws together all of the information about EBP initiatives and provision of resources and provides a much needed guide to these crucial aspects of health care provision.
Preface · How an Evidence Based Approach Can Improve the Nursing Care of Patients · How to Ask the Right Questions · Searching the Literature · Critical Appraisal · Systematic Reviews: What Are They? · Systematic Reviews: How Can They Be Used? · Qualitative Research · CATs; Critically Appraised Topics · Evidence-Based Guidelines · Applying Evidence in Clinical Practice · How Can We Implement Evidence Based Practice? · How Clinical Evidence Can Change Nursing Policies