Written by recognized leaders in the evidence-based nursing community, Evidence-Based Nursing: A Guide to Clinical Practice will help you to:
• Frame answerable and searchable questions of relevance to nursing practice
• Search efficiently for high-quality research evidence
• Distinguish between strong and weak evidence
• Clearly understand study results
• Incorporate the evidence, together with patient values and preferences, Into clinical decision making for improved outcomes
You'll learn how to use a three-step approach to reviewing a study in the health care literature—an approach in which you determine (1) if the results are valid, (2) what the results are, and (3) how you can apply the results to patient care.
Chapters include numerous examples from the nursing literature to illustrate criteria for appraising both quantitative and qualitative research and to inform application to clinical practice.
The CD-ROM contains all of the matenal from the book in an electronic format that is fully linked, classified, and coded, enabling you to:
• Create electronic outlines
• Filter material according to defined specifications
• Search by keyword to quickly locate any information in the text
• Arrange content in alternative organizations to suit your preference