Introduction to evidence based practice [electronic resource] : a practical guidefor nursing, Second edition / Lisa Hopp, Leslie Rittenmeyer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to evidence based practice: a practical guidefor nursing, Second edition -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Unit I: Background and Context: What Is Evidence-Based Practice and Who Cares? -- Chapter 1: Professional Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice -- Chapter 2: Elements of Evidence-Based Practice -- Chapter 3: Global Perspectives and Borderless Knowledge -- Unit II: Models for Evidence-Based Practice -- Chapter 4: Why Bother With Theory? -- Chapter 5: A Sampler of Conceptual Frameworks and Models -- Chapter 6: Common Principles -- Unit III: How to Do Evidence-Based Practice -- Chapter 7: Overview of the Evidence-Based Practice Process -- Chapter 8: Ask and Assess: Questioning -- Chapter 9: Acquire and Diagnose: Linking the Problem With Finding Best Sources of Evidence -- Chapter 10: Appraise and Plan I: All Evidence Is Not Created Equal -- Chapter 11: Appraise and Plan II: Pre-Appraised and Synthetic Sources of Evidence -- Chapter 12: Apply and Implement I: Decision Making and Integrating Preference and Clinical Expertise -- Chapter 13: Apply and Implement II: Individual Nurse Implementation -- Chapter 14: Apply and Implement III: Nursing Systems of Evidence Implementation -- Chapter 15: Apply and Implement IV: National and International Systems of Evidence Implementation -- Chapter 16: Assess and Evaluate: Outcome Measurement and Revision of Plan -- Unit IV: Putting It All Together -- Chapter 17: Medical-Surgical Nursing -- Chapter 18: Evidence Implementation to Provide Safe Nursing Care to Laboring Women -- Chapter 19: Nursing Care of Children -- Chapter 20: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing -- Chapter 21: Nursing Care of the Older Adult -- Chapter 22: Community Health Nursing -- Glossary -- Index.

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Do you speak EPB? Be prepared for the world of evidence-based practice which is now an integral part of nursing. It's at the heart of the decisions you'll make every day and the language common to all healthcare professionals. This practical, step-by-step approach introduces you to who, what, why, when, and how of evidence-based practice. You'll develop the critical-thinking and decision-making skills you need to meet the expectations of employers to deliver safe and effective patient care. Perfect for a stand-alone, evidence-based course or for integrating throughout the nursing curriculum.

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