Author: Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Ph.D.
Brand: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Features:
- Product Details: Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2005)
- Language: English, ISBN-10: 0781744776, BN-13: 978-0781744775
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches, Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
Number Of Pages: 608
Release Date: 01-12-2004
Details: This user-friendly resource to evidence-based practice will serve as a guide to implementing evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare. "Real-life" examples assist the reader in actualizing important concepts and overcoming barriers in the implementation of evidence-based care; efficient critical appraisal of both quantitative and qualitative evidence; how to factor in a clinician's expertise and patient preferences/values when making decisions about patient care; chapters on outcomes management and how to create a vision to motivate a change to best practice; chapters on generating both qualitative and quantitative evidence; how to write a successful grant proposal; as well as a chapter on how to disseminate evidence to other professionals, the media, and policy-makers. The text also includes web-alerts that direct readers to helpful internet resources and an accompanying CD-ROM with 40 evidence reviews written by experts in the field that answer burning clinical questions across six specialty areas: adults in critical/acute care; adults in primary care; aging; emergency & trauma care; high-risk children & youth; and psychiatric mental health.
EAN: 9780781744775
Languages: English
Binding: paperback
Item Condition: New
