This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This book provides a practical introduction to and overview of the development and implementation of evidence-based practice. It focuses on how to look for and appraise the available evidence, how to apply the evidence using a variety of approaches and in different organisational contexts, and how to understand different dimensions of personal and organisational change and its ethical components.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Dedication - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. iii 7. Foreword - p. iii 8. Preface - p. x 9. SECTION 1: Looking for the evidence - p. xii 10. Chapter 1: Evidence-based practice - p. xii 11. Chapter 2: Types of evidence - p. 13 12. Chapter 3: Systematic reviews - p. 42 13. Chapter 4: Information sourcing - p. 62 14. SECTION 2: Applying the evidence - p. 83 15. Chapter 5: Clinical effectiveness - p. 83 16. Chapter 6: Development of practice - p. 114 17. Chapter 7: Audit - p. 132 18. SECTION 3: Reflecting upon the evidence - p. 152 19. Chapter 8: Personal change - p. 152 20. Chapter 9: Organisational change - p. 173 21. Chapter 10: Ethical change - p. 194 22. Index - p. 210
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This book provides a practical introduction to and overview of the development and implementation of evidence-based practice. It focuses on how to look for and appraise the available evidence, how to apply the evidence using a variety of approaches and in different organisational contexts, and how to understand different dimensions of personal and organisational change and its ethical components.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Dedication - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. iii 7. Foreword - p. iii 8. Preface - p. x 9. SECTION 1: Looking for the evidence - p. xii 10. Chapter 1: Evidence-based practice - p. xii 11. Chapter 2: Types of evidence - p. 13 12. Chapter 3: Systematic reviews - p. 42 13. Chapter 4: Information sourcing - p. 62 14. SECTION 2: Applying the evidence - p. 83 15. Chapter 5: Clinical effectiveness - p. 83 16. Chapter 6: Development of practice - p. 114 17. Chapter 7: Audit - p. 132 18. SECTION 3: Reflecting upon the evidence - p. 152 19. Chapter 8: Personal change - p. 152 20. Chapter 9: Organisational change - p. 173 21. Chapter 10: Ethical change - p. 194 22. Index - p. 210
