Using a clear, easy-to-read writing style, Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses, Midwives & Allied Health Professionals, 5th Edition, conveniently breaks down the skills required for healthcare professionals into manageable components. Reflecting the multidisciplinary team dynamic that has become prevalent in the recent decade, this fully revised text teaches how to find, critically read, and interpret a range of research studies, helping you discover optimal approaches toward helping people reach decisions that are informed by the best available evidence.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Contents - p. v 5. Foreword - p. vii 6. Preface - p. ix 7. About the editors - p. xi 8. Contributors - p. xiii 9. Chapter 1 Evidence-Based Practice and Healthcare - p. 1 10. Chapter 2 Research Literacy - p. 19 11. Chapter 3 Anatomy of a Paper - p. 41 12. Chapter 4 How to Ask the Right Question - p. 61 13. Chapter 5 Searching the Literature - p. 77 14. Chapter 6 Using Evidence From Qualitative Studies - p. 105 15. Chapter 7 Using Evidence From Quantitative Studies - p. 125 16. Chapter 8 Using Mixed and Multiple Methods in Research - p. 145 17. Chapter 9 Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-syntheses - p. 155 18. Chapter 10 Evidence-Based Guidelines - p. 175 19. Chapter 11 Using Research Evidence to Make Clinical Decisions With Individual People - p. 191 20. Chapter 12 Using Research for Change - p. 209 21. Glossary - p. 231 22. Index - p. 235
Using a clear, easy-to-read writing style, Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses, Midwives & Allied Health Professionals, 5th Edition, conveniently breaks down the skills required for healthcare professionals into manageable components. Reflecting the multidisciplinary team dynamic that has become prevalent in the recent decade, this fully revised text teaches how to find, critically read, and interpret a range of research studies, helping you discover optimal approaches toward helping people reach decisions that are informed by the best available evidence.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Contents - p. v 5. Foreword - p. vii 6. Preface - p. ix 7. About the editors - p. xi 8. Contributors - p. xiii 9. Chapter 1 Evidence-Based Practice and Healthcare - p. 1 10. Chapter 2 Research Literacy - p. 19 11. Chapter 3 Anatomy of a Paper - p. 41 12. Chapter 4 How to Ask the Right Question - p. 61 13. Chapter 5 Searching the Literature - p. 77 14. Chapter 6 Using Evidence From Qualitative Studies - p. 105 15. Chapter 7 Using Evidence From Quantitative Studies - p. 125 16. Chapter 8 Using Mixed and Multiple Methods in Research - p. 145 17. Chapter 9 Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-syntheses - p. 155 18. Chapter 10 Evidence-Based Guidelines - p. 175 19. Chapter 11 Using Research Evidence to Make Clinical Decisions With Individual People - p. 191 20. Chapter 12 Using Research for Change - p. 209 21. Glossary - p. 231 22. Index - p. 235
