**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Quality Improvement**
2019 AJN Book of the Year Award Recipient in the Advanced Practice Nursing category. Equip yourself to expertly conduct EBP or quality improvement projects. Written by renowned EBP experts LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, & Titler, Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement provides a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to planning and conducting EBP and quality improvement projects This brand-new, full-color, richly illustrated textbook begins with foundational content and then works through the processes of developing and exploring clinical questions, implementing results, and disseminating information. The book’s content and approach have been developed specifically with the adult learner in mind, with multiple full-text appendix articles referenced throughout as examples, along with unique pedagogical aids including EBP Tips and EBP Key Points to ground concepts in a "real-life" context.
1. Part I. Introduction - p. xv 2. 1. Overview of Evidence-Based Practice - p. 1 3. 2. Models and Evidence - p. 20 4. Part II. Processes of Developing EBP and Questions in Various Clinical Settings - p. 30 5. 3. Developing Compelling Clinical Questions - p. 31 6. 4. Search and Critical Appraisal of the Literature - p. 40 7. 5. Principles of Assessing Research Quality - p. 59 8. 6. Intervention Studies - p. 68 9. 7. Observational Studies - p. 83 10. 8. Systematic Reviews and Clinical Practice Guidelines - p. 94 11. 9. Qualitative Studies - p. 117 12. 10. Understanding Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice - p. 130 13. Part III. Implementation - p. 155 14. 11. Evidence-Based Approaches for Improving Healthcare Quality - p. 156 15. 12. Planning for Success - p. 183 16. 13. Launching Implementation - p. 197 17. 14. Implementation Strategies for Stakeholders - p. 206 18. 15. Patient-Centered Evidence-Based Practices - p. 219 19. Part IV. Evaluation and Dissemination - p. 230 20. 16. Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice - p. 231 21. 17. Dissemination - p. 242 22. Appendices - p. 250 23. Appendix A - p. 251 24. Appendix B - p. 354 25. Appendix C - p. 361 26. Appendix D - p. 369 27. Appendix E - p. 374 28. Appendix F - p. 378 29. Appendix G - p. 393 30. Appendix H - p. 415 31. Glossary - p. 477 32. Index - p. 483 33. Special Features - p. 492
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Quality Improvement**
2019 AJN Book of the Year Award Recipient in the Advanced Practice Nursing category. Equip yourself to expertly conduct EBP or quality improvement projects. Written by renowned EBP experts LoBiondo-Wood, Haber, & Titler, Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement provides a straightforward yet comprehensive guide to planning and conducting EBP and quality improvement projects This brand-new, full-color, richly illustrated textbook begins with foundational content and then works through the processes of developing and exploring clinical questions, implementing results, and disseminating information. The book’s content and approach have been developed specifically with the adult learner in mind, with multiple full-text appendix articles referenced throughout as examples, along with unique pedagogical aids including EBP Tips and EBP Key Points to ground concepts in a "real-life" context.
1. Part I. Introduction - p. xv 2. 1. Overview of Evidence-Based Practice - p. 1 3. 2. Models and Evidence - p. 20 4. Part II. Processes of Developing EBP and Questions in Various Clinical Settings - p. 30 5. 3. Developing Compelling Clinical Questions - p. 31 6. 4. Search and Critical Appraisal of the Literature - p. 40 7. 5. Principles of Assessing Research Quality - p. 59 8. 6. Intervention Studies - p. 68 9. 7. Observational Studies - p. 83 10. 8. Systematic Reviews and Clinical Practice Guidelines - p. 94 11. 9. Qualitative Studies - p. 117 12. 10. Understanding Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice - p. 130 13. Part III. Implementation - p. 155 14. 11. Evidence-Based Approaches for Improving Healthcare Quality - p. 156 15. 12. Planning for Success - p. 183 16. 13. Launching Implementation - p. 197 17. 14. Implementation Strategies for Stakeholders - p. 206 18. 15. Patient-Centered Evidence-Based Practices - p. 219 19. Part IV. Evaluation and Dissemination - p. 230 20. 16. Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice - p. 231 21. 17. Dissemination - p. 242 22. Appendices - p. 250 23. Appendix A - p. 251 24. Appendix B - p. 354 25. Appendix C - p. 361 26. Appendix D - p. 369 27. Appendix E - p. 374 28. Appendix F - p. 378 29. Appendix G - p. 393 30. Appendix H - p. 415 31. Glossary - p. 477 32. Index - p. 483 33. Special Features - p. 492
