Fast facts for evidence-based practice in nursing : implementing EBP in a nutshell / Maryann Godshall.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Godshall, Maryann, author.

Series:

• Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
• Fast facts Fast facts for evidence-based practice in nursing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Evidence-based nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Designated a Doody's Core Title!. This is a pithy, pocket-sized resource for students and practicing nurses alike that delivers the foundations of evidence-based practice (EBP) and basic nursing research concepts in an easy-to-read, quick-access format. It demystifies the research process with straightforward information presented in concise sentences and bullet points. The book focuses on providing readers with the most practical information on EBP-including how to get the best evidence quickly using various databases-and includes coverage of both quantitative and qualitative methods. At-a-gl

Contents:

• Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Share Fast Facts for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: Implementing EBP in a Nutshell, Second Edition; Chapter 1: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice; Brief History of Evidence-Based Practice; Research Utilization and Nursing; Evolution from Research Utilization to Evidence-Based Practice; Translating Research Into Practice; Models of Evidence-Based Practice; Definition of Evidence-Based Practice; How do I Participate in an Evidence-Based Practice?; An Example of EBP in Action: Saline Versus Heparin Flushes
• Requirements for an Evidence-Based Practice Study; Controversies Surrounding Evidence-Based Practice; Evidence-Based Practice as a "Cookbook" Approach to Care; No Evidence; Randomized Clinical Trials; Evidence-Based Practice and Magnet Hospital Designation; Limitations of Evidence-Based Practice; Chapter 2: Asking the Compelling Question; How to Start an Evidence-Based Practice Project; How to Structure the Compelling Question in a Searchable and Answerable Format; The PICO/T Format; Step One: Defining the Patient Population of Interest
• Step Two: Identifying the Intervention or Process of Interest; Step Three: Examining the Comparison of Interest; Step Four: Outcome of Interest; Other Recommended Steps; Evaluating Validity and Reliability; Case Studies; Case Study 2.1; Case Study 2.2; Case Study 2.3; Case Study 2.4; Case Study 2.5; Chapter 3: A Basic Understanding of Research; A History of Nursing Research; Two Basic Categories of Research; Quantitative Research; Qualitative Research; Steps in the Research Process; Step One: Identify the Problem (Problem Statement); Step Two: State the Purpose of the Study
• Step Three: Determine the Study Variables; Step Four: Conduct a Review of the Literature; Step Five: Identify a Theoretical or Conceptual Framework; Step Six: Keep the Study Ethical; Step Seven: Identify Study Assumptions; Step Eight: Formulate the Hypothesis and/or Research Questions; Step Nine: Identify the Type of Research Design; Chapter 4: Quantitative Research; Quantitative Research; Designs in Quantitative Research; Experimental Designs; Nonexperimental Designs; Analysis of Findings in Quantitative Research; Level of Significance; Confidence Interval; Effect Size; Standard Deviation
• Levels of Measurement; Chapter 5: Qualitative Research; What is Qualitative Research?; The Process of Knowing; Michael Polanyi: Tacit Knowledge; Barbara Carpers: Patterns of Knowing; Types of Qualitative Research; Phenomenology; Ethnography; Grounded Theory; Historical Research Method; Other Types of Qualitative Studies; Case Studies; Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Feminist Research; Narrative Research or Storytelling; Uses of Qualitative Research; Chapter 6: Finding the Evidence; Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources; Print Sources
• Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 1-78684-009-X
• 0-8261-9407-9

OCLC:

914329595