Evidence-based Practice

Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN; Joan Monchak Lorenz, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC; Mary Jo Slattery, RN, MS

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Quick-E! Pro Evidence-Based Practice: A Guide for Nurses is designed to help you better understand evidence-based practice and how to insert it into every shift. This one-of-a-kind resource will walk you through how to find evidence, critique literature, and make practice based on evidence a top priority for you and your organization.

Chapter 1: What is Evidence-Based Practice?
Chapter 2: Creating a Culture of Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 3: Choosing a Model and Identifying a Question
Chapter 4: Gathering and Evaluating Evidence
Chapter 5: Independent Searches
Chapter 6: Sharing the Results
Appendix A: Guidelines for Journal Clubs
Appendix B: Process for Evaluating Internet Sources
Appendix C: Basic Research Designs

• Explain evidence-based practice
• Describe how evidence-based practice contributes to improved patient outcomes
• Discuss the resources needed for conducting EBP projects
• Examine strategies for creating a culture of EBP
• Identify various models of evidence-based practice
• Examine how models help structure EBP
• Discuss ways to get started with asking a question
• Discuss best practices for finding evidence
• Describe how to conduct a literature critique
• List online sources for evidence
• Evaluate various online sources of evidence
• Discuss best practices for sharing EBP information

• Bedside caregivers and staff nurses
• Nurse managers and leaders/charge nurses
• Staff educators/education directors/development specialists