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This "how-to" guide is your roadmap to guiding staff through the transition to evidence-based practice (EBP), from understanding the principles of EBP through real-life case studies all the way through implementation in your own facility.

This "how-to" guide is your roadmap to guiding staff through the transition to evidence-based practice (EBP), from understanding the principles of EBP through real-life case studies all the way through implementation in your own facility.

Evidence-Based Practice Made Simple demystifies the purpose, meaning, and application of evidence-based practice (EBP). It clarifies the difference between EBP and nursing research, explaining what EBP is, how nurses can find, analyze, and interpret published literature, and how they can make changes to hospital procedures based on research to improve patient care. In recent years, evidence-based practice has become increasingly important in the nursing profession as a result of the drive for better outcomes and higher satisfaction ratings, including value- based purchasing and HCAHPS. Nurses know that quality and outcomes improvement hinge on the use of proven techniques supported by evidence-and that the health of the organization hinges on those improvements. As such, many nurses want to use research to find their own answers to clinical questions, but they don't know where to begin. This book is the first step. Written for use in the busy workplace, it presents the basics of EBP in a non-intimidating, easy-to-digest format. Benefits - An easy-to-read, yet professional introduction to EBP that will appeal to time-pressured nurses - Expert advice packed into a small, approachable format - Easy techniques to assimilate new, effective practices and get buy-in from peers, management, and the organization

This compact book provides nurses with essential techniques to insert evidence-based practice into every shift.

This edition aims to provide the tools to plan comprehensive and individualized patient care in an efficient, timely manner, helping the reader incorporate nursing diagnosis into nursing practice. It includes detailed care plans, rationales for the actions in each plan, and a separate chapter that addresses 24 of the most commonly used nursing diagnoses in medical-surgical nursing. Each care plan includes: an explanation of the disease process or surgical procedure; lists of common diagnostic tests; discharge criteria; nursing and collaborative diagnoses, their aetiologies and actions; and specific outcomes and nursing actions for each diagnosis. The book comes with a diskette containing 20 care plans.

The "how-to" guide for SNF evidence-based practice implementation Successfully implement evidence-based practice (EBP) in your facility with this how-to guide. The authors provide easy-to- understand guidance on the fundamentals of EBP and on how to create a culture of EBP that all staff will embrace. To ensure a smooth transition, you'll get case studies and exercises, helpful checklists to reinforce the text, and examples to help you implement EBP in your own facility. Evidence-Based Practice in Long-Term Care: Solutions for Successful Implementation will help you: * Employ strategies to apply EBP through successful case studies presented in the text * Achieve organizational support for EBP theory by illustrating tangible resident quality improvement * Standardize skilled care with consistent resident treatment, while minimizing the variability in care * Review and revisit policies and procedures on a regular basis to ensure your efforts reflect the most recent EBP standards

Pollyannas take heart, pessimists take note: Recent studies on achievement and well-being show that optimistic behavior contributes to better physical health, greater resilience in the face of life’s twists and turns, and more satisfying relationships. As psychologists Suzanne Segerstrom reveals, optimists lay groundwork for the success they envision. While the rest of us worry whether our goals are attainable, those who practice optimism try to achieve theirs. Breaking Murphy’s Law shows you simple ways to develop the skills that natural-born optimists use to get what they want from life. Dr. Segerstrom helps you break free from the inertia of cynicism and self-doubt and encourages you to engage the world around you. “Doing optimism”--by getting involved, working hard, and enjoying your achievements--establishes a positive feedback loop that’s both personally transformative and self-perpetuating. This practical book imparts the lesson with a mix of humor and intelligence that will convince even the most hardened cynics that Murphy got it wrong.

Your quick-access guide to outcome-driven, time-sequenced care! Gain the confidence that comes from knowing you're up-to-date with the last tool for tracking patient progress within a managed-care environment. Within any clinical setting, this book provides more than 50 pathways for various situations.

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