Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Skills
To deliver safe and effective patient care student nurses need to find, critique, and use evidence in every day nursing decisions and academic work, Consequently they need a new textbook that goes further than simply explaining research methods. Nursing Evidence based practice has been developed as a one stop shop for research theory and evidence based practice skills for all aspects of the pre-registration nursing course - in both the classroom and on clinical placement.\ Taking a logical...
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To deliver safe and effective patient care student nurses need to find, critique, and use evidence in every day nursing decisions and academic work, Consequently they need a new textbook that goes further than simply explaining research methods. Nursing Evidence based practice has been developed as a one stop shop for research theory and evidence based practice skills for all aspects of the pre-registration nursing course - in both the classroom and on clinical placement. Taking a logical approach, the authors introduce the role of evidence based practice in nursing before explaining how research is produced and how students can find, read and critique it in order to make informed care decisions. Theory is applied to both academic and clinical work so readers can easily see how to weigh up the evidence before applying it to a nursing decision. Useful for the entire undergraduate course, the content is mapped against the skills required of registered nurses and includes practical advice for completing final year academic assignments. Written in an easy to read, student friendly manner the authors have brought together trustworthy and reliable advice in a way that's easy to dip into any time you need it- from writing an assignment, devising a nursing plan, documenting your placement learning outcomes, or finding advice on disseminating evidence for practice. This book has been truly designed to help student nurses become evidence based practitioners and to develop their nursing practice. Online Resource CentreThe Online Resource Centre to accompany Nursing Evidence based practice features:DT Practical tools such as checklists and notes will help students to really put the theory into practice DT Web links to authoritative sources of research will quickly direct students to the best evidence DT Hyperlinked bibliographies mean readers can easily access the referenced articles in the book DT Audio interviews will put the subject in to context DT Our interactive glossary will help newcomers to the subject to understand the language of research
About the authors xiii1 Introduction Karen Holland Colin Rees 12 Understanding evidence and its utilization in nursing practice Colin Rees 183 Understanding the research process for evidence-based nursing practice Colin Rees 394 Research evidence Karen Holland 685 Research evidence Colin Rees 1066 Searching and retrieving evidence to underpin nursing practice Colin Rees 1437 Evaluating and appraising evidence to underpin nursing practice Colin Rees 1678 Evidence-based practice and its implementation in nursing Karen Holland 1979 Utilizing research and evidence-based practice in assignment work Karen Holland 22110 Dissemination of evidence Karen Holland 248Glossary of terms 287Index 295
\ From The CriticsReviewer: Diane M Tomasic, EdD, RN(Slippery Rock University )\ Description: This book provides a foundation in understanding nursing research and its role in evidence-based practice (EBP). An accompanying online resource center is available for student and faculty use.\ Purpose: The purpose is to help nursing students understand the relevance of research and evidence-based practice. According to the authors, this book provides need-to-know information and how to use this information in evidence-based practice. The authors meet their objective with this very understandable book. \ Audience: The target audience is student nurses learning the skills of critiquing nursing research, the skills required of evidence-based practice. It is also aimed at nurses with little knowledge of evidence-based practice. \ Features: A unique feature is the walk-through preface that helps readers understand the layout of the chapters. The chapters are written as if the authors are talking to the readers, who have very little knowledge of research or evidence-based practice, and discuss the topics needed to understand these principles. Chapter 1 explains the rationale and layout of the book and chapter 2 details the basic principles of EBP. The basic steps of the research process are described in chapter 3, while qualitative research is the subject of chapter 4 and quantitative research is the focus of chapter 5. Chapter 6 describes searching and retrieving the literature, while chapter 7 deals with evaluating and appraising the evidence. Chapter 8 discusses implementing EBP and its importance. Chapter 9 is unique in the way it helps students understand how research and EBP can be used in written academic assignments. The final chapter covers dissemination of evidence.\ Assessment: This is an excellent book for the target audience. It is not a book for learning the details of research; the authors note that readers should consult a traditional nursing research book for this information.\ \
