Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare

Name: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare
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ISBN: 9781975185725

A Guide to Best Practice

by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ellen Fineout-Overholt

5th Edition

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health

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Print ISBN	9781975185725
eText ISBN	9781975185756
Publisher	Wolters Kluwer Health
Publishing Year	2022
Edition	5th Edition
Language	English
Pages	936

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, 5th Edition, by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Ellen Fineout-Overholt, provides a comprehensive foundation for applying research to patient care. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, this 936-page textbook helps nursing students, active healthcare professionals, and nurse educators integrate scientific evidence into daily clinical decision-making.

The content encompasses asking clinical questions, conducting systematic searches, and appraising quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods evidence. Broad coverage extends to clinical practice guidelines, evidence-based quality improvement, organizational leadership strategies, health policy advocacy, grant proposal writing, evidence dissemination, and ethical considerations in healthcare implementation.

This edition introduces a new chapter focused on applying implementation science within clinical practice settings to accelerate evidence integration into real-world care. Recognized with second place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Nursing Research category, the textbook functions as a complete reference for academic courses and clinical practice initiatives.

Chapter 1: Making the Case for Evidence-Based Practice and Cultivating a Spirit of Inquiry
Chapter 2: Asking Compelling Clinical Questions
Chapter 3: Finding Relevant Evidence to Answer Clinical Questions
Chapter 4: Critically Appraising Knowledge for Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 5: Clinician Expertise and Patient-Valued Preferences as Context for Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Decision Making
Chapter 6: Critically Appraising Quantitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 7: Critically Appraising Qualitative and Mixed Methods Evidence for Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 8: Advancing Optimal Care With Robust Clinical Practice Guidelines
Chapter 9: Key Strategies for Implementing Evidence in Real-World Clinical Settings
Chapter 10: The Role of Quality Improvement and Evidence-based Quality Improvement in Practice Changes
Chapter 11: Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Clinical and Academic Settings to Ensure Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Improved Patient Outcomes
Chapter 12: Leadership Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice Organizations
Chapter 13: Innovation and Evidence: A Partnership in Advancing Best Practice and High-Quality Care
Chapter 14: Models to Guide Implementation and Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 15: Implementation Science to Clinical Practice Settings: Accelerating the Uptake of Evidence into Practice for Best Outcomes
Chapter 16: Evidence-Based Practice Mentors: The Key to Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical and Educational Settings
Chapter 17: Creating a Vision and Motivating a Change to Evidence-Based Practice in Individuals, Teams, and Organizations
Chapter 18: Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Academic Settings
Chapter 19: Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Settings
Chapter 20: Using Evidence to Influence Health and Organizational Policy
Chapter 21: Disseminating Evidence Through Presentations, Publications, Health Policy Briefs and the Media
Chapter 22: Generating Evidence through Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Chapter 23: Writing a Successful Grant Proposal to Fund Research and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Projects
Chapter 24: Ethical Considerations for Evidence Implementation and Evidence Generation