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Knowledge for Health Care Practice: A Guide to Using Research Evidence - Softcover

Brown PhD RN, Sarah Jo

 
9780721678030: Knowledge for Health Care Practice: A Guide to Using Research Evidence
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0721678033 ISBN 13: 9780721678030
Publisher: Saunders, 1999

Synopsis

This new handbook is a step-by-step guide through the process of applying research evidence to clinical decision-making and planning in patient care. It helps readers to locate, understand, and critically appraise research evidence, and shows them how to consider its clinical significance, applicability, and scientific credibility.

  • Provides appraisal questions for three types of evidence
    • Features pathway maps, algorithms, and flow charts to guide readers through the correct processes for particular types of evidence.
  • Offers appraisal questions that specifically address synopsis, credibility, clinical significance, and applicability.
    • Emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach, including a chapter devoted to how multidisciplinary teams can use research-based findings to design patient care.
  • Demonstrates when and how to integrate research evidence into daily practice, and how to evaluate the effect of research-based practice in patient outcomes.
    • Includes a glossary of terms and an index of completed appraisal questions for further review.

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    Publisher
    Saunders
    Publication date
    1999
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0721678033
    ISBN 13 
    9780721678030
    Binding
    Paperback
    Edition number
    1
    Number of pages
    256