Evidence-Based Nursing: A Guide to Clinical Practice

624 pages. cover worn, CD includedEvidence Based Nursing is written in response to numerous requests by nurse p ractitioners and other graduate faculty for a nursing literature resource. This reader-friendly, accessible guide features plentiful examples from the nursing l iterature and the addition of specific nursing issues such as qualitative resear ch, with direct application for clinical practice. The guide enables nurses to: frame their clinical questions in a way that will help them find the evidence to support their opinions; distinguish between strong and weak evidence; clearly u nderstand study results; weigh the risks and benefits of management options; and apply the evidence to their individual patients to improve outcomes. Part One p rovides a basic approach to the problems faced by nurses when determining optima l care, predicting patient progress, and protecting patients from potentially ha rmful side effects, in addition to including a literature assessment summary and management recommendations. Part Two expands on Part One, providing concrete ex amples through case studies. * This is the only book of its kind that helps nurses use the nursing literature effectively to solve patient problems. * T hree-step approach to dissecting a problem ? to help find the best evidence an d improve patient care, most questions can be divided into three parts: (1) Are the results valid? (2) What are the results? and (3) How can I apply the results to patient care? * Part One - The Basics: Using the Nursing Literature prov ides a basic approach to the problems faced by nurses when determining optimal c are, predicting patient progress, and protecting patients from potentially harmf ul side effects and includes a literature assessment summary and management reco.…