Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement for Professional Nursing Practice: A Competency Based Approach

Embark on an innovative expedition with Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement for Professional Nursing Practice: A Competency-Based Approach that leads nursing students through a first-of-its-kind framework integrating evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement (QI) methods. Crafted by a diverse and distinguished group of nursing professionals, this book prepares students to achieve EBPQI competency prior to professional entry, marking a paradigm shift that will accelerate the pace of positive change for patients and populations.

Facing head-on the obstacles of a changing healthcare system combined with consistent availability of new research, this book uniquely embraces these challenges, empowering students to sustain current and high-quality levels of practice.

Written in a highly engaging and approachable manner, Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement for Professional Nursing Practice is thoughtfully organized into several chapters that cover various topics related to EBPQI including: setting the stage for clear understanding of research, the nurse's role in identifying problems, searching for evidence, critically appraising quantitative and qualitative evidence, appraising other types of evidence, patient preferences and values, fundamentals of quality improvement, the nurse's role in implementation of EBP and QI initiatives, evaluating the impact of EBPQI, the nurse's responsibility to ensure dissemination of EBPQI efforts, lifelong learning, and legacy building.

Featuring cutting-edge resources including the first evidence searching question created for nurses by nurses, the Mountain Model to guide EBPQI, an AACN New Essentials competency index, critical appraisal tools, and an evidence-based personal improvement plan template, the book well equips learners in their pursuit of excellence.

Jayne Jennings Dunlap is an associate clinical professor and the interim DNP program director at Texas Woman's University, a family nurse practitioner at Baylor Scott and White Health, and Associate Editor at The Journal for Nurse Practitioners.

Julee Briscoe Waldrop is a professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina School of Nursing at Chapel Hill, a clinical associate professor at Duke University School of Nursing, and Emerging Scholars Editor at The Journal for Nurse Practitioners.