Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
eBook - ePub

Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals

  1. 264 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals

About this book

This long-standing textbook provides a clear overview of evidence-based practice. It explores the basic prinicples of knowledge, evidence and decision making and guides students through the process of crtitquing and using evidence in their day-to-day practice. The 5th edition has been updated to reflect contemporary approaches, drawing from lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic and includes a new chapter explaining the difference between evaluation, audit and research.  

Additional features:
  • case studies, activities and end of chapter crossword puzzles help students consolidate their understanding
  • provides a collection of practical appraisal tools and templates to use when reviewing  differnet sources of research
  • extensive glossary providing clear definitions of key terminology

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Yes, you can access Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals by Paul Linsley,Ros Kane in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Nursing Skills. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781529775914, 9781529775921
eBook ISBN
9781529794397
Edition
5
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Nursing Skills

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. About the Editors and Contributors
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Part I Introducing Evidence-based Practice
  10. 1 Introduction: What is Evidence-based Practice?
  11. 2 The Nature of Knowledge, Evidence and Ethical Approval
  12. 3 Clinical Judgement and Decision Making
  13. 4 Finding the Evidence
  14. Conclusion to Part I
  15. Part II Critiquing the Evidence
  16. 5 What is Critical Appraisal?
  17. 6 Critical Appraisal and Quantitative Research
  18. 7 Critical Appraisal and Qualitative Research
  19. 8 Systematic Reviews and Evidence-based Practice
  20. Conclusion to Part II
  21. Part III Making Changes
  22. 9 Evaluation, Audit and Research
  23. 10 Evidence into Practice: Practice Development, Improvement and Innovation
  24. 11 Clinical Academic Careers
  25. Conclusion to Part III
  26. Appendices
  27. Appendix 1 Template for Decision Aid
  28. Appendix 2 Formulating a Question and Searching for Evidence
  29. Appendix 3 General Critical Appraisal Tool for Research Studies
  30. Appendix 4 Critical Appraisal Tool for Quantitative Research Studies
  31. Appendix 5 Critical Appraisal Tool for Qualitative Research Studies
  32. Appendix 6 Critical Appraisal Tool for Systematic Reviews
  33. Appendix 7 Action Planning
  34. Appendix 8 Personal Development Plan
  35. Appendix 9 Summary Table of Study Details
  36. Appendix 10 SWOT Analysis
  37. Solutions to Word Puzzles
  38. Glossary of Terms
  39. References
  40. Index