Learn what evidence-based management (EB management) is and how it can focus thinking and clarify the issues surrounding a decision. The book provides a... straightforward process for asking the right questions, gathering supporting information from various sources, evaluating the information, and applying it to solve management challenges. Numerous real-life examples illustrate how the EB management approach is used in a variety of situations, from inpatient bed planning to operating room scheduling to leadership development. These examples also demonstrate the potential costs and benefits of EB management.

Evidence Based Medicine provides a clear explanation of the central questions of EBM - how to ask answerable clinical questions, how to translate them... into effective searches for the best evidence, how to critically appraise that evidence for its validity and importance, and how to integrate it with patients' values and preferences.New edition of fantastically successful book on EBM, written by the best-known authorities in the world.Will focus on the major challenge of practicing EBM in real time, providing tips and tools to help achieve thisFocuses on the major challenge of practicing EBM in real time, providing tips and tools to help achieve this.All clinical examples are new.Expanded section on limitations of EBM - discusses common criticisms and the real limitations and how they can be overcome.Highlights the problems with the CAT databases available on the web.Expanded section on clinical decision rules in diagnosis.Interactive and user-friendly CD.Downloadable EBM resources for handhelds.

Evidence Based Medicine provides a clear explanation of the central questions: how to ask answerable clinical questions; how to translate them into... effective searches for the best evidence; how to critically appraise that evidence for its validity and importance; and how to integrate it with patients' values and preferences.

This bestselling pocket guide to the skills of evidence-based medicine succeeds in demystifying the terminology and processes in a handy and... easy-to-follow format, all within the space of 100 pages. With an improved layout, this second edition of Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit offers more up-to-date guidance as well as new sections on important areas of research. New features of this second edition include:A box for each major database showing how to search the evidence, and highlighting the differences between them Flow charts for different study types New critical appraisal sections on qualitative research and economic evaluation Expanded list of EBM resources on the net.With these added features to make the job easier, the new Toolkit is now an even better companion for all health care professionals using evidence-based methodology in their research and practice.

The movement to make medicine more scientific has evolved over many decades but the specific term evidence-based medicine was introduced in 1990 to... refer to a systematic approach to helping doctors to apply scientific evidence to decision-making at the point of contact with a specific consumer.As the philosophy, major tenets, and techniques of the movement have evolved, evidence-based medicine has strongly influenced individual health care decision-making, the practices offered in health care programs, and the structure of medical and public health systems. Evidence-based medicine has also begun to influence the field of mental health. As support for evidence-based medicine grows in mental health, the need to clarify its fundamental principles also increases. In dealing with the new era of evidence-based practice, mental health practitioners are now confronted with a sense of obligation to understand these practices and to implement them in order to provide the best available services to consumers. This book explores some of the complex challenges in implementing EBPs, and highlights the meaningful opportunities that are inherent in this paradigm shift. This comprehensive textbook will become an essential primer for all practitioners and students who are grappling with the new age of evidence-based practice.

Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research-Practice Connection, Second Edition Is A Key Resource Designed To Teach Nursing Students How To Engage In... Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). This Text Provides Basic Knowledge Regarding Research Methodology And Gives Students The Confidence They Need To Appraise Published Research Critically. Perfect For Students And Practicing Nurses Without Exposure To Evidence-Based Practice Content, It Addresses Learning Objectives Using An Organized, Easy-To-Read Approach. The Second Edition Has Been Completely Revised With All New Exemplar Research Articles. It Also Contains Two New Chapters On Asking Clinical Questions Using The PICOT Approach And Participation Scenarios That Describe Specific Ways For Staff Nurse To Participate In Evidence-Based Practice. Accompanied By A Companion Website Featuring: * Student Study Guides For Every Chapter, Including Short Answer Questions, Fill In The Blanks, True/False, And Learning Activities * Full Text Exemplar Research Articles With Accompanying Profiles And Commentaries As Well As Completed Appraisals * Sample Research Papers Written By The Author, Perfect For Practice Research Appraisals

Written in response to numerous requests by nurse practitioners and other graduate faculty for a nursing literature resource, this new two-color book is... based on the Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Practice by Dr. Gordon Guyatt and Dr. Drummond Rennie, published in 2001 by the AMA. Revised for the nursing audience, Evidence-Based Nursing is a reader-friendly, accessible guide that features plentiful examples from the nursing literature and the addition of specific nursing issues such as qualitative research, with direct application for clinical practice. Drs. DiCenso, Ciliska, and Guyatt are three of the leaders in the evidence-based nursing community and command worldwide recognition. Evidence-Based Nursing will enable nurses to frame their clinical questions in a way that will help them find and distinguish between strong and weak evidence; clearly understand study results; weigh the risks and benefits of management options; and apply the evidence to their individual patients to improve outcomes.This is the only book of its kind that helps nurses use the nursing literature effectively to solve patient problems.Three-step approach to dissecting a problem - to help find the best evidence and 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 provides a basic approach to the problems faced by nurses when determining optimal care, predicting patient progress, and protecting patients from potentially harmful side effects and includes a literature assessment summary and management recommendations.Part Two - Beyond the Basics: Using and Teaching the Principles of Evidence-Based Nursing expands on Part One, providing concrete examples through the presentation of cases.Two-part organization helps both beginners and those more accomplished at using the nursing literature.Clinical Scenario provides a brief but detailed description of a clinical situation that requires the application of research through a critical thinking process.Using the Guide examines a clinical scenario, and then evaluates the way in which research findings are collected, analyzed, and applied to the resolution of the problem presented in the scenario.Free CD-ROM contains everything found in the book, allowing for electronic outlining, content filtering, full-text searching, and alternative content organizations.

What is evidence-based nursing? Simply, it is the application of valid, relevant, and research-based information in nurse decision-making. Used... effectively, evidence-based nursing methods can be used to dramatically enhance patient care and improve outcomes.Evidence-based Nursing is a practical guide to evidence-based nursing for students and practitioners. Proceeding step-by-step, it enables nurses to understand and evaluate the different types of evidence that are available, and to critically appraise the studies that lay behind them. It also considers the ways in which these findings can be implemented in clinical practice, and how research can be practically applied to clinical-decision making.* Easy to use step-by-step approach* Explores all aspects of the evidence-based nursing process* Includes updates of popular articles from 'Evidence-based Nursing'* Examines dissemination and implementation of research findings in clinical practice* Includes clinical scenarios* Chapters include learning exercises to aid understandingEvidence-based Nursing is a vital resource for students and practitioners wanting to learn more about research based nursing methods.About the Editors:Nicky Cullum is Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Nursing at the University of York, UK and formerly UK Editor of Evidence Based Nursing.Donna Ciliska is Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University ,Canada, and Editor, Evidence-Based NursingBrian Haynes is Professor and Chair, Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Medicine, McMaster University, Canada and Co-ordinating Editor, Evidence Based NursingSusan Marks is Senior Research Associate, Evidence Based Nursing.

This groundbreaking reference - created by an internationally respected team of clinical and research experts - provides quick access to concise... summaries of the body of nursing research for 192 common medical-surgical interventions. Each nursing care guideline classifies specific nursing activities as Effective, Possibly Effective, or Possibly Harmful, providing a bridge between research and clinical practice. Ideal for both nursing students and practicing nurses, this evidence-based reference is your key to confidently evaluating the latest research findings and effectively applying best practices in the clinical setting.Synthesizing the current state of research evidence, each nursing care guideline classifies specific activities as Effective, Possibly Effective, Not Effective, or Possibly Harmful.Easy-to-recognize icons for each cited study help you differentiate between findings that are based on nursing research (NR), multidisciplinary research (MR), or expert opinion (EO), or those activities that represent established standards of practice (SP). Each nursing activity is rated by level of evidence, allowing you to gauge the validity of the research and weigh additional evidence you may encounter. Guidelines are identified by NIC intervention labels wherever appropriate, and NOC outcome measurements are incorporated throughout. An Evolve website provides additional evidence-based nursing resources.

The Evidence-Based Nursing Guide to Legal & Professional Issues is part of the brand-new Evidence-Based Nursing Guide book series. Solidly... evidence-based and comprehensive, the book covers the key legal, ethical, and political issues arising in nursing practice, including documentation concerns. Case studies illustrate political and ethical issues. Sidebars flagged by graphic icons include Ethical Dilemma, Policy and Politics, and In the News.

This book is a key resource designed to teach undergraduate nursing students how to engage in evidence-based practice (EBP). This text allows students... to posses a basic knowledge regarding research methodology and critically appraise published research. Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research-Practice Connection addresses learning objectives using an organized, easy to read approach that stands out from other texts. Perfect for undergraduate students and practicing nurses who have not had exposure to evidence-based practice content!

Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research-Practice Connection, Second Edition is a key resource designed to teach nursing students how to engage in... evidence-based practice (EBP). This text provides basic knowledge regarding research methodology and gives students the confidence they need to appraise published research critically. Perfect for students and practicing nurses without exposure to evidence-based practice content, it addresses learning objectives using an organized, easy-to-read approach. The Second Edition has been completely revised with all new exemplar research articles. It also contains two new chapters on asking clinical questions using the PICOT approach and participation scenarios that describe specific ways for staff nurse to participate in evidence-based practice.

This edited volume provides both conceptual and practical information for conducting and evaluating evidence-based outcome studies. It encompasses... psychotherapy research for traditional mental health disorders (eg. depression, anxiety), as well as psychosocial-based treatments provided to medical patient populations to have impact either on the disease process itself (pain, cardiovascular risk) or to improve the quality of life of such individuals. This is a hands-on book, whose major emphasis is on the practical nuts-and-bolts implementation of psychosocial-based RCTs from conception to completion.

This is the first book to incorporate evidence-based medicine and medication use in the treatment and prevention of disease. The succinct, easy-to-read... format offers clinicians a roadmap to applying the best studies in the clinical literature to the care of their patients. Readers will find a CD-ROM with exercises and resources as well as web-based tutorials.

Diagnose with confidence, knowing that your patient assessments are backed by scientific evidence! This is the only clinical reference that takes an... evidence-based approach to the physical examination. Best of all, it does so in a remarkably easy-to-reference manner - making it simple to find the available scientific evidence concerning the diagnostic significance and accuracy of your examination findings. This 2nd Edition has been updated to reflect the latest advances in the science of physical examination, and expanded to include many new topics.Quickly review the history, pathogenesis, examination technique, and interpretation of physical findings for all areas of the body thanks to a very reader-friendly outline format.Compare the available evidence on various findings at a glance with abundant "Diagnostic Accuracy" tables.Get expert advice from Dr. Steven McGee, an internationally respected authority in physical examination and assessment, pain management, and education in general internal medicine.See exactly which studies document the significance of various findings thanks to thousands of up-to-date references.Implement the latest examination techniques for conditions such as coronary artery disease · Parkinson's disease · coma · cirrhosis · lymphadenopathy · and common musculoskeletal complaints - and interpret the significance of your findings based on the best available evidence.Garner more diagnostically valuable information from your physical examinations by applying all of the most recent advances in the science of physical diagnosis.Arrive at more accurate prognoses by applying new, evidence-based prognostic scoring schemes for a variety of medical problems.