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Evidence-BasedPractice inNursing&Healthcare: AGuidetoBestPractice,ThirdEdition, International Edition BernadetteMelnyk,PhD,RN,CPNP/NPP, FAAN 978-1-4698-5573-8 • September2014 • Softbound • 7” x10” •656pp. •50Tables

Develop the skills and knowledge you need to make evidence- based practice an integral part of your clinical decision making and everyday nursing practice with Evidence-Based Practice inNursing & Healthcare . Written in a friendly, conversational style, this Third Edition of the authors’ gold standard textbook covers all the information you need to use evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes. Real world examples andmeaningful strategies in every chapter show you how to take a clinical issue from inquiry to a sustainable solution that drives apreferred standardof care. Features • NEW! To improveaccessibility, theauthors nowpresent information inamore conversationalwriting style. • NEW! Showyour students thedifferences they canmakebyusing theEBPprocess through twonew features: MakingEBPReal ,which presents successful case stories in realworld settings for eachunit, and EBPFastFacts ,whichhighlight important points fromeach chapter. • NEW! Chapters on the roleof a clinician’s expertiseandpatient preferences/values inmakingdecisions about patient care (Ch. 7), leadership strategies for creatingand sustainingEBPorganizations (Ch. 11), and sparking innovation inEBP (Ch. 12). • NEW! The American JournalofNursing EBPStep-by-StepSeries , whichprovides a real-worldexampleof theEBPprocess, has beenadded to the student resources, anda suggested curriculum strategy involving that series, plus guided lecturenotes and sample syllabi, havebeenadded to the instructor’sonline resources. • NEW! Fivenew testquestions per chapter enhance theonline instructor testquestions. • Encourage students toactivelyengage inevidence-basedpractice andaccomplishgoals through inspirational quotes and learning activities. • Helpyour students furtherdevelopevidence-basedpractice knowledgeand skills throughwebalerts thatdirect them tohelpful Internet resources. • Helpyour studentsmaster the contentof the coursewith critical appraisal checklists, evaluation tables, and synthesis tables, available in theappendices andat thebook’s companionwebpage.

Table of Contents Unit1: StepsZero,One,Two:Getting Started Unit2: StepThree:Critically AppraisingEvidence Unit3: Steps Four andFive:Moving FromEvidence toSustainablePractice Change Unit4: CreatingandSustaining aCultureandEnvironment for Evidence-BasedPractice Unit5: StepSix: Disseminating EvidenceandEvidence-BasedPractice ImplementationOutcomes Unit6: NextSteps:Generating External EvidenceandWriting Successful FundingProposals AppendixA: Templates forAsking ClinicalQuestions AppendixB: RapidCriticalAppraisal Checklists AppendixC: EvaluationandSynthesis TablesTemplates forCriticalAppraisal AppendixD: Walking theWalkand Talking theTalk:AnAppraisalGuide forQualitativeEvidence AppendixE: Exampleof aHealth PolicyBrief AppendixF: Exampleof aPress Release AppendixG: AnExampleof a SuccessfulMediaDissemination Effort: Patient-DirectedMusic Intervention toReduceAnxiety andSedativeExposure inCritically Ill PatientsReceivingMechanical VentilatorySupport

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Evidence-BasedPractice inNursing&Healthcare: AGuide toBestPractice,SecondEdition, TaiwanEdition BernadetteMazurekMelnyk,PhD,RN,CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP 978-986-5998-33-2 •April 2013 • Softbound • 7” x10”

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