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Acknowledgments

This book could not have been accomplished without the support, understanding, and assis tance of many wonderful colleagues, staff, family, and friends. I would first like to acknowledge the outstanding work of my coeditor and long-time friend, Ellen—thank you for all of your efforts, our friendship, attention to detail, and ongoing support throughout this process. Since the first edition of this book, I have grown personally and professionally through the many op portunities that I have had to teach, lead and mentor others in evidence-based practice across the globe—the lessons I have learned from all of you have been incorporated into this book. I thank all of my mentees for their valuable feedback and all of the authors who contributed their time and valuable expertise to this book and our prior editions. Along with my wonderful husband John and my three very special daughters, Kaylin, Angela, and Megan, I am appreciative for the ongoing love and support that I receive from my mother, Anna May Mazurek, my brother and sister-in-law, Fred and Sue Mazurek, and my sister, Christine Warmuth, whose inspirational words to me “Just get out there and do it!” have been a key to many of my successful endeavors. I would also like to thank my wonderful colleagues and support staff at The Ohio State Univer sity for their support, understanding, and ongoing commitment to our projects and their roles throughout this process, especially Dr. Margaret Graham, Dr. Cindy Anderson, Dr. Mary Beth Happ, Dr. Lynn Gallagher-Ford, Kathy York, and Anna Hsieh. Finally, I would like to acknowl edge the team at Wolters Kluwer for their assistance with and dedication to keeping this project on track. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk We have experienced the worst of times over the past few years with the pandemic, and we have had more opportunity to transform care than at any other time in the history of healthcare. Telehealth accelerated quickly; remote work became possible—even routine, healthcare profes sionals were recognized as the heroes you are. I salute all the fabulous healthcare professionals who made such a difference for so many. A challenge that remains for all of us is whether we will choose the EBP paradigm as the foundation for our daily clinical decisions. Thank you to the students, clinicians, healthcare leadership, clinical educators, faculty, and researchers who daily demonstrate ownership of practice as the key to placing EBP at the center of healthcare trans formation. Together, we will achieve the goal of transforming healthcare into what we know it can be! Every time someone shares with me how this book has made a difference in their prac tice, educational endeavors, or teaching, I am humbled and grateful. The value of this work is measured by the impact it has on advancing best practice in healthcare and how it helps point- of-care providers and educators make a difference in patients’ and students’ lives and health experiences. Thank you to all who give this work value! Bern this has been an amazing journey, from our runs together in doctoral study to writing the fifth edition of a book we started with the vision that it would make a difference in nursing in healthcare. Thanks for the privilege of working side-by-side. Thank you, my Ascension fam ily—what a difference you have made in my work. Mary C. Sitterding, you are transformation al—I am so blessed by you! A huge thank you to all readers, the Wolters Kluwer team, and the amazing contributors to this work—past, present, and future.

Thank you to my family and friends for all the support you have provided, no matter what. I feel so blessed by the wonderful people in my life who have been committed to the often- arduous journey that my life has been. My precious family has encouraged me across five edi tions now. Our amazing daughters have grown up with mom staying up till the wee hours of the morning to write, envision, and write some more. Rachael and Ruth, you are amazing, beautiful women, and I am so grateful for your presence in my life. Wayne thank you for faith fully journeying with me—the perspective and balance you provide are so important to me. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction of the content is prohibited.

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