Introduction to Evidence Based Practice A Practical Guide for Nursing

by Hopp, Lisa

• ISBN13: 9781719650748
• ISBN10: 1719650748
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781719654869
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-09-25
• Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
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Summary

Do you speak EPB? Translate EPB into everyday nursing practice.

Be prepared for the world of evidence-based practice (EPB) which is now an integral part of nursing. It's at the heart of the decisions you'll make every day and the language common to all healthcare professionals. 

This practical, step-by-step approach introduces you to who, what, why, when, and how of evidence-based practice. You’ll develop the critical-thinking and decision-making skills you need to deliver safe and effective patient care.

Perfect for a stand-alone, evidence-based course or for integrating throughout the nursing curriculum.

Best EBP book for nursing! "This is an excellent book for clinicians in practice or undergraduate nursing program. The ancillaries that accompany the text are incredible… I found the podcasts with world leaders in EBP to be engaging and real, bringing their perspective to life. The book really filled a gap in knowledge about EBP…”—Online Reviewer

Great book. "I really enjoyed this book. It is written clearly and is an easy read considering the topic. It will stay with me the rest of my nursing career.”—Teresa R., Online Reviewer

• Revised, Updated & Expanded! All chapters reflect current thinking and literature and how EBP improves health and health care.
• Expanded! Preface explains how EBP relates to the AACN’s The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education places evidence-based practice as a core concept as well as the Next Generation NCLEX®.
• New & Updated! “Clinical Stories” illustrate EBP in action across clinical area and reflect changes in the evidence base, priorities of practice, and their application to the clinical judgment measurement model. 
• New! Coverage explores searching and how artificial intelligence (AI) may assist with information mining.
• New! Student-centered behavioral “Learning Outcomes” appear at the beginning of each chapter.
• New Chapter! Surgical Nursing
• Updated & Revised Chapters! Professional Nursing and Evidence-Based Theory; Evidence Implementation to Provide Safe Nursing Care to Laboring Women; Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing; and Community Health Nursing
• Thorough explanations of the importance of evidence-based practice and a unique, global perspective that emphasizes the use of models and theories
• Guidance on how to implement the evidence-based process into practice and coverage of evidence-based practice for multiple clinical areas
• “Clinical Stories,” vignettes at the beginning of each chapter depicting how to incorporate qualitative and quantitative aspects of evidence into practice with questions for each scenario.

Table of Contents

I.Background and Context: What is Evidence-Based Practice and Who Cares?
1.Professional Nursing and Evidence-Based Theory
2.Elements of Evidence-Based Practice
II.Models for Evidence-Based Practice
3.Why Bother With Theory?
4.A Sampler of Conceptual Frameworks and Models
5.Common Principles
III.How to Do Evidence-Based Practice
6.Overview of the Evidence-Based Practice Process
7.Ask and Assess: Questioning
8.Acquire and Diagnose: Linking the Problem with Finding Best Sources of Evidence
9.Appraise and Plan I: All Evidence Is Not Created Equal
10.Appraise and Plan II: Pre-Appraised and Synthetic Sources of Evidence
11.Apply and Implement I: Decision Making and Integrating Preference and Clinical Expertise
12.Apply and Implement II: Individual Nurse Implementation
13.Apply and Implement III: Nursing Systems of Evidence Implementation
14.Apply and Implement IV: National and International Systems of Evidence Implementation
15.Assess and Evaluate: Outcome Measurement and Revision of Plan
IV.Putting It All Together
16.Medical Nursing
17.Surgical Nursing
18.Evidence-Implementation to Provide Safe Nursing Care to Laboring Women
19.Nursing Care of Children
20.Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
21.Nursing Care of the Older Adult
22.Community Health Nursing
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