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Title Evidence-based practice for nurses : appraisal and application of research / edited by Nola A. Schmidt, Janet M. Brown
Edition Second edition
Published Sudbury, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2012]
©2012

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 MELB  610.73072 Sch/Ebp 2012  AVAILABLE
Description xxiii, 522 pages : illustrations en coul. ; 23 cm
Contents What is evidence based practice? -- Using evidence through collaboration to promote excellence in nursing practice -- Identifying research questions -- Finding sources of evidence -- Linking theory, research, and practice -- Key principles of quantitative design -- Quantitative designs : using numbers to provide evidence -- Qualitative designs : using words to provide evidence -- Collecting evidence -- Using samples to provide evidence -- Other sources of evidence -- What do the quantitative data mean? -- What do the qualitative data mean? -- Weighing in on the evidence -- Transitioning evidence to practice -- Developing oneself as an innovator -- Evaluating outcomes of innovations -- Sharing the insights with others
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Subject Nursing -- Research.
Evidence-based nursing.
Author Schmidt, Nola A.
Brown, Janet M. (Janet Marie), 1947-
LC no. 2010040551
ISBN 9781449624071 (paperback)
1449624073 (paperback)