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Title The evidence-based practice manual for nurses / edited by Jean V. Craig, Rosalind L. Smyth ; foreword by Sarah Mullally
Published Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2002

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Description xvi, 310 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm
regular print
Series Elsevier science
Contents The context for evidence-based practice -- Evidence-based practice in nursing / Maggie Pearson, Jean V Craig -- Evidence-based health care: what is it and why do we need it? -- The evidence-based movement across health care -- Challenges -- A wide range of evidence bases relevant to nursing practice -- The problem of generalisability -- When will we get there? -- Skills for evidence-based practice -- How to ask the right question / Jean V Craig -- Decision-making in clinical practice -- Turning information needs into focused questions -- A framework for formulating questions -- Becoming proficient in asking questions -- Specific prompts for accessing research evidence -- Prioritising questions -- Questions for research -- Possible solutions to exercises -- Searching the literature / Olwen Beaven -- Where is research information found? -- Getting help -- Basic search principles -- Where to search first -- Where to search next -- An example search on the MEDLINE database -- Common queries regarding searching -- Tips for more advanced users -- Searching for a systematic review -- The internet -- Electronic databases -- Useful websites -- Critical appraisal 1: is the quality of the study good enough for you to use the findings? / Mark Newman, Tony Roberts -- Is the quality of the study good enough for me to use the results? -- Assessing the quality of studies answering questions about the effectiveness of therapy or interventions
Notes Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Nursing -- Research -- Methods.
Decision making.
Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Evidence-based medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Clinical medicine -- Decision making.
Nursing.
Evidence-based medicine.
Evidence-Based Medicine -- methods.
Clinical Medicine.
Evidence-Based Medicine.
Decision Making.
Nursing.
Genre/Form Handbooks [Publication Type]
Nurses Instruction.
Handbooks and manuals.
Author Craig, Jean V.
Smyth, Rosalind L.
ISBN 9780443070648
0443070644