Evidence-based nursing : an introduction

Cullum, Nicky (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781405145978 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1405145978 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xxii, 312 p. ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction to evidence-based nursing -- Implementing evidence-based nursing : some misconceptions -- Asking answerable questions -- Of studies, summaris, synopses, and systems : the '4S' evolution of services for finding current best evidence -- Searching for the best evidence. Part 1 : Where to look -- Searching for the best evidence. Part 2 : Searching CINAHL and MEDLINE -- Identifying the best research design to fit the question. Part 1 : quantitative research -- Identifying the best research design to fit the question. Part 2 : qualitative research -- If you could just provide me with a sample : examining sampling in quantitative and qualitative research papers -- Fundamentals of quantitative measurement -- Summarizing and presenting the effects of treatments -- Estimating treatment effects : real or the result of chance? -- Data analysis in qualitative research -- Users' guides to the nursing literature : an introduction -- Evaluation of studies of treatment or prevention interventions -- Assessing allocation concealment and blinding in randomized controlled trials : why bother? -- Number needed to treat : a clinically useful measure of the effects of nursing interventions -- Term d̀ouble-blind' leaves readers in the dark -- Evaluation of systematic reviews of treatment or prevention interventions -- Evaluation of studies of screening tools and diagnostic tests -- Evalution of studies of health economics -- Evalution of studies of prognosis -- Evaluation of studies of causation (aetiology) -- Evalution of studies of treatment harm -- Evaluation of qualitative research studies -- Appraising and adapting clinical practice guidelines -- Models of implementation in nursing -- Closing the gap between nursing research and practice -- Promoting research utilization in nursing : the role of the individual, the organization and the environment -- Nurses, information use, and clinical decision-making : the real-world potential for evidence-based decisions in nursing -- Computerized decision support systems in nursing -- Building a foundation for evidence-based practice : experiences in a tertiary hospital.